CaptainMarvel

Rating: 7/10 (31 March 2019)

Captain Marvel
2019
12A
director: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
starring: Brie Larsson,Samuel l jackson,Ben Mindleson,Jude Law,Clark Gregg and Lashana Lynch etc
overall rating 74/100
Captain Marvel was mostly what i expect from a marvel film thrilling for the most part,entertaining and intriguing. However there was some big flaws that held it back from being on Infinity war and Black panther lets dive in to why this is.
My first positive for me would be the films fun soundtrack. Each song added a fun atmosphere to the film as they were all songs released at the time of the films existence. This added a lighter and more fun tone to the film which was appreciated and added to Marvels recent strengths of having excellent scores.
Next i would like to add another thing that helped the films tone was its humour. There was just enough laughs and surprises that people have gotten used to with marvel to hold this film together. The main source of humour from the film came from Nick Fury ( Samuel L jackson) and Ben mindlesohn who really added a different type of humour to there scenes it just felt natural and organic.
The next positive would be the 90,s aesthetics in the film. They really tried and succeeded with creating an environment that looked like how it was supposed to. With old slow computers and pinball machines it bought humour to the film and also would bring pleasant memories to people who were bought up within this time period.
The first negative however for me would be its under-usage of certain characters. I am particularly highlighting supreme intelligence ( Annette Benning) and minn erva ( Gemma chan) both of these characters had interesting qualities to them. Its just a shame they weren't used more often as this would of made for a better film as they only really had one moment to shine before they were killed off which was a shame.
The next positive for me would be the clever and thrilling action sequences. This is expected with a marvel film but Captain Marvel delivered well in enough places in order to make for a entertaining film. Especially with the introduction of space in the final act it really allowed captain marvels powers to shine despite my issues with her character.
The next positive for me is also what i come to expect in marvel its visuals and world building. Marvel always has and always will been incredible at creating new worlds for all there fans to get invested in. With massive cities with flying ships and unique weapons the film does keep you invested whilst watching. And as i predicted the visuals especially for the fighting sequences were incredible and unique especially the train fight scene.
However another negative i must add is that this film suffered a lack of depth and detail with its overusage of flashbacks. There was many different and interesting things from carols life beeing shown to us. But they all ended too quickly with not enough detail about what was happening. So it just seemed a bit sloppy to me and the film could of done with less flashbacks but with more detail.
However i do have to still mention as a positive that carols backstory was still very interesting to see unravel throughout the film. The fact that her character was just a sheep not knowing her previous life really kept for a interesting and rewarding end when she finally found out her identity which was admittedly very nice to see.
The next negative for me which may be controversial but who cares at this point i did not like some of the feminist viewpoints that this film was trying to portray. I believe in gender equality but the fact that the underlying cause for carols strength and determination throughout the film was because she was told she was to emotional was overplayed and not used correctly. I think this constant mention of this will anger many audience members as seen with its low audience score on rotten tomatoes. I believe that they should of cut out the too emotional stereotype for women in this film as thats not what the main reason for being so willing to fight should be.
The next positive for me would be the character design of the skrulls and the excellent performance from Ben Mindlesohn. The unique almost avatar inspired character design for the skrulls was very intriguing to see and really makes you want to see more of them in future films as they also added some comedic moments to the film as well. Next i must praise the excellent acting performance of Ben mindlesohn he was fantastic in this film and was one of the better characters. His odd accent and funny and unique humour really added a decent touch to the film that i wasnt expecting as his narrative character development changed and evolved throughout the film.
The next positive for me would be its excellent plot twist. I was not expecting this when it happened. As marvel were portraying the skrulls to be the villains ians in the trailers and throughout the first half of this film. So the fact that they were able to mislead the audience so much was really clever here and also added a slightly emotional moment here as all they were looking for was a home to survive on.
The next main positive for this film would be Samuel L jackson. He was fantastic as the younger Nick Fury here truly the best and most funny character in the film. He is just such a fantastic experienced actor who just knows what he is doing. He delivered the more serious moments of the film and he definitely delivered in the more comedic moments to. Plus getting to know how he lost his eye was a nice touch i also enjoyed the Coulson cameos in this films as well. And it was incredible what they could do to make both Samuel and Clark look 25 years younger this was impressive to see.
However unfortunately my biggest issue in this film i am sad to say is the lead character and actor of Captain marvel and Brie Larsson. I just think that Brie is not comfortable enough in such a big role. She was very awkward to watch throughout the film. Her humour fell flat and was awkward to watch and her personality was very one dimensional. However i do think that Brie is the right person for the role and in time she gets more comfortable in her role she could get better but for this film she did not connect with me at all.
My final positive for the film would be Nick Fury and Gooses relationship. To add Nick Fury as being a cat lover i was certainly a different approach but a fun one. And Goose added a lot of comedic moments. When it shot tentacles out if its mouth the whole audience was in shock so this added a great comedic layer to the film.
My final slight negative would be that i actually don't think Captain Marvel has strong enough powers to defeat Thanos. And the fact that she is so heavily relied on to do so is baffling me. I personally think someone like Thor or Doctor Strange are more Capable of doing so.
Overall Captain marvel is a very interesting and entertaining part of the marvel cannon, However unfortunately due to the main character and the main focus of the film is the weakest part this means that unfortunately Captain Marvel is one of the weaker films in the franchise.