Marvel Studios Gets Criticism From VFX Community for Poor Working Conditions

Marvel's commercial practises are being exposed in a series of widely shared tweets and articles.

Marvel Studios Gets Criticism From VFX Community for Working Conditions

Despite its dominance in popular culture, one persistent critique of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's films is that they are frequently considered to be somewhat ugly.

Yes, there are outliers like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 or Thor: Ragnarok, but too frequently, audiences find themselves falling in love with the films despite their washed-out colour schemes and shoddy CGI. Even when a comic book image is directly copied in a movie, as in Avengers: Infinity War when Bruce Banner plunges into the Sanctum Santorum, the movies are unable to achieve the power generated by the original artists.

As it turns out, Marvel's visual effects annoy more than just fans. The MCU also irritates visual effects artists, several of whom vented their grievances on social media.

The first post in a Reddit thread titled "Marvel remorse!" is made by user u/Ok-Championship2201, who regrets passing up a job offer from VFX studio Digital Domain because it means they'll never have the opportunity to work on a Marvel film. RANDVR, a user, responded by speculating as to "why someone would want to work on soul crushingly boring, badly managed, and stressful Marvel projects." RANDVR claimed that they are currently working on their third consecutive Marvel project, which is stressing them out and making them want to look for a new job. 

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RANDVR stated, "I don't give a shit if the Marvel fanboys eat it up and make Marvel billions (we don't see any of it anyhow). "All you get from Marvel movies is stress and nothing else."

Working on #Marvel shows is what motivated me to leave the VFX industry, Dhruv Govil tweeted in response to a The Gamer piece about Reddit discussions. Govil describes Marvel as "a horrible client" and describes the numerous meltdowns he has witnessed among exhausted coworkers. Govil asserts that Marvel has always treated its VFX artists in this manner and that this conduct is nothing new.

These disclosures follow the release of Thor: Love and Thunder, which received mediocre reviews in part because to the subpar CGI. In viral tweets, screenshots from the movie were displayed alongside those from other movies, such the Indian action sensation (RRR). Despite having a budget of only $72 million, significantly lower than the $250 million set aside for Love and Thunder, the latter film has much more visually stunning effects.

The insult is compounded by a video interview with Vanity Fair in which Tessa Thompson, the star of Love and Thunder, and director Taika Waititi make fun of the film's special effects. The revelations regarding Marvel's mistreatment of the workers who contributed their labour to blockbuster projects without receiving fair compensation or recognition offer a different perspective, even though the video is undoubtedly an example of the New Zealand filmmaker's distinctive irreverent humour.

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This is not the first time VFX artists have expressed dissatisfaction with the working environment at Marvel. Additionally, Marvel as a business has exploited its creators before. With MCU president Kevin Feige modifying his approach to Marvel productions, we might expect some adjustments, if not to the calibre of the effects, then at least to the way the movie-makers are treated.

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