The Best MCU Moments of 2022
Unfortunately, there were not as many of them as the creators of MCU expected or assumed. However, we will find some really noteworthy moments that may not be remembered all our lives, such as Roy Batty’s monologue, but at least for a long time they will remind us of the wasted potential of some MCU productions. Even some of those that I will list below, but especially those from previous years, where it would be difficult to find so many good moments. 2022 is really lucky for Marvel in that regard. It seems that 2023 will not be so good, but we will see.
Talking to the monster and its re-enter ("Werewolf by Night")
This is the pinch of humor that breaks the atmosphere of horror. Elsa makes a comedic exposition of the scariest monster known to monster hunters. He witnesses a spectacular murder that a monster performs on Jovan, an extremely disgusting type, so he doesn’t feel sorry for him. Then Elsa raises her hands and utters one word… I won’t reveal it here, but it’s funny because the monster goes from a terrifying monster to a surprised and even a little embarrassed monster. At the end of the film, however, a monster with a peculiar name appears at a crucial moment. Without him, nothing good would be left in this film story.
Werewolf's first appearance and on-screen black blood ("Werewolf by Night")
Considering the length of the production, we have to endure a lot of uncertainty before this coveted werewolf appears. I wonder what percentage of viewers actually guessed that Gael García Bernal would be the movie’s main monster, and not the one from the test hunt? What is artistically beautiful is his coming out of his body, in a cage, tormented like an animal, until he finally breaks free and brings justice to his tormentors. This procedure is actually simple and familiar, but in Marvel itself such a dramatic form has never actually happened. However, even if we were to evaluate this production objectively, apart from the MCU, it would be worth appreciating it for the brilliant building of the atmosphere using the means already so well known in cinema, especially in the horror classics. So I recommend black, symbolic blood flowing over the frame, along with the progress of murders by the werewolf. The more of her you see, the more and more closed the viewer feels, almost as trapped as a werewolf.
Dark Strange and Zombie Doctor Strange ("Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness")
Sam Raimi has an unquestionable talent for creating images that are half pretentious, half artistically valuable. It is no different with the meeting of Doctor Stranges – one from the rational, accepted world as the only possible one, and this rebellious, seeker who wants to reverse his fate at all costs. He’s brilliant in this scene until the otherworldly Strange opens his third eye. It’s the same with Zombie Strange. Equally excellent is his visualization as he defeats and interiorizes the souls of the way, thus growing in strength, and the tension subsides as he, as a zombie, starts a rather trivial conversation with America.
Mantis is Peter Quill's sister ("Guardians of the Galaxy: The Holiday Special)
The first time this information comes out casually in Mantis’s conversation with Drax. Drax actually knows all about it, but he keeps it a secret from Peter. This second time, however, is different. Less abstract, human and warm. Mantis gives this information as a gift to Peter, and he finally feels like he’s not alone.
Honoring Chadwick Boseman and the rest is cliché ("Black Panther: Wakanda Forever")
Wakanda seems to be attached to the entire MCU by force. You could feel it in the first Black Panther. Now that Chadwick is gone and Marvel has decided not to recast, it can be seen perfectly, and the presentation of Iron Man’s successor is a great nail in the futuristic coffin for Wakanda and the universe. It’s really hard to shake off that Iron Man is going to look like this now. An important moment, however, is the commemoration of Boseman, which I draw attention to at the end of this list.
Odys Korczyński