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The Universal Importance of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Hello, Toby Gold here, and I have an important announcement to make. The Oscars are currently in session, and Black Panther  has been nominated for Best Picture, among other awards. As much as people (including myself) like that film, I feel like people are missing the bigger picture. Black Panther  is the eighteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, made because African-Americans have been through a lot of hardship. That being said, the MCU is a franchise that brings together people from various walks of life to fight for a common goal. The hit superhero film also inspired a widespread interest in Africa (no offence to the cast and crew of  The Lion King ), and as someone who likes travelling, I would not want to miss out on that paradise of a motion picture. Also nominated is Avengers: Infinity War , which hammered home the point that Marvel is for everyone. The ensemble superhero film featured a massive coalition of humans and aliens of various backgrounds fightin...

Top 10 Animal Attack Scenes in Film

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Hello, Toby Gold here and welcome to another Top 10 List. Today, I will be counting down my Top 10 Animal Attack Scenes in Film. For this list, I have compiled my favourite movie scenes where a human is attacked by an animal. I am excluding scenes where an animal attacks another animal because that happens all the time in the wild. Also, for those of you who haven't seen the movies we will discuss, I will issue a spoiler alert, so you have been warned. So, let's get dangerous! 10. Gary Gets Swallowed - Anaconda  (1997) While shooting a documentary on a native tribe in the Amazon, director Terri Flores and her film crew encounter a deranged snake hunter named Paul Serone, whom they believe to know the tribe they are searching for. However, Serone is after a giant anaconda, and his pursuit of the record-breaking snake puts the documentary crew at risk. Among the victims of the snake hunt is sound engineer Gary Dixon, who sides with Serone and is ultimately crushed,...