Jessica Jones: 10 Reasons Why Marvel's Films Simply Can't Compete

6. Vulnerability Is Key

Dealing with lesser-powered characters is always going to bring with it a greater sense of threat, but sometimes that aura of vulnerability is lost when The Avengers are ploughing their way through Chitauri and Robots as if they were paper. It makes sense that this would be the case when you're focussing on Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but I'd be lying if I said it doesn't get fatiguing after multiple sequels, spin-offs and variations come to pass with little change to the formula. Daredevil and Jessica Jones both get to show their casts' most vulnerable moments - both emotional and physical - without the need to rely on character deaths when they do. Age of Ultron had a huge missed opportunity in Scarlet Witches's mind-altering abilities. We were offered brief glimpses into the Avengers' most guarded secrets, worries and fears, but without thorough treatment or the promise of further exploration these dream-like sequences, though fantastically put together, had an anticlimactic result. Imagine just how fantastic a Black Widow prequel could be, where she would be given ample time to explore her chequered past we're only given brief allusions to. It's such a huge part of her character yet the audience is expected to form most of that backstory themselves. Mystery is a great technique to deploy, but taking the place of character development it should never do, especially if it's at the expense of severing the audience's personal connection to the heroes they're watching,