Captain Marvel

Plot

Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

Cast

Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson (Because duh), Jude "Just consistently dreadful" Law, Annette Bening, Djimon Hounsou, Clark Gregg and blink and you'll miss him Lee Pace who returns as Ronan but looks so different I didn't even think it was him.

Verdict

I watched this back when it was initially released, I watched it a second time a few days ago as the missus is wanting us to binge watch the entire MCU as she's very behind. My opinion has changed on the 2nd viewing and not in a good way, my rating has shifted from a 6/10 to 5/10.

You see straight out of the gate the first thing you notice about Carol Danvers is she's not really a character you can get behind. She's not funny, she's not entertaining, she comes across as a surly teenage girl who is just upset at the slightest thing and just doesn't want to be there. This is not a character you can build a movie around, like trying to make a teenage Groot movie! It wouldn't work, but he's okay as a side character.

Supporting cast are also hit and miss, Jackson and Gregg are great, but Lynch and Law just stink up every scene they're in.

I'm a Marvel fan but I recognize where it's weak, this is a distinctly average film that serves as a standalone origin story and doesn't contribute much to the universe as a whole.

Rants

I remember when the movie came out all the controversy with Brie Larson, I just had to Google what the controversy even was as I don't remember due to not focusing on such things. Now I can't really get a definitive answer. From what I see it's a combination of people not liking her attitude and her comments on feminism. So I Googled further to see what she said, she came across arrogant in them and a smidge out of touch but none of it explained the overwhelming hate I've seen aimed at her. Then I remembered that people talk about all the different types of bigotry but misogyny rarely comes up, I remembered that it's visibly increased over the past decade and appreciated why she's been targeted. News flash, the outspoken loud brash man hating femnists you likely thing of when you hear that word make up a very small percentage. Feminism is good, if you disagree I hope you simply don't know the meaning of the word.

The Good

Jackson and Gregg Has a couple of decent moments Not a bad soundtrack Goose!

The Bad

Larson isn't great Law and Lynch are terrible Lead just comes across unlikable.

Overall just a weak entry to the MC.

I liked this film.I was not bored while watching it. I liked Brie Larson's acting.So I don't see any causes to hate this movie. In my humble opinion, it's typical Marvel's origin. Typical, but not bad . It is funny, exited and interesting origin. Samuel L. Jackson is the icing on the cake. So charismatic. My rate is 9/10, ant i think that is well-deserved.

It seems like a lot of the boys who went to see this movie had trouble relating to a lead of the opposite gender. I'm so sorry you're having to do what the rest of us have been doing for 20 movies now, but you'll get used to it if you just give it a shot! I know plenty of adult men who were able to enjoy this film without any trouble, so maybe try it again when you grow up.

And if you really feel like you need to say something bad about it, just smile instead. People will like you more if you smile and look nice instead.

Me and my son thought Captain Marvel was great! Definitely worth seeing!

I walked in with my doubts about this movie. While it wasn't the best Marvel movie it certainly wasn't as horrible as people said. I thought it was amazing! Brie Larson as Captain Marvel was a great choice of casting and the movie touched on some relevant issues without adding cliches and remaining humorous. Don't listen to all the trolls on the internet, see it for yourself. You'll definitely be entertained.