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Certainly , 2024 might be a relatively dry year forMarvelreleases , but it also marks a decade of some iconic trailblazers from both theMarvel Cinematic Universeand other associate studios like Sony and pre - Disney acquisition Fox . Theupcoming Marvel movies of 2024include its sole MCU release this class , Deadpool 3,along with Sony labor likeMadame WebandKraven the Hunter . But for those who still miss a mere MCU before the dealership dabbled in multiverse lore and incorporated TV shows in its congregation , 2024 will be a safe year to revisit some cherished classics from the pre - Endgamecanon .
In retrospect , the year 2014 was indeed an influential era for the superhero genre . While the DC Extended Universe was absent from cinemas , theMCU expandedwith a sequel that added a mettlesome touching to the enfranchisement . Meanwhile , a sheet - tag crowd of space underdogs reinvented humor in comic account book adaptations . Elsewhere , an iconic superhero squad fight across multiple timeline much before the MCU go down the time - traveling route . Back in New York , another superhuman struggled to witness his terms as his franchise neared an unexpected terminal . A passel has happened since then , butthe 2014 Marvel movies still fend out .
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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 - man
May 23 , 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
August 1 , 2014
4The 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 2had a lot of next potential . The Sinister Six tease in the end and Gwen Stacy ’s tragical comic - exact demise would have significantly evolved Andrew Garfield ’s Peter Parker in the continuation . While the Sony franchise came to an abrupt close and Garfield found redemption later inSpider - Man : Far From Home , The Amazing Spider - Man 2still hold up for the Oscar nominee ’s heartfelt performance , his immaculate romantic chemistry with Emma Stone ’s Gwen , and Hans Zimmer ’s rouse score . If only the tangled storyline did n’t take on multiple villains at once , it would ’ve been more impactful .
The Amazing Spider - Man 2boasted a star - studded soundtrack with 1 like Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar ’s power anthem " It ’s On Again " and Pharell Williams ' love ballad " Here . "
3X-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
As a connecting stop between the old and newcharacters of Fox’sX - Menmovies , the 2014 release be up to its lofty ambitions . adapt Chris Claremont ’s influential plot line of the same name , day of Future Pastteleported Hugh Jackman ’s Wolverine from a dystopian hereafter to the 1970s as he essay to stop Mystique from murdering future Sentinels creator Bolivar Trask . The fast - paced narrative still hold up along with the visual effects in Quicksilver ’s much - talk - about run sequence . The film gets bogged down by overabundant subplots , but when equate to the sequel it convey , X - Men : Days of Future Paststill endures .
2Captain 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 Soldieronly get better with meter , perhaps because it was n’t fixate on subscribing to superhero sequel figure . rather , with its central assumption of Steve Rogers pursue his old friend - turn - security department danger Bucky Barnes , aka the Winter Soldier , the film play out more like a Jason Bourne - vogue espionage thriller . In fact , William Penn Adair Rogers scarce even dons his masquerade party for most of the movie , concenter on stealth more than action . While its continuation , Captain America : Civil War , might palpate overstuffed , the Russo Brothers ' first MCU moviehas aged well , adorned with performances like Sebastian Stan ’s Bucky and Robert Redford in a surprising turn as a manipulative HYDRA villain .
A detail in the MCU timeline of the Winter Soldier change Bucky ’s Captain America story and give his story a lot more tragical than it already was .
1Guardians Of The Galaxy Subverted Superhero Comedy Like Never Before
James Gunn Put The Spotlight On One Of Marvel’s Most Overlooked Teams
IfCaptain America : The Winter Soldierunleashed the potential of superhero movies as thrillers , Guardians of the Galaxyreinvented humor in the genre . Marking director and now - DC supremo James Gunn ’s unveiling in Marvel , the 2014 space clowning brought to the expectant screen a team that mainstream Marvel Comics readers might never had heard of before . And yetthe heartwarming chemical science between the titular team , coupled with a palpate - beneficial eighty - sound soundtrack and an anti - climaticFootloose - inspired dance - off , make this MCU movie an evergreen favorite . Slapstick humor and tension - breaking goofiness in contemporary superhero movies owe a fortune toGuardians of the Galaxy .
