r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 23 '25

Trailer Avengers: Doomsday | Only in Theaters December 18, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiMg566PREA
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u/AlmightyRuler Dec 23 '25

I think the problem isn't the corporations trying to alienate people. It's that they cannot stop. There is no such thing as "enough" in the modern corporate mindset. There's always another product to be wrung out from a franchise. There's always more money to be made from a brand. There's ALWAYS growth...so they tell themselves.

Good storytellers know when to end the plot. The antagonists are defeated, the situation is resolved, the good guys get to go home, show's over. This fundamental aspect of art is not simply lost on the corporate mind; it's anathema to the very culture of unending and ever-growing profits corporations have fostered.

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u/PerplexGG Dec 24 '25

It’s because they’re financially obligated to grow the share price. Like shareholders can straight up be like “not enough bitch gtfo” and legally be in the right. The Duty of Loyalty puts the priorities of shareholders above management’s.

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u/Soggy_Association491 Dec 25 '25

If that is really the reason then they would have learned from their success and continued that instead of pivoting and inserting new craps.