One major difference between Marvel TV shows and the Films

Marvel comics have always been focused on the superheroes and most of the time they fixate on that genre, making us fall in love with some of the best superheroes we know today. But they hardly ever focus on the villains and that seems to have passed over into the movies, this is mainly because the villains are too busy concocting evil plans to gain as much power as they can and the story is primarily focused on the protagonists. But very recently in Marvel TV shows they have taken a turn to focus on the villains and offering an insight into their lives and how they got to where they are. 

After watching Daredevil I never thought that Wilson Fisk as a villain could be topped by anyone, he

first seemed like a very calm and mannered person but soon his viciousness arose and so did his life. A difficult childhood had influenced the mind of a determined but deluded mind to cleanse the streets of Hell's Kitchen and make it better. Actually having focus on him as a character was enlightening and going into detail about his past made me feel some sympathy for him. But just as I was thinking that Wilson couldn't be topped, Jessica Jones came along and so did Kilgrave. Now that childhood is one fit for a villain and his ability to turn even the most loved characters into villains is something that is bound to upset audiences. His presence is always known and David Tennant helps project that from the character, he creates an uneasy atmosphere and is hard to predict what his next move will be.

This is because the TV shows take more time to focus on aspects of most of the characters lives giving us a feel of each individual and giving a reason why they would perform certain actions.

With 'Iron Man' Obadiah is given little introduction and we know very little of the man, we can only assume he's jealous of Tony Stark for having more power in the company than he does. We can only hate the man because his actions aren't justified. This is because films too busy focusing on Tony Stark's development of Iron Man. This I'm okay with because I didn't know anything about the superhero at that point and it was his time to prove he's worthy of a film. Similarly in 'Captain America: The First Avenger' Red Skull is hardly given an introduction and we see him as a hard and evil villain. One of the only villains who has been gifted a backstory is Loki and that was for the good of Thor's story.

The TV shows on Netflix take particular focus on the characters, maybe it's because they have more time with 13 episodes each an hour long. Enough time to divert from the main story for a while and focus on another aspect. Whereas the films have only been around two and a half hours long (some more some less) keeping it primarily on the storyline and letting nothing get in the way. 

The TV shows allow the villains to be more, well villainous and dive into their lives, whereas the movies want the focus to be on the heroes and their lives. I do suppose the age has something to do with it as the Netflix shows have been more explicit in terms of violence and sex whereas the films have been aimed to children and that's fair enough. I am looking forward to what the other Marvel shows and films have to offer as they both excel in their own ways!

Thank you for reading! :)