I don’t know why, but every time I encounter these heavy multiverse and multi-reality narratives in films and series, I feel physically sick. Why do they insist on forcing this ideology down everyone’s throat? I already know Hollywood delights in twisting what is good and labeling it bad, and vice versa. Yet this particular narrative elevating multiverse ideology while casually calling its villains “God” and the like, strikes me as profoundly blasphemous and horrifying. All the meaningless Time-travelling, changing “realities” mixed with stupid ass clown conspiracies such as the “Mandela effects” it’s so repulsive. I also wonder whether these stories function as a parallel mirror of the illusions currently shattering in the real world, where people are finally refusing to believe that elites, mega-corporations, and the pharmaceutical industry are benevolent rather than corrupt. Perhaps such films help audiences cope with that dawning reality, or perhaps they deliberately confuse them even further.
And dont get me wrong, I absolutely LOVED the original X-man/Spider man / Fantastic 4, etc I was OBSESSED with these films, I would consider them my favorite genre ever. But idk ever since Iron Man the entire Marvel franchise went down the toilet. But also, it’s just not Marvel doing it. Many other brands are doing it too, even Disney seems to be pushing this in almost all their TV shows…
Consider how often these multiverse plots present infinite versions of reality in which moral absolutes dissolve and power is treated as the only constant. Such as in newer Superman films or Avengers franchise. This framing quietly trains viewers to accept that traditional notions of a singular truth or a sovereign Creator can be discarded without consequence. By casting villains as god-like figures who rewrite existence at will, the stories invert the sacred hierarchy and invite audiences to admire the very forces that usurp divine authority. At the same time, the endless branching realities on screen echo the deliberate fog of conflicting official narratives that have eroded public trust in institutions over the past decade. When citizens watch pharmaceutical giants and corporate elites exposed as self-serving rather than altruistic, the multiverse fantasy offers either a comforting escape into pure relativism or an additional layer of disorientation that keeps critical thought scattered. Because in RL the illusions are collapsing. In either case, the cumulative effect is the same a cultural conditioning that weakens resistance to the very powers the stories pretend to critique.
