Elizabeth Olsen: Marvel movies shouldn’t be seen as “a lesser type of art”
By Ashley Hurst
In recent years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has absolutely dominated the box office. It keeps itself fresh (by introducing new heroes, the multiverse, etc.), and despite claims that “superhero fatigue” will ultimately drive audiences away from the movies, it shows no signs of slowing down.
The unprecedented success of the franchise has certainly touched a nerve with some filmmakers. Remember when Martin Scorsese said Marvel movies were “not cinema”? The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola said Marvel movies were “one prototype movie that is made over and over and over and over and over again to look different.”
On the other hand, star Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff) has been steadfast in her defense of the movies. While Olsen understands that superhero flicks are not “indie art films,” she believes that they should not be seen as “a lesser type of art.” If that is the mindset, it disrespects the creatives involved in making the movies.
“I just think it takes away from our crew, which bugs me,” Olsen told The Independent. “These are some of the most amazing set designers, costume designers, camera operators – I feel diminishing them with that kind of criticism takes away from all the people who do award-winning films that also work on these projects.”
"From an actor’s point of view, whatever, I get it; I totally understand that there’s a different kind of performance that’s happening. But I do think throwing Marvel under the bus takes away from the hundreds of very talented crew people. That’s where I get a little feisty about that."
Elizabeth Olsen open to continuing to play Wanda in the MCU
Elizabeth Olsen has featured in six MCU projects so far: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. And she’s down to continue her journey as Wanda.
“I only signed on to do a couple movies, so it continues to be a surprise when they want to use me for more projects,” Olsen said. “I’ve been confused by how lucky I got with them wanting to make WandaVision.”
If one thing is for certain: Marvel movies aren’t going away anytime soon. In fact, Kevin Feige recently revealed that he’s already planning out the next decade of MCU projects.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is currently in theaters.
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