Every Marvel Movie Turning 10 Years Old In 2024, Ranked By How Well They"ve Aged
Summary
In retrospect, the year 2014 was indeed an influential era for the superhero genre. While the DC Extended Universe was absent from cinemas, the MCU expanded with a sequel that added a gritty touch to the franchise. Meanwhile, a rag-tag bunch of space underdogs reinvented humor in comic book adaptations. Elsewhere, an iconic superhero team fought across multiple timelines much before the MCU went down the time-traveling route. Back in New York, another superhuman struggled to find his footing as his franchise neared an unexpected end. A lot has happened since then, but the 2014 Marvel movies still stand out.
Movie
Franchise
Release Date
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe
April 2, 2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man
May 2, 2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Fox's X-Men
May 23, 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe
August 1, 2014
4 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Continues To Be A Missed Opportunity Andrew Garfield And Emma Stone's Chemistry Is Still Effective Though![]()
Despite its polarizing reactions, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 had a lot of future potential. The Sinister Six tease in the end and Gwen Stacy's tragic comic-accurate demise would have significantly evolved Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker in the sequels. While the Sony franchise came to an abrupt end and Garfield found redemption later in Spider-Man: Far From Home, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 still holds up for the Oscar nominee's heartfelt performance, his impeccable romantic chemistry with Emma Stone's Gwen, and Hans Zimmer's rousing score. If only the convoluted storyline didn't take on multiple villains at once, it would've been more impactful.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 boasted a star-studded soundtrack with singles like Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar's power anthem "It's On Again" and Pharell Williams' love ballad "Here."
3 X-Men: Days Of Future Past Was Fox's Last Good X-Men Movie The Fox X-Men Movie Ambitiously Took On Multiple Timelines Before MCU's Multiverse Close As a connecting point between the old and new characters of Fox's X-Men movies, the 2014 release lived up to its lofty ambitions. Adapting Chris Claremont's influential storyline of the same name, Days of Future Past teleported Hugh Jackman's Wolverine from a dystopian future to the 1970s as he attempts to stop Mystique from murdering future Sentinels creator Bolivar Trask. The fast-paced narrative still holds up along with the visual effects in Quicksilver's much-talked-about running sequence. The movie gets bogged down by overabundant subplots, but when compared to the sequels it got, X-Men: Days of Future Past still endures.
2 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Endures As A Gripping Espionage Thriller The Winter Soldier Established The Russo Brothers And Made The MCU Darker![]()
Captain America: The Winter Soldier only gets better with time, perhaps because it wasn't fixated on subscribing to superhero sequel tropes. Instead, with its central premise of Steve Rogers pursuing his old friend-turned-security risk Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, the movie played out more like a Jason Bourne-style espionage thriller. In fact, Rogers hardly even dons his mask for most of the movie, focusing on stealth more than action. While its sequel, Captain America: Civil War, might feel overstuffed, the Russo Brothers' first MCU movie has aged well, adorned with performances like Sebastian Stan's Bucky and Robert Redford in a surprising turn as a manipulative HYDRA villain.
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Related "20 Years To Break Him": Genius Winter Soldier Theory Changes Bucky's Captain America Story A detail in the MCU timeline of the Winter Soldier changes Bucky's Captain America story and makes his story a lot more tragic than it already was. 1 Guardians Of The Galaxy Subverted Superhero Comedy Like Never Before James Gunn Put The Spotlight On One Of Marvel's Most Overlooked Teams Close If Captain America: The Winter Soldier unleashed the potential of superhero movies as thrillers, Guardians of the Galaxy reinvented humor in the genre. Marking director and now-DC supremo James Gunn's debut in Marvel, the 2014 space comedy brought to the big screen a team that mainstream Marvel Comics readers might never had heard of before. And yet the heartwarming chemistry between the titular team, coupled with a feel-good 80s-heavy soundtrack and an anti-climatic Footloose-inspired dance-off, make this MCU movie an evergreen favorite. Slapstick humor and tension-breaking goofiness in contemporary superhero movies owe a lot to Guardians of the Galaxy.
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- 2024 will be a good year for Marvel fans to revisit pre-Endgame classics from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 still holds up for Andrew Garfield's heartfelt performance and chemistry with Emma Stone.
- X-Men: Days of Future Past and Captain America: The Winter Soldier are enduring superhero movies that still stand out for their storytelling and unique approaches.
In retrospect, the year 2014 was indeed an influential era for the superhero genre. While the DC Extended Universe was absent from cinemas, the MCU expanded with a sequel that added a gritty touch to the franchise. Meanwhile, a rag-tag bunch of space underdogs reinvented humor in comic book adaptations. Elsewhere, an iconic superhero team fought across multiple timelines much before the MCU went down the time-traveling route. Back in New York, another superhuman struggled to find his footing as his franchise neared an unexpected end. A lot has happened since then, but the 2014 Marvel movies still stand out.
Movie
Franchise
Release Date
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe
April 2, 2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man
May 2, 2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Fox's X-Men
May 23, 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe
August 1, 2014
4 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Continues To Be A Missed Opportunity Andrew Garfield And Emma Stone's Chemistry Is Still Effective Though
Despite its polarizing reactions, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 had a lot of future potential. The Sinister Six tease in the end and Gwen Stacy's tragic comic-accurate demise would have significantly evolved Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker in the sequels. While the Sony franchise came to an abrupt end and Garfield found redemption later in Spider-Man: Far From Home, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 still holds up for the Oscar nominee's heartfelt performance, his impeccable romantic chemistry with Emma Stone's Gwen, and Hans Zimmer's rousing score. If only the convoluted storyline didn't take on multiple villains at once, it would've been more impactful.The Amazing Spider-Man 2 boasted a star-studded soundtrack with singles like Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar's power anthem "It's On Again" and Pharell Williams' love ballad "Here."
3 X-Men: Days Of Future Past Was Fox's Last Good X-Men Movie The Fox X-Men Movie Ambitiously Took On Multiple Timelines Before MCU's Multiverse Close As a connecting point between the old and new characters of Fox's X-Men movies, the 2014 release lived up to its lofty ambitions. Adapting Chris Claremont's influential storyline of the same name, Days of Future Past teleported Hugh Jackman's Wolverine from a dystopian future to the 1970s as he attempts to stop Mystique from murdering future Sentinels creator Bolivar Trask. The fast-paced narrative still holds up along with the visual effects in Quicksilver's much-talked-about running sequence. The movie gets bogged down by overabundant subplots, but when compared to the sequels it got, X-Men: Days of Future Past still endures.
2 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Endures As A Gripping Espionage Thriller The Winter Soldier Established The Russo Brothers And Made The MCU Darker
Captain America: The Winter Soldier only gets better with time, perhaps because it wasn't fixated on subscribing to superhero sequel tropes. Instead, with its central premise of Steve Rogers pursuing his old friend-turned-security risk Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, the movie played out more like a Jason Bourne-style espionage thriller. In fact, Rogers hardly even dons his mask for most of the movie, focusing on stealth more than action. While its sequel, Captain America: Civil War, might feel overstuffed, the Russo Brothers' first MCU movie has aged well, adorned with performances like Sebastian Stan's Bucky and Robert Redford in a surprising turn as a manipulative HYDRA villain.
Related "20 Years To Break Him": Genius Winter Soldier Theory Changes Bucky's Captain America Story A detail in the MCU timeline of the Winter Soldier changes Bucky's Captain America story and makes his story a lot more tragic than it already was. 1 Guardians Of The Galaxy Subverted Superhero Comedy Like Never Before James Gunn Put The Spotlight On One Of Marvel's Most Overlooked Teams Close If Captain America: The Winter Soldier unleashed the potential of superhero movies as thrillers, Guardians of the Galaxy reinvented humor in the genre. Marking director and now-DC supremo James Gunn's debut in Marvel, the 2014 space comedy brought to the big screen a team that mainstream Marvel Comics readers might never had heard of before. And yet the heartwarming chemistry between the titular team, coupled with a feel-good 80s-heavy soundtrack and an anti-climatic Footloose-inspired dance-off, make this MCU movie an evergreen favorite. Slapstick humor and tension-breaking goofiness in contemporary superhero movies owe a lot to Guardians of the Galaxy.[圖擷取自網路，如有疑問請私訊]
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