Marvel's film universe fans certainly want to witness a good choreographic scratch between their favorite superb and the attacking threat du. The audience, at least in the 2010s, enjoyed massive, stubborn blows to the extent that the world treasurer crashed. People took MCU very, very seriously and all the online ecosystem mushrooms under the canopy of their influence. Theories often moved over which MCC characters could win a potential fight. From 2008 to at least 2019, MCC was the most watched Bible pop culture in the world.

But then, there is something silly about one superhero turning to another on the battlefield and shouting "Hey, Steve!" or "Where is Bruce?" The characters of MCU usually treat each other with their real names than with their superheroes.

This sounds very strange to an old man like me, who was raised on superhero comics, with secret identities and changing the ego vital, a seemingly unwavering part of the superhero oeub. Spiderman retained his face covered and never revealed his true identity to the world for fear that his enemies would be able to follow or harm his loved ones. Batman stayed in the shadows, offering the anonymity of world alertness. Superman had to mask as a man to live an ordinary life (yet That has changed in the series CW "Superman and Lois", What can talk to the point I plan to refer later).

Secret identities are exciting for many reasons. For one, they make the story of every hero that is very dramatic; If they have to work in secret, they will always fight parts of themselves, they show the world and the parts that keep them hidden. Second, they make a hero look much nobler; If one adopts justice on a freelance basis, then they do not clearly do so for recognition or financial reward. Third, imposes the imagination of a young reader. Is my father spiderman? Can I Be a spider-man? You would never know.

Macu, however, has largely dismissed this idea by the jump, and there is at least one reason why.

Namely, at the end of Jonon Favareu's "Iron Man" in 2008 (launched by MCU), Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Runior) announced at a press conference that he was really an Ironian man. This was flying decades ago and provided a large, dramatic twist. Speaking with bleeding cool in 2013 (AS /Film signed up at that time. As he said:

"The one we haven't done in MCU is the secret identity.

Some may have been amazed at the idea of ​​a superhero without a secret identity in 2008, but MCC, progressing, normalized the idea. Most of the McU movies tend to avoid the real world However, with a few scenes of their protagonists doing everyday tasks. And, if superheroes would never have been in the real world, why bother names of superheroes? The Ironeles man was Tony. Captain America was Steve Rogers. The black widow was NAT (Asha Romanof). You can imagine the relief that MCC writers may have felt that they didn't have to write scenes of superheroes, saying things like "I can't let my mother find out" or have to invent excuses so as not to be at home.

Of course, there are noticeable exceptions to this rule, as superheroes like Daredeville (Charlie Cox), Spiderman (Tom Holland) and Mrs. Marvel (Iman Velani) strive to retain their true identities in MCU. However, there may be a greater factor in the game than the whims of telling stories of one CEO. Indeed, the lack of secret identities in MCU can reflect an obvious cultural change in the way young people think about fame.

Recall that most of the characters seen in MCC were invented in the 1960s, long before the internet was blinking in Al Gore's eye. They were extrapolated by literary heroes such as Scarlett Pimpperell and Zoro, who wore masks and kept their identities hidden by wicked politicians and royal A-holes that would otherwise perform. There were, in those stories, nobility to remain hidden. The heroes wanted to be known for their good deeds. Fame and money were considered harsh and unusual goals for the hero.

In 2008, however, a generation of children was already raised with smartphones, and the nature of fame has changed dramatically. In this century, people just put their whole lives on social media in a relaxed, natural way. They are not just thirsty for "likes" (although the "likes" certainly provide some hits of endorphin), but now it is credible for someone to make Titel's dance and become known by accident. Can even earn a living as an influential. The promise of the modern world is that fame lurks around every corner, as long as you stay visible and keep your personal "brand" active. The idea of ​​staying offline and poisoning anonymity is anathema for many people. If you want to do something dramatic, shoot it *** and put it everywhere. (Don't forget to want and subscribe.)

In that cultural milieu, "secret identity" is almost unthinkable. By 2008, it was naturally a superhero to keep the face hidden. Now, many of MCC's heroes are basically well -licensed celebrities. Some of them may even hire publicists or oppose being lesser known than their teammates. (Looking at you, Ant-man.) Hack, Mrs Marvel even shaped after her favorite heroCaptain Marvel (Bri Larson). There is no need to hide your identity when you are known is a natural distortion of life.

The heroes are less than a mask now filling a new fantasy of power for the young audience. You can be a hero, kid and you can Also Be known and loved.