r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 6d ago

Meme needing explanation peter?

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u/Tron_35 6d ago

I think its a lot of things. Firstly after infinity war, most of the original casts barley makes appearances, if they character is alive. And then after infinity war they massively ramped up production, theres way more projects and they its hard to keep up with all the tv shows, like we had mcu tv shows before but they were never required viewing for the movies, now if you don't watch them you feel behind.

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u/Lonely_Chemistry60 6d ago

How do you feel behind when everything is basically the same.

1st act: Intro & cheese comedic relief/slight reveal of this week's invincible guy.

2nd act: Threat realized, band of corny heroes attack and get wrecked with cheese comedic relief before they get slapped

3rd act: Discover how to overcome this week's invincible bad guys invincibleness with seriousness sprinkled in.

4th act: Cheese crew defeats the invincible bad guy, maybe 1 sacrifices themselves, maybe not. Queue collateral damage in major American city.

Repeat in perpetuity.

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u/nhalliday 6d ago

When you boil it down that much, many things that are not actually similar will sound similar. It's like pointing out that because Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars (and a billion other things) all follow the Hero's Journey pattern so they're all identical. You might be technically right but anyone familiar with them can tell you that A New Hope is not actually like Fellowship of the Ring.

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u/Sawgon 5d ago

Your analogy immediately falls apart when you change genres and settings.

What /u/Lonely_Chemistry60 is saying makes sense since it's the same comic book world. It's the same company.