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This shift, combined with the franchise’s relentless interconnectedness and overambition, has turned the MCU into a tangled web of underwhelming projects. The result is a franchise struggling with declining box office numbers, poor Netflix and Disney+ performance, and a critical consensus deeming its latest projects as uninspired and forgettable.
Conclusion: Marvel’s Troubled Future
The mainstream media’s increasingly candid acknowledgment of the MCU’s decline marks a significant moment in Hollywood history. What was once celebrated as a cinematic and television empire is now grappling with the consequences of overreach, narrative fatigue, and poor creative decisions.