My biggest complaint about Disney Plus for a long time was that people (reading: me) didn’t realize how much they wanted to see the movie. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is an excellent example.
Marvel Cinematic Universe movies weren’t exactly set up when Disney Plus launched. There were rows for featured titles, movies and TV shows, but everything was drawn together. Almost every Marvel Cinematic Universe movie you want was here – you had to find it for a while. Now, it looks like Disney has changed around the Marvel section, to better understand it.
In the screenshot below (taken from Disney Plus US account) Marvel movies are separated from their specific stages, and then there is an extra row for those who want to see the Marvel Cinematic Universe as events unfold in the universe’s timeline. . (The timeline order line has some argumentative imperfections, but it’s for another blog post.)
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Marvel is the second line for legacy movies (it’s your X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises that aren’t part of Disney’s MCU) as well as lines for legacy animated shows. Spider-Man, Iron Man, And The Incredible Hulk. Organization! A layout that makes sense. It’s not clear how much of this design change is new, but people at Disney Plus Subredit are now celebrating it. Edge Arrived to see how a new change is happening at Disney, but didn’t hear back until the story was published.
Streaming services, as a combination of technology and entertainment, require both to create good experiences for subscribers. That means not only bringing as much content to the platform as possible and making sure the platform runs, but also understanding what people are likely to see there. Disney Plus works well, and there are lots of movies and TV shows, but it always seemed like Disney never understood how people could browse its dedicated centers. For example, there are still no individual rows for everyone Star Wars Trilogy – although it may be an issue with Disney Plus requiring at least four titles per row in a row.
From a totally strange point of view, I am a person who constantly revisits Marvel movies. Since this complete quarantine situation has started, I have rotated the entire MCU three times again. Not once, not twice, but three times. (Don’t hesitate to make fun of me, I’ll get it.) Keeping it all in order by stages or timelines makes the marathon much easier. It does, however, make it easier to revisit certain phases. Check the MCU until it becomes truly cosmic. It’s Phase 3! You can skip all other movies and dive into them Dr tor Cutter Fantastic, Thor: Ragnarok, And Captain Marvel.
See, I spend a lot of time, very clearly, thinking about how streaming platforms can be better designed. Netflix introduced the shuffle button (however, it still has a few kinks – let me shuffle not only random movies and TV shows on your service, Netflix! But also episodes of certain shows) and is testing the feature Let show without interruption. I’m still waiting on Netflix to give me a way to create a GIF while streaming on my laptop. Hulu turned a simple interface on some devices which makes it more user friendly. Amazon Prime Video, one of the worst streaming service user interfaces I’ve ever used, hopefully that too will change … and soon.
The key to success in the streaming world is attention. Part of that puzzle is content, and part of it is a service that doesn’t go down every five minutes – but part of it is understanding. Why People are using your platform And how. And after a year of existence, it seems that Disney finally understands how we want to watch Marvel movies.
