Many movies in the modern age have gone under the next big trend or the biggest flop in movie history. Whether that would be with the widespread success of modern video game movies with films such as “Five Nights at Freddy’s” or the “Super Mario Bros Movie.” Or the unfortunate fall of movies (especially with the mouse) with “Indiana Jones: The Dial of Destiny” and other feature films.

Ironically enough, one of Disney’s biggest companies they own, Marvel, seems to be following the downward trend of movies since “Avengers Endgame,” which was released in 2019, has fallen under a cycle of mediocre or average films. Loki, WandaVision, Moon Knight, and other MCU shows that have gone on Disney+ have been significantly decreasing in quality one after the other.

However, there are some exceptions with Marvel’s “Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse,” which received immense love and praise on the film, forming debates among fans about it being better than the original. The MCU movies and shows have been getting worse in quality, the reason for this being quite ridiculous yet understandable.

The writing for the MCU has been getting worse as they expect the writers behind these scripts to balance multiple projects. This, similar to the fans with the MCU as of late, has been getting them burned out and exhausted as they demand breaks and pauses for their work. Regardless of their wishes, as ironic as it may be, the higher-ups at Marvel and Disney do not bring the writer’s dreams to life and force them to work until their bones are in the ground.

As a result, with the writers not getting their well-deserved breaks, following the One Piece curse, Disney doesn’t give them a break, creating a cycle of terrible movies. Yet, the higher-ups are still wondering why their films aren’t performing so well. This can be easily avoided, which happens to films outside the MCU, as the writers didn’t get the rights they deserved until October of 2023. 

The right of the MCU writers to take breaks should be understandable if not given to them ages ago. Even the fans agree and have this to say regarding the current state of the quality of the MCU.

“There is no doubt that the MCU’s movies are eye-catching, but without the Avengers to save the day, Marvel isn’t what it used to be,” says Christopher McKeon, a Monarch High School freshman.

Anthony Blau, a college student from FAU, has an interesting note to say. “I feel like MCU movies are really high quality, and I’m super duper excited for the next Spider-Man. I don’t see why the quality would’ve gone down.”

Zayden Robles, a junior from Discovery High School, had another take on the status of the MCU. “In my opinion, Marvel’s MCU franchise has experienced a sharp decline in quality over these past few years. I suspect that this is because Disney (Marvel’s parent company) has haphazardly merged the production teams for some of their franchises together. Disney is a vast and esteemed brand; Marvel is among its most iconic franchises. I’m fairly confident that Marvel will be able to bounce back from these production and logistical issues. Such improvements are already observable in the new season of Loki, which was widely praised.”

At the start, it seemed as if the MCU was the king of movies that couldn’t be taken down, but it seems the crown is going to other films with higher-quality scripts that fans enjoy far more. The MCU can make excellent movies, as seen with “Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse.” Still, the real difference is that Sony Pictures produced the movie, whereas Disney has the other MCU films.

This is a much larger issue regarding the current state of the mouse and how Disney lived in the past. Even when they try to adapt to the times, it is done in the most distasteful, disrespectful ways possible. Despite being the pioneers of art and animation, if Disney doesn’t change their ways anytime soon, it will lead to their downfall.

Once again, the fans are not pleased by Marvel and, of course, Disney for not listening to the fans. They are losing millions of dollars when the solution is right in their faces. Ultimately, this leaves fans with one question: Will Marvel and Disney adapt to the times and give their workers a break? Or will they be another part of animation and cinematic history?