The Marvel method could have ended up as an assembly line, but as with the old studio system, it has resulted in a mix of entertaining diversions and inarguable masterpieces. From the start, the Marvel Studios ethos was “best idea wins,” and all of its productions were open to suggestions from anyone working on a movie, or even people who were just standing in the vicinity, like a studio janitor or a kid visiting the set. The studio made it possible for off-kilter geniuses to construct movies like Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor: Ragnarok and Black Panther, which melded big-budget superhero
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