Allowing Creative Freedom
Much like Kathleen Kennedy and Star Wars, there are rumors that Kevin Feige runs Marvel Studios with an iron fist and directors need to either fit or…you get the gist of it. One of the most often cited examples is director/writer Edgar Wright who walked away from 2015’s Ant Man, stating, “I wanted to make a Marvel movie but I don’t think they really wanted to make an Edgar Wright movie.”
Well, it appears as if Thor: Ragnarok could be the start of something different, considering it has Waititi’s DNA all over it. Maybe it’s the fact the previous Thor films had been met with a mediocre response that inspired Marvel to allow Waititi to try something different, or it could be a new directive from up top in the food chain. Nonetheless, the film shows that giving creative freedom to a director can result in something fresh and exciting – and possibly even inspire the future of the franchise.
Sure, as with anything else in life, there will be a misfire here and there, but at least it’ll freshen up the formula and breathe new life into the franchise. If you keep releasing the same type of movie over and over, the audience will grow tired of it and demand something new.
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