A lady can’t be a superhero. She isn’t even doing any
dishes.
So onto Captain Marvel as the next chronological film in the
MCU. I have heard some seriously mixed things about this film, and when the
sensitive matter of the lead not being a white, straight male is in play, it’s
really hard to believe anything you read. So I’m kinda interested to see what
I’m in for here. My friend Andy summed it up by saying “they focus on her more
as a woman than a superhero”, and if that’s true, this film will be a total
write off for me. All I know is I didn’t like her in Endgame. Where the fuck
were you when Thanos was snapping his fingers?
Another thing worth mentioning is I could not care about the
cosmic side of the MCU. Wasn’t really into Guardians, and also never really
cared for Thor. Whether than trend will continue here or not is yet to be seen.
First impressions, the film is a visual spectacle, for sure.
These massive CGI alien cities look really neat, and they’re a massive
improvement over Captain America, although the films are 8 years apart. I have
no idea what’s going on, who the Kree are, who the Skrull(?) are, but pretty
lights make me happy. So I’ll give the opening a pass, I’m engaged and curious.
One of the things I don’t like in movies is dark lighting. Yeah, I get its for
mood and shit, but if I’m struggling to make out what’s going on, I’d rather
just pay attention to something else. Like writing this for example.
The Skrulls are shapeshifting aliens. Bad guys, apparently.
So it appears that Danvers is from Earth. Wanted to be a pilot in the US Air
Force but seemingly struggled due to being a woman in the, I wanna say, 1980s?
Perfect idea for a plot point, as they’re going through Danvers’ memories, I’m
beginning to understand why some people would label this as overly feminist, if
they were overly unconfident in their masculinity. All heroes have to overcome
trials and tribulation in order to become the hero they need to be, Steve
Rogers was a little fanny until he got some stupid injection, at least Danvers’
struggle makes sense.
So far, I like Danvers, she has a similar sort of attitude
as Garfield’s Spiderman from ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ films, it works, it keeps
action scenes entertaining with little quips and jabs. After escaping the
Skrulls ship, Danvers crash lands on Earth, and I love that she just crashed right
through the ceiling of a Blockbuster store. I have a few questions. How are the
Skrulls hiding their weapons? I feel like you’d probably notice someone
carrying a giant laser rifle around.
I am living for the Danvers/Fury ultimate team up. It is
DOPE. As of now, I am pleasantly surprised, almost halfway through and I am
thoroughly enjoying it. Fury seems a lot younger than his modern MCU
counterpart, and that makes sense, seeing as he is in fact a lot younger. But
seeing this lighter, funnier, more relaxed rendition of the character is a
breath of fresh air.
The details of Danvers’ past is revealed in a seriously
satisfying way. The movie keeps her past a mystery, revealing her true origin
over halfway into the film. This is a really cool take on a superhero origin
story, and this is the perfect character to do it with. Like, imagine if you
found out Peter Parker got bit at the end of the 2nd act of
Spider-Man? You’d hardly be like “Ooooh, so that’s why he’s Spider-Man.”
The structure and pacing of this film is absolutely spot-on.
There are some delicious plot twists and developments that just totally
surprised me, this does not follow the tried and true hero origin story
narrative at all. I don’t want to spoil anything in case you skipped out on
this one like I did, but there’s a few decent ideas here.
If you saw Captain Marvel in Endgame and it put you off the
character, think about it like this. You know that friend of a friend who when
you meet him for the first time, he’s a massive dick, but when you get to know
them, you realise they’re just really sarcastic and funny? That’s Carol
Danvers.
The final fight is extremely satisfying, seeing Danvers just
fucking let loose with her powers, that woman has some strength for sure. The
way the film concludes and ties into the overall storyline of the MCU is also
really cute to see. Predictable, but still very sweet.
In conclusion, this film was great. It was funny, fun,
exciting, well-paced, well-acted, really well written, and it was a visual
marvel, pun fucking intended. If I’m doing the scoring thing, I suppose I’ll
give it an 8.5/10, I really enjoyed it. One of my favourites in the MCU for
sure. And speaking of my favourites in the MCU, next up is the one that started
it all. Iron Man, a film I know for sure that I fucking love.
So far the ranking reads:
1. 1. Captain Marvel
2. 2. Captain America: The First Avenger
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