If there’s one word that can aptly contain the essence of the whole MCU-flavor of films, it’s this one—straightforward. These films give the audiences exactly what they promise—plenty of blockbuster spectacles, unpredictable plotlines and sometimes, memorable approaches at characterization (Winter Soldier, Iron Man 1 to name a few). But the chief aspect of the MCU is their interconnected-ness, which was genuinely refreshing back in 2012, but after watching Infinity War, it seemed that even that mold is starting to lose it’s luster. The main contribution of the MCU in the broader aspect of the world of filmmaking is the episodic format of storytelling that it has introduced in it’s movies. Every film in the Marvel-verse exists as a stepping stone to something exponentially more, which too, has become rather a hit-or-miss effect on the films. Some movies shine in that framework while others suffer or at least, lose some of their meaning in the long run. Winter Soldier is an ex