The Marvel Cinematic Universe is one of the biggest movie franchises to ever exist, and it has become something of a template for several other attempts to create wide-reaching film series. Marvel Studios certainly has done a lot right when it comes to developing these movies, but that doesn’t mean they’ve been perfect. There are things worth being critical about. Like, just what is the deal with the MCU’s “phases” anyway? Even James Gunn isn’t sure.
The MCU has been divided up into different “phases” over its nearly two-decade history. They’re designed to break up the story into sections, but it has to be said that the points at which some of these chapters start and stop don’t seem to make much sense. Even James Gunn, who directed three Guardians of the Galaxy movies, tells GQ he never knew what any of it meant, saying…
