The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Is a Subtweet of Civil War
Iron Man was released 13 years ago this May. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) spans 24 films across almost a dozen separate sub-franchises over more than a decade. It would take more than a fortnight to watch all of it, including the spin-off television shows in all their nebulous canonicity.
In theory, this is a lot of baggage. However, the MCU is also culturally ubiquitous. Nine of those movies (37.5%) have grossed over a billion dollars. Six of the 20 highest-grossing movies of all time at the global box office come from the MCU. On top of that, the MCU is readily accessible to fans. The movies are all available to purchase physically or digitally and can be streamed at any time on Disney+, the third most popular streaming video service in the United States.