In hindsight, Martin Scorsese was in a manner correct when he said the MCU films are "not cinema". They're fun and entertaining and I've had a blast watching most of them, but they're not really quality films in what is considered great cinema, The Godfather I and II, Gandhi, Goodfellas, Brokeback Mountain, The Shawshank Redemption, Schindler's List etc. Those films have great writing, great acting and great directing all working in sync.

(IMO)The two best in terms of writing, directing and acting are Iron Man and Captain America: TWS and those two are still at their core fun popcorn flicks as the saying goes. Even though Downey Jr. and Evans nail their characters.

Your thoughts?