Chris Evans firmly believes Marvel movies deserve more awards attention than they're getting. For nearly ten years, Evans played Steve Rogers, AKA Captain America, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting all the way back in 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger. Evans wrapped up his run just last year with Avengers: Endgame, which saw Steve go back to the 1940s to live out a peaceful life with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). Even though he's adamant about being done with Marvel, Evans also recently admitted he already misses playing Captain America.
Over the years, the MCU has become arguably the biggest film franchise in pop culture. Audiences continue to flock to their films, which regularly post positive reviews from both fans and critics alike. Despite that, Marvel movies (and, really, any superhero film) fail to register with large awards bodies year after year. Black Panther achieved the once-unthinkable last year when it was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture, but aside from that, Marvel remains outside the awards conversation.
In Evans' opinion, however, that should change. While speaking to Deadline about his recent Apple TV+ series Defending Jacob, Evans touched upon the quality of Marvel movies and why he feels they should get some serious awards recognition. As Evans said:
There is enormous thought and consideration that goes into these story arcs. If you take the Marvel moniker off those movies, and characters that aren’t identifiable from comic books these movies would be lauded in that way. I’m not saying every one’s a home run. But they really turn out some really impressive movies.
The debate over whether blockbuster films like those found in the MCU are worthy of big awards is admittedly not a new one, and it even briefly inspired the concept of a popular film Oscar. However, those plans fell through after some backlash. In recent years, there have been signs of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences opening themselves up to critically acclaimed blockbusters (like Black Panther and Joker), but they still have a long way to go. Evans makes a fine point when it comes to the quality of Marvel films: Would they get more awards attention if they weren't marketed as belonging to Marvel?
It's hard to say, and only time will tell if major awards bodies opt to recognize more comic book films. Marvel certainly won't be letting up with their numbers, as Phase 4 already promises to feature multiple movies a year. While not all of them might end up as winners, there are bound to be plenty of critically acclaimed hits to choose from. On the other hand, things might just continue as they have been, with Marvel movies continuing to be seen as purely popcorn entertainment. Evans and other Marvel fans will just have to wait and see.
Source: Deadline
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