Everything in existence has it's peaks and valleys and nothing escapes this duality----the MCU that we're seeing right now is perhaps a pale reflection of what it once was, but it doesn't really take away anything from the sheer greatness that it was back in the pre-Endgame saga. And as the MCU is currently going through it's inevitable 'phase of the Valley', this article attempts to celebrate this enormously grand and unique movie franchise by remembering one of most important and pivotal films to have come out of it----the film that not only played a key part in making the MCU what it is today but also created a massive cultural shockwave that paved the way for all the other subsequent films that we've seen from the franchise. And it's none other than The Avengers (2012)----the first billion dollar global blockbuster that had a huge role on making the MCU a juggernaut of a Worldwide movie franchise and a household name. Sure, there are multiple m...