Assembling a Cinematic Universe

  • Pablo Machado Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara
Palabras clave: cinematic genre, superhero films, audiences, cinematic universe

Resumen

The following essay will touch on the way that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has shifted on its storytelling method in order to maintain the genre of the superhero genre relevant in such an overcrowded market. The themes added to the movies as time has progressed and the mesh of different genres, are some of the ways in which the genre has been kept fresh, as well as the addition of filmmakers who have never worked in Hollywood mega-productions with massive budgets and huge audience expectations.

Biografía del autor/a

Pablo Machado, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara

Pablo Machado (México) es estudiante de Comunicación y Medios Digitales en el Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara, actualmente cursando su séptimo semestre. Dentro de sus principales intereses se encuentran las tendencias de consumo de audiencias en el cine, además de las adaptaciones tanto de novelas como novelas gráficas al cine comercial.

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2018-09-01
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