8 Ways Avengers: Infinity War Proves Marvel Have Learnt From Their Mistakes

What "villain problem"?

by Josh Brown
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Although Avengers: Infinity War is the culmination of 10 years' worth of movies, it also acts as a new beginning, acknowledging and fixing some of the recurring problems that have haunted just about each and every one of the past 18 releases.

After dropping up to three tentpole movies a year, just about everyone - for better or worse - can identify the "Marvel formula". It's what makes these movies so enjoyable, but by rarely veering away from the same structure, it's meant that the same issues have ran throughout the entirety of the series so far.

Obviously they've never been enough to completely tank a flick, but there's always been the thought that if they weren't eventually fixed, then the MCU wouldn't be able to sustain the world-conquering trajectory it's currently on.

Infinity War is a complete game-changer though, and although it's technically the end of the first 10 years, it's also confidently set a new precedent for the next decade going forward.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.