"Captain Marvel" (directors: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck)
First off, for many of the general viewing audience, a warning: be prepared to relive the '90s! Like that's a bad thing?? Seriously, I will start off this review with just telling you how much I laughed at all the nostalgia, bringing me back to my child and moody teenage years, as well as how good the soundtrack was, with the right music at the right time.
Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel had a lot to live up to, being the first female solo superhero film for the MCU, and this time, Marvel had the bar set high by their rival, DC. Seriously, "Wonder Woman" and Gal Gadot set the bar HIGH with the first female solo superhero film between BOTH studios, and it almost feels like everything that happened with this film would get measured against that. Seriously, there was SOOOO much at stake! And this movie DID NOT DISAPPOINT!
Now, onto the good stuff. This movie was great! It felt like how the first "Iron Man" movie felt, very well done, still serious, but quite a few funny bits. "Captain Marvel" is meant to be somewhere between "Captain America: the First Avenger" (minus the end credits scene) but before "Iron Man," telling the story of Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, and how she came to be, going from human to Kree, to human with superpowers, and having a major change of heart, but always doing the right thing. Felt very much like Cap himself, right down to going against the grain to do what the right thing is. This movie brings us the first battle between Skrull and Kree, which, if you have watched "Agents of SHIELD" you would know that the Kree are pretty much a**holes in disguise, thinking they are in the right. It's pretty much a matter of the Kree saying "You will obey us or be destroyed" sort of thing, and the Skrull were like no. Danvers, while she is still know as Vers, starts to learn the truth of the war, all the while remembering her past (thanks to the Skrull), and learning what she stood for--another Captain America attitude. The battle scenes are fantastically choreographed, and the ending battle between Danvers and Yon-Rogg is just...FANTASTIC! I seriously have no other words for the end battle. The dialogue is great, especially when Nick Fury (brought back by Samuel L. Jackson) and Danvers are stuck in the Area 51 setting (it's not Area 51, it just looks like it) and are trying to escape. And it was great to have back Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), even though it was only for a short while. Seriously, I wish there was more of this guy in the movies. The Stan Lee tribute at the beginning means more than the cameo, and seriously after the "Spider-verse" cameo, I don't think any other cameos can top that one.
There were quite few questions that were raised for me, the biggest one being a bit of a spoiler, so forewarning, if you have not seen the movie, you are in for some spoilers with the questions: the biggest question I have is, if the Tesseract is one of the Infinity Stones, how could Mar-Vell be working on creating it for an energy core to make light speed? Seriously, I thought those things were made at the beginning of the Universe, according to what the Collector said in the first 'Guardians of the Galaxy' movie. Does someone want to explain this one?
Also, just WHAT did Goose the Cat/Flerken do to Fury's eye? He scratches it and...what? It just destroys the eye? HOW? Because we all know, if we remember "Winter Soldier" that that eye is not gone!
Next, how the HELL did Danvers BREATH in space??? Originally, she has been shown to have some sort of mask over her helmet, but suddenly, that went away. What the hell? This is the sort of thing that CinemaSins would obsess over, and I now have them to thank for the fact that I now nitpick sh** like this as I am watching a movie. (*Ding*)
Also, anyone else notice that Ronan the Accuser's (Lee Pace) make-up was different this time around? Where were the black streaks? Honestly, he didn't look the same! (*Ding*)
And speaking of make-up, so are Yon-Rogg (Jude Law) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou) Kree or not? I can understand why Mar-Vell (Annette Bening) is never shown in in the Kree blue, she was (spoiler) undercover, but those two definitely are not. In fact, Yon-Rogg is the one who GIVES his blood to Danvers! So, WHY ARE THEY NOT BLUE? (*Ding*)
Rant over, this movie is totally worth every penny, and obviously, with "Avengers: Endgame" in sight, this should be on your priority list if you are a Marvel fan. I highly recommend going and seeing this movie before you see "Endgame" otherwise, there will be some confusion. Oh, and of course, stay through the end credits!
Good review - the guys at Cinema Sins would be proud. Let me address a couple of things: there are two Kree races, the blue and the pink. The pink are actually the majority on Hala.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Ronan's black face paint in GotG is the blood of the Xandarian Nova Corps guy he kills at the beginning - it's a sort of tribal thing showing he's a bad-ass, but as a blue Kree, his face is just blue underneath that.
Just thought I'd help out.
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ReplyDeleteWe also have to point out her breathing in space is more or less due to her Binary form (glow) and they didnt say she was working on the core, she was working on the engine using the core as a blueprint of sorts Talos is a great truth twister
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