The Universal Importance of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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 fighting and disintegrating together in the name of universal salvation. We all lost someone in Infinity War's infamous finale, regardless of race, gender, species, and so on. In two months, Marvel's darkest hour is going to finally see the dawn and hopefully, everyone we lost will come back. It's going to be an agonizing wait, but on the bright side, Marvel has entrusted its salvation to a powerful young woman named Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel. Let's hope that a woman can make a difference in the MCU, but until then, I have three words for everyone: We are Groot.