Marvel has been in a lull since the release of “Avengers: Endgame in 2019”. Some of the recent movies such as “Eternals,” “The Marvels,” “Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness,” and “Thor: Love and Thunder” have not been as well-received by fans, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
Where “Eternals” received a 47% on the tomatometer, “Avengers: Endgame” received a 94%.
“Avengers: Endgame” was released and became a hit reaching $2 billion dollars in the worldwide box office, meanwhile “Eternals” was released two years later and only made $400 million. Marvel is not making nearly the same amount of money as they have in the past.
COMPASS junior and Film Club Secretary Colten Simons says, “I personally don’t really connect with the recent films because the storyline is in too many directions at the moment.”
The next Marvel movie “Thunderbolts” will be released on May 2, 2025. To understand this movie, you would have needed to watch “Black Widow,” “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp.”
This has been the trend for Marvel since the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) started, with different projects and stories
all tying into one accumulative series. Marvel will release stand-alone origin story movies introducing the characters, later all came together in one team-up movie. For example, the first Avengers movie titled “Avengers,” where all the heroes teamed up to defeat a common enemy.
This formula combines all the confusing storylines in the newest Avengers movies, “Avengers: Secret Wars” and “Avengers: Doomsday.”
“Deadpool and Wolverine” along with “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” have certainly been a bright spot for Marvel in a dark time for their movies. Although Marvel’s recent track record hasn’t been the best, they are still the highest-earning movie franchise of all time.
Gabriel Romero • Apr 22, 2025 at 10:31 pm
I am praising you for writing an article about Marvel and the direction the movie industry is going in. I agree so much with the part where Marvel needs to go back to the original storyline. They are starting to do that with the new lineup of movies coming out in the following years. One thing I wish you added to the article is a summary of the 2024 Comic Con, which released the future lineup of the Marvel movies. I feel like that would have given more information to the audience, giving an update on what actors are coming back, which actors quit, and what actors changed roles. I also would have liked to see what your reaction to Robert Downey Jr (previously Iron Man) switching to the villain role was. That’s some big news for Marvel fans to take in, and is pretty big news. Overall, I loved this article and hope to continue to see more articles like this.
Sincerely,
Gabriel Romero
Daniel Anderson • Apr 21, 2025 at 10:10 pm
On April 21, 2025, Tyler Paige wrote an article titled “Upcoming Marvel Movies”. Paige does a great job of detailing the recent failures of Marvel films, at least relative to their previous films. Paige cites credible sources such as Rotten Tomatoes to reinforce his statement that the recent Marvel movies have not been as well received. Paige also does a fantastic job at giving the readers of his article a guide of what to watch in order to understand Marvel’s upcoming film “Thunderbolts.” Readers will likely benefit from Paige’s explanation of how Marvel releases its films, releasing origin films starring one particular character, and then releasing movies (typically their “Avengers” films) that combine the storylines of multiple characters. Paige could have done a better job at explaining how recent Marvel movies have done at the box office, comparing their previous, so-called “successful” films’ monetary success to the monetary success of their recent films.
Sincerely,
Daniel Anderson
Fabian Sourinthone • Apr 21, 2025 at 8:14 pm
On April 4, 2025, Tyler Paige wrote an article titled “Upcoming Marvel Movies”. This article highlights the “flop era” that Marvel is in and follows up by elaborating on upcoming movies that will soon be released. First, Paige provides a statistic from Rotten Tomatoes that
Movies such as “Eternals,” “The Marvels,” “Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness,” and “Thor: Love and Thunder” are all unfavourable within their audiences, with “Eternals” receiving a score of 47% compared to “Avengers: Endgame” which received a score of 94%. Additionally, Paige provides another statistic, comparing the revenue that “Avengers: Endgame”, which was $2 billion, to “Eternals”, which was only $400 million, showing a clear decrease in revenue. Paige then uses a quote from Compass Junior, Colten Simons, who said that he doesn’t feel like he connects with the recent films because the storylines are all over the place. Paige is using the opinion from another student to help connect with his audience because Simon’s opinion on the current state of Marvel films is what most of us are likely feeling about it right now. Lastly, Paige announces that Marvel is coming out with another film titled “ Thunderbolts” on May 2, 2025, and says that to understand the movie, you need to watch “Black Widow,” “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp” which reinforces Paige and Simons’s claim earlier that the storylines are all over the place. In conclusion, Paige does a great job of reinforcing his claim of the importance of upcoming Marvel movies and what they could mean for the status of Marvel.
Sincerely,
Fabian Sourinthone
Pedro Hernandez • Apr 21, 2025 at 1:56 pm
On April 4, 2025, Tyler Paige wrote an article titled “Upcoming Marvel Movies”. Paige did a great job giving context and leading up to the current status of Marvel and their films. He clearly shows the difference on how the films are being received, by showing the Rotten Tomatoes scores and a student perspective on the films. Paige also did a great job introducing what the next Marvel movie will be and the day it is set to come out. He shows how many different storylines are going to be connected in this movie but does not make an opinion about it letting the reader make their own opinion on whether a lot of storylines connecting is a good idea. Paige shares how this formula was used in the beginning of the Marvel films which led to the creation of the Avengers. He also did a great job bringing up movies that are set for a later date that have more hype surrounding them.
Leah • Apr 21, 2025 at 1:55 pm
April 21, 2025
Dear Corydon Editor,
On April 4, 2025, Tyler Paige wrote an article titled “Upcoming Marvel Movies”. Paige does a great job in explaining Marvel’s recent downfall in producing movies. They explain that the most recent productions like “Eternals” and “The Marvels” have been performing significantly worse than prior productions. The author also includes a statistic that strengthens their findings. Furthermore, the author includes that in order to understand these new movies, the viewer needs to watch others to understand it. The author critiques Marvel’s complex structure of new movies and how difficult it is to follow. The author also reinforces this by including a quote from a Millikan student named Colten Simons.
Moreover, the author includes the current trend in Marvel movies. He mentions that often Marvel movies will attempt to recreate their hit movie “Avengers: Endgame” by combining their heroes to fight against a common enemy. All in all, Paige does a exceptional job at explaining the current state of Marvel.
Sincerely,
Leah Prince
Atheena Roncal • Apr 21, 2025 at 9:17 am
On April 4th, 2025, Tyler Paige wrote an article titled “Upcoming Marvel Movies”. As someone who has loved Marvel at a young age, I really enjoyed reading your article about the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, also known as the MCU. You did a great job highlighting the shift in fan reception and how recent movies like Eternals and Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness haven’t lived up to expectations compared to earlier hits like Avengers: Endgame. The mention of upcoming films and how Marvel’s storytelling style has evolved over the years also helped show the bigger picture for fans following the franchise.
However, I think the article can be stronger with a few additions. It would’ve been helpful to see a comparison or a breakdown of the box office earnings from more Marvel moves to clearly show the trend. Not everyone may be familiar with the films you referenced, so including a short summary of each one might have helped readers stay engaged and understand the point you are making. Lastly, it would be interesting to hear from more students on campus to get a wider variety of opinions, especially those who may still be excited for what’s upcoming for the MCU. Overall, this was a great read and great job.
Emma Hirchert • Apr 20, 2025 at 6:26 pm
On April 4, 2025 Tyler Paige wrote an article titled “Upcoming Marvel Movies”. I am very glad yet surprised that Paige addressed this topic, as Marvel has fallen off since their hit movie “Avengers: Endgame”. I was expecting to see information about new releases, however, Paige addresses the fact that Marvel has become somewhat unpopular in comparison to what they once were. Paige made it clear that the general audience has not liked the new Marvel movies as much as the old ones.
Additionally, because of the examples Paige gave, I had the epiphany that I also have not been up to date in the Marvel world. Many of the new releases the author named I had never heard of before. Moreover, one of my classmates Colten Simons was interviewed by Paige and he expressed the idea that the Marvel storylines are too confusing to follow in the movies, therefore making them difficult to watch. I am very relieved that Paige decided to mention this because as someone who has watched an abundant amount of Marvel movies, I also struggle with keeping up with the story. This difficulty is a great reason why the movies are not as popular as they were before.
Overall, Paige did an excellent job giving the readers facts on why we don’t see many Marvel movies anymore. However, I would definitely have enjoyed information on the new movies coming out and what to expect in the future with Marvel besides the movie names. Other than that, I enjoyed reading this article very much and I hope to hear more updates soon.
Patrick Chhay • Apr 10, 2025 at 3:34 pm
April 10, 2025
Dear Corydon Editor,
On April 4, 2025, Tyler Paige wrote an article titled “Upcoming Marvel Movies”. Paige does a good job at explaining the dramatic decline in the popularity and quality in Marvel movies after their major hit “Avengers: Endgame”. They give clear reasons to this decline such as the complex direction of the storyline, which really has no clear direction. They also got the opinion of a high school student who is the secretary of the film club. This opinion seems to be credible because it’s from a student who is in the film club, who likely has a decent amount of knowledge or films. The author also mentions statistics on Marvel movies. For example they mention the score critics gave “Avengers: Endgame” versus a more recent marvel movie being “Eternals”. They further emphasized that the movie “Eternals” compared to “Avengers: Endgame” was a massive disappointment. The author also made sure to mention that “Marvel” is still the biggest film company even if their recent releases haven’t been the best.
Sincerely,
Patrick Chhay
Olivia Zamora • Apr 10, 2025 at 1:56 pm
I appreciate how the author included multiple newer Marvel movies, especially since it is able to give the audience of newer releases if they aren’t an avid Marvel fan. Additionally, I appreciate the insight of how even statistics allude to the fact that the newer Marvel movies aren’t as successful, in terms of how much the audience enjoys the movies. However, I would appreciate it if there was a contradicting side to how Marvel movies aren’t as good compared to previous movies. This can be done from another point of view of either another student or teacher, commenting on positive aspects involved in newer movies that might have not been implemented in past movies. On the other hand, I appreciate how the author used a credible source for their interview, such a student in the film club. Moreover, insight into how all the Marvel movies are intertwined with each other helps non-Marvel fans know how intricate and complex the Marvel universe is.