The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a only a cash grab and isn't the best of anything

It's not the best of Marvel.
It's not the best of the directors.
It's not the best of any of the actors.
It's not the best of anything.

Outside of Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy and Big Hero 6, the franchise has been an artistic failure. Avengers is a pale 9/11 exploitation and poor copy of the original Marvel comics, an industry failed financially and a company failed artistically till last year.

Outside of Jon Favreau, and Robert Downey Jr, who really broke out in Iron Man. Heck, Batista was better in his WWE feuds than in Marvel:

• They killed of the Jeff Bridges, despite such a talented actor and being such a good character in comparison to the rest of the rushed Marvel Avengers timeline characters.
• They killed off Mickey Rourke's contract, probably due to his work ethic and salary claims.
• Tom Hiddleston has sold his soul to be in Thor, in comparison to better films such as War Horse and the Deep Blue Sea. Him being compared to the Joker is a complete insult to American intelligence.
• Mark Ruffalo has worked on Zodiac, Margaret, and get praised for his green shit role as the Hulk for some odd reason, despite previously having a more topical Fight Club mainstay Edward Norton playing the main character in the previous incarnation. Edward Norton was better in the 90s.
• Zoe Saldana is still working off the wings of Avatar and Star Trek.
• Elizabeth Olsen still hasn't overcome Martha Marcy May Marlene's success.

They have friggin comedy characters and Chun-Li Mulan playing main character in the awful TV show, Agents of SHIELD.

I don't even want to ask about Michael Douglas and Paul Rudd.

Joss Whedon's non-Marvel work is way superior.
Joe Johnson's ok. The failure of the Captain America storyline wasn't his fault and his film was enjoyable.

DareDevil is no better than Gotham and Man of Steel, failed dark imitations of the Dark Knight, which Marvel fans who supposedly loved Avengers don't even want.