Help Needed! (for MCU Research Project)

Hi all! I'm in AP Research right now and I'm doing a quantitative study on the change in MCU quality over time, and would love your feedback!

I've picked the following movies to analyze:

* Iron Man (2008) – Phase 1
* Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – Phase 2
* Avengers: Endgame (2019) – Phase 3
* Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) – Phase 4
* Thunderbolts\*/\*The New Avengers (2025) – Phase 5
* Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) – Phase 6

I'm going to be analyzing them for the following themes:

* Heroism / Sacrifice
* Power & Responsibility
* Technology and Science
* Self-discovery
* Relationships
* Emotional Hardship
* Public Perception

I'd love for you guys to simply rate each movie on a scale of 1-10 for each of those themes, and post them down below. I need at least 30 responses, so send to anyone you think might be willing to help out!

I hope this isn't too tedious, it took me 5 minutes max to rate myself so I would greatly appreciate it.

Happy new year and the road to Doomsday (and Spiderman: Brand New Day) gets ever closer!

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Jtwil21912026-01-02 16:54

Wouldn't it be better for data collection to have a Google Form or something that records the data into a spreadsheet?

AstroDude302026-01-02 17:52

Yeah you're right, just updated the post above to include that.

Safe-Finding-43762026-01-02 16:57

Iron Man (2008)
Heroism / Sacrifice: 8/10
Power & Responsibility: 9/10 (its a primary part of tony's arc)
Technology & Science: 9/10
Self-Discovery: 8/10
Relationship: 8/10
Emotional Hardships: 8/10
Public Perception: 7/10 (its not really relevant much til the end)

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Heroism / Sacrifice: 8/10
Power & Responsibility: 7/10
Technology & Science: 7/10
Self-Discovery: 8/10
Relationship: 8/10
Emotional Hardships: 8/10
Public Perception: 5/10

Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Heroism / Sacrifice: 9/10
Power & Responsibility: 7/10
Technology & Science: 8/10
Self-Discovery: 5/10
Relationship: 8/10
Emotional Hardships: 9/10 (characters like thor in particular deal with it the whole film)
Public Perception: 7/10

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Heroism / Sacrifice: 9/10 (a major theme)
Power & Responsibility: 9/10 (a major theme)
Technology & Science: 8/10
Self-Discovery: 8/10
Relationship: 9/10
Emotional Hardships: 9/10
Public Perception: 7/10

Thunderbolts (2025)
Heroism / Sacrifice: 8/10
Power & Responsibility: 8/10
Technology & Science: 6/10
Self-Discovery: 9/10
Relationship: 9/10
Emotional Hardships: 9/10
Public Perception: 7/10

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
Heroism / Sacrifice: 7/10
Power & Responsibility: 7/10
Technology & Science: 8/10
Self-Discovery: 7/10
Relationship: 9/10
Emotional Hardships: 8/10
Public Perception: 9/10

AstroDude302026-01-02 17:52

Thank you!

Safe-Finding-43762026-01-02 18:20

oh should i put this on the spreadsheet instead?

AstroDude302026-01-02 18:21

If you can that’d be great! It’s my fault for having it organized so if you can’t that’s okay

JVortex8882026-01-02 18:12

Does public perception mean how the in-movie public views the protagonists, or how the real-world public views the movies?

Safe-Finding-43762026-01-02 18:20

i answered it like how the in-movie public views them. thats what i assumed.

AstroDude302026-01-02 18:20

In the movie, like how the general public in the fictional world views the main characters

dylandalal2026-01-02 18:27

Def add this to the google form if possible!

AstroDude302026-01-02 21:58

Just did, thanks!

dylandalal2026-01-02 18:35

Not too tedious. I had to do something similar for IB Math SL, did your teacher approve this before you started, or are you on your own? Your survey results will be technically quantitative, but only as audience perception. Are you comparing our feedback to a more standardized measure in order to determine overall change in quality over time?

Also, not all of these are technically “themes.” Heroism/sacrifice, power/responsibility, self-discovery, MAYBE emotional hardship & relationships are themes, but the others are plot devices.

Just stuff for you to think about.

AstroDude302026-01-02 21:57

I'm doing a mixed methods narrative analysis, which requires both quantitative and qualitative data. With this post I'm getting the quantitative data, and the qualitative I'm getting through a more in-depth analysis with researchers (other students from my class). And yes, it was approved by my teacher along with peer feedback.

Big_Epsilon2026-01-02 18:59

I think you could improve this with quick definitions of what you mean for each category at the start

CaptHayfever2026-01-03 05:17

Just did mine. Glad to help!

Would you be able to share the final data after your project is over?

AstroDude302026-01-03 14:24

Thank you! And yes no problem