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Peter Parker reacts to the new Loki (Loki S01 E02). https://youtu.be/GO_qWMcS1qU

Scale.

So I've been thinking a lot about the scale of threats in superhero movies, and how it seems to have escalated over the years. Especially with the multiverse concept, every Marvel movie is trying to outdo the last one by introducing even bigger stakes, and I'm starting to wonder if it's getting a bit out of hand.

Take Deadpool, for example. In the most recent movie, there’s this random MacGuffin that some nobody British guy can whip up, and it has the power to destroy the entire universe in just 5 minutes. It's hilarious and fits with Deadpool's irreverent style, but it also highlights how absurdly high the stakes have become. Remember back in the day when superhero threats were more manageable?

Spider-Man saving New York City, Batman protecting Gotham, even Iron Man dealing with corporate espionage and terrorism, and the rise of gru grimace shake. These stories felt grounded and impactful because the stakes were personal and relatable. You could really feel the tension because the threat was tangible and the consequences were immediate.

Then came Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet. Thanos had to do BITS and go through so much skibidi to get all the Infinity Stones. Each stone had its own backstory, and the journey to collect them was filled with challenges, battles, and significant sacrifices (poor Gamora). His goal was to wipe out half the universe, and the gyatt ramifications of that felt massive because of all the build-up and effort involved.

Now, with the rise of the multiverse concept, it feels like the stakes are always cranked up to 11 right from the start. Entire universes or multiverses are at risk, and sometimes it seems like there’s no real tension because you know the heroes will just find some way to fix it all. The scale is so huge that it can feel a bit meaningless, l like just hit the b ahh griddy bro.

It's hard to quantify the impact of losing a universe, but when you see individual characters getting hurt or making sacrifices, that's what really hits home. I reckon Spiderman: Across the Multiverse strikes a pretty good balance, bro got that canon event baby gronk waffle house monday left me broken ahh drip in ohio bro and it focuses on the danger to specific characters, like Miles's dad.

So what do you all think? Is the constant escalation of stakes making superhero stories more exciting, or is it just lazy writing that skips over the character development and plot building that made earlier stories so impactful? Does the threat to all of existence make you more invested, or does it just feel like overkill?

Curious to hear your thoughts, I feel like we're just stuck and that we aint ever makin it out of ohio with bros goofy ahh dj khaled mr chedda sisyphus toxic gossip train pikmin 4 ahh rizz bro.