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Marvels Movies:The Myth Of Diversity And Unity

Posted on:2019-05-31Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330572462687Subject:Theater, film and television
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Since 2008,Marvel's independent superhero movies have showed on the big screen,which has set off a new wave of superhero movies.Marvel's continuous production of films has not only conquered the world's box office but also created the history of commercial movies.Marvel became a hot IP.At the same time,it must be noted that Marvel is not only a popular popcorn movie.As a modern movie product,Marvel also has a very unique charm and an extremely complex form.First,it has made new attempts to continue the narrative tradition of the previous superhero movies,which has greatly expanded the time and space of the Marvel story and eventually built a huge “Marvel Universe”.In the “Marvel Universe”,various original and independent time and space can be unified to form a complex interaction mode.The boundary of time and space is extremely vague and free.Second,Marvel's protagonists have a large number of protagonists,gather together at a certain time,and forming a huge hero group,also a complex relationship between characters.The way in which superheroes appear is constantly changing between individuals and teams.Teamwork that moves toward or divides or merges changes the common personal heroism model.Thirdly,On the one hand,Marvel's success can be attributed to breaking the original licensing model,only to sell the copyright,and the big Hollywood company has the right to dominate the movie.on the other hand,Marvel's success relied heavily on the production of the American film industry.System,as well as distribution channels and other important forces.Marvel's success highly reflects the strength and advantages of the American film system.Fourth,the continuous success of Marvel and the continuous shooting of superhero movies have formed a virtuous circle.Marvel represents a new type: superhero movies.Thisis the latest result of the development of American film types.It has great comprehensiveness and inheritance,and can absorb and juxtapose many types of elements,meeting the diversified tastes of modern society adequately.Fifth,Marvel's continuous production and commercial success have virtually created a global cultural phenomenon.In this sense,Marvel became a “contemporary myth”with obvious absurdity,consumerism,and diversity,Irritating.In short,through various angles of explanation and analysis,Marvel's movies have exhibited a variety of normal features among the many important factors within and outside of the film.The American commercial film is relatively rare and even not present.At the same time,all of the single Marvel movies built a convergent,multidimensional whole: the "Marvel Universe." In the Marvel Universe,all of the multiple factors have achieved a unity.This kind of unification is not only a continuation of serialization of film works,but also a new,abstract and modern Marvel movie concept created by Marvel's films,and this concept has entered a large category of culture,also making a new cultural meanings arisen.
Keywords/Search Tags:Time, hero, team, industry, type, myth
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