stage Four of theMarvel Cinematic Universehas provide plenty of the dealership ’s signature rakish humor . Thor : Love and Thunderis one of Taika Waititi ’s punch-drunk movies ( in spite of its moody themes),Spider - Isle of Man : No Way Homehas great deal of screaming give-and-take between its threesome of Peter Parkers , andBlack Widowhas a peck of sport with its bickering alienate sisters Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova .

But Phase Four also has its share of heartbreaking moments , like Wenwu ’s delusions about his deceased wife inShang - Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsto Phastos declare manhood to be beyond salvation inEternalsto Stephen Strange tactile sensation depressed all throughoutDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .

Black Widow – “It Was Real To Me.”

Yelena Belova spends most of theBlack Widowmovie callously train human lives and force out off deadpan one - liners . But she has a couplet of vulnerable moments throughout the film . After reunite with fellow Black Widow Natasha , they reassemble the Soviet flora family they grow up in , with the mankind who raise them , Alexei “ Red Guardian ” Shostakov , and the woman who raised them , Melina Vostokoff ( yet another Black Widow ) .

Nat , Alexei , and Melina all insist that the kinsperson unit they pretend to be was n’t real . But Yelena explains that she grew up conceive it was literal : “ It was veridical to me . You are my female parent . You were my real mother . The close matter I ever had to one . The best part of my life was fake . And none of you separate me . ”

Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings – “I Have To Save Her! She’s Calling To Me.”

Wenwu is the late ina prospicient line of sympathetic MCU villainsafter Loki , Nebula , Baron Zemo , the Vulture , Erik Killmonger , and Thanos . All these characters are undeniably bad guys , but their motivation is perceivable . In the case of Wenwu , his love for his wife urge him to give up his life as the fearsome warmonger known as “ The Mandarin . ” But when she died , he was so heartsick and full of vengeful rage that he went right back to drink down .

He lures his estranged Logos back home inShang - Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringswhen he ’s contacted by demonic hard drink personate as his married woman . Wenwu ’s downfall is his delusion that he can hold open his wife . He believe what the demons are telling him because he wants to believe she is n’t really dead and can be brought back to lifetime .

Eternals – “These People… They’re Not Worth Saving.”

The slow tempo , bloated runtime , and developing characters ofEternalsmade it one of the MCU ’s most polarizing entries to date . The picture show ’s teemingness of exposition explains that the eponymous ancient aliens were sent to Earth to lie low and avoid intervene in human difference of opinion unless the Deviants are involved . WhileEternalswas criticized for lacking humor , it does have some moving excited moments . The most torturesome succession takes place in the consequence of the bombing of Hiroshima .

stand in the dilapidation of the Japanese urban center after the U.S. military machine destroyed it with a atomic bomb , an emotionally ravage Phastos declare , “ Druig was proper . Our mission was a mistake . These masses … They ’re not worth saving . ”

Spider-Man: No Way Home – “With Great Power, There Must Also Come Great Responsibility.”

Spidey fans were always a little disappointed that Tom Holland ’s arc inthe role of Peter Parkernever acknowledged his founder figure from the comics , Uncle Ben . ButSpider - Man : No Way Homewent a long elbow room toward making up for that by having Aunt May impart the most important example that Ben passed on to Peter . After being struck by the Green Goblin ’s sailplane , May collapse in Peter ’s arms .

Marisa Tomei nails the tragedy of May ’s final moments . Before succumbing to her calamitous wound , she tells Peter the full translation of Ben ’s dying words from the comics : “ With great superpower , there must also come great responsibleness . ”

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness – “Are You Happy?”

Stephen Strange goes on a wild risky venture throughoutDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . He saves an interdimensional teen superhero from a one - eyed octopus demon , he catch on through a chronological succession of gonzo alternate reality , he gets cop by a real - life-time Illuminati , and he dream - walks into his own corpse to face an evil witch on top of a mountain with the help of the soulfulness of the damned .

But the worked up arc operate through the whole movie is Strange ’s ill - destine seeking to obtain real happiness . Even after saving the world , unusual does n’t feel truly happy . He involve Wong , “ Are you happy?”Wong poignantly replies , “ Sometimes , I do wonderabout my other life . But I ’m still grateful for this one , even with its own trial . ” Everyone can discover a example from Wong ’s inner peace .

Thor: Love And Thunder – “Why Should I Spend My Last Moments With You When I Can Spend Them With Her?”

Taika Waititi has brought two of the God of Thunder ’s solo adventures to the sieve now . One vulgar screw thread between the two is that Thor has attain triumph in the final engagement by accepting defeat . When Hela invade Asgard , he allowed Asgard to be destroyed by Surtur to get disembarrass of her . And when Gorr the God Butcher made it to the gate of Eternity and contrive to use his one wishing to wipe out all the gods , Thor appeal to what stay of his humanity .

Gorr scorn Thor for become his back on him , but Thor plainly enunciate , “ You ’ve advance . Why should I expend my last minute with you when I can expend them with her ? ” He instead plans to expend the precious final seconds of his life at Jane Foster ’s side . This inspires Gorr to use his one regard for what he really wants : to play back his girl , Love .

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Iron Man looking inside Sokovia in Avengers Age of Ultron

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man upset and determined in No Way Home

Halle Berry as Catwoman crouching on a fire escape in Catwoman

Split image of Yelena in Black Widow and Aunt May in Spider-Man No Way Home

Yelena looking sad in Black Widow

Wenwu’s death in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Phastos crying in Eternals

Aunt May’s death in Spider-Man No Way Home

Strange and Wong at Kamar-Taj in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Thor and Jane looking into each other’s eyes in Thor Love and Thunder

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