Spoilers ahead for all Marvel movies throughInfinity War.

From the very beginning, Marvel Studios films have taken ambitious leaps.

the film side of Marvel.

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Instead, Feige would report directly to Disney studio chiefAlan Horn.

And here we see a cause and effect.

And its no surprise that those four films happen to be the boldest Marvel has ever made.

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It begins withGuardians of the Galaxy, Vol.

2, a sequel to a massively popular film thats essentially a hangout movie with no plot.

All of these movies break the rules of what a superhero blockbuster is supposed to be.

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Youre definitely not supposed to be political, instead attempting to appeal to the widest possible audiencesomethingBlack Pantherabsolutely eschews.

Maybe even Ryan Coogler would have walked away fromBlack Panther.

Obviously some (all?)

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