A Marvel-ous debut

Rating: 8/10 (9 March 2019)

I watched a few reviews for this movie before seeing it, and I liked it a lot more the general consensus. Now, Im not saying the film is perfect...I have some nitpicks but overall I thought this was another great edition to the MCU. For starters, I saw a lot of complaints that the character herself was wooden, flat,one dimensional,void of personality, too perfect etc. I did not see this at all. Yes, her character is more stoic. She's not like Iron Man or Star-Lord quipping up a storm. And partly this may be because her character is told to be a better warrior she has to hide her emotions. This is said by Yon-Rogg(Jude Law) within in the first 10 minutes. Yet because she is still learning to control her powers, you see these moments where her true personality shines through. Not too mention there is vulnerability with her character as she doesnt know who she is or where she came from and she's struggling to make sense of it all. I actually really liked her characterization. Now one negative I would have to say/agree with when it comes to her character, is that she was a bit too powerful (mainly the third act). Once she realizes/comes into her full potential she takes down the antagonists really easily. They try and extend the fight scenes by having them strong enough to get up again after her blasts, but theres not really much of a moment where they have the upperhand or its more of a level playing field. Which, it does make sense considering the powers she has, and the powers they don't...it just doesnt make it a particularly engaging fight. But that was my only major qualm about the character. I thought she was awesome and in the scene where she comes into her own and she embraces the human side of her (where it flashes to the past of her getting knocked down and then getting up again - and thats not a spoiler because that shown in the trailers) very nearly made me had tears in my eyes. And also, I am really excited to see her in Endgame. I think Thanos is going to be more of a challenge for her, and so Im excited to see what the fight scenes will be like.
I also really liked Fury in this movie. And I liked the buddy cop dynamic that he had with Captain Marvel. And for me that was the best relationship in this movie. I connected with those two than I did with Captain Marvel and Maria. I also really liked the twist with Talos (Ben Mendelsohn). Although a nitpick would be that his make-up was a bit stiff and clearly hard for him to talk in. Goose was a lot of fun too. I think Goose might give Groot a run for his money.
Without trying to give it away, there is a certain item that shows up in this film (also pretty important to how Captain Marvel got her powers) that isnt really explained how it ended up in this timeline. Chronologically this item was somewhere else. Im not saying its a plot hole cause there could be a very logical explanation behind it, the film just doesnt bother to explain how. It's a tad annoying but definitely doesnt ruin the film for me.
Overall, I was pleased with this movie. Im not sure where I would exactly rank the film out of all the other MCU films without having to rewatch and directly compare...but I think it would likely be within the top 10, but outside of the top 5.