All my hopes, gone and wasted

Rating: 3/10 (9 March 2019)

It just wasn't what i was hoping for in the last movie before the entire structure of the MCU changes. Maybe the calm before the storm but, as a lead in, it felt too sub-par compared to everything else I've witnessed in the last ten years. It felt like they could've chosen anyone for Brie's role, and nothing would've changed; not to say she didn't put forth effort. This just doesn't seem right when we have so many actors who embody their roles to the point we can't view the character as being someone else. It was ok for a one time view at the matinée but I don't think I'd care to see it again. Just be better marvel, this was NOT the best you could do. Just thinking we could've gotten a Black Widow movie instead of this really gets to me. Scarlet deserves to be the titular female lead of the MCU. Sure she doesn't have OP superpowers, but she has everything it takes to lead and she's been an important part of the story since the beginning. Cpt. Marvel is forced into the story unnecessarily, and they even went so far as to redcon important plot elements built upon in the previous movies. Even Fury's story about how he got his scar was played out to be a joke due to a cat scratch. The actual first female Cpt. Marvel, Monica Rambeau, was just a non-important side character. If Brie really wanted to advocate for diversity, why didn't she suggest that the movie be about Monica, an African American woman, who was given the power first? The politics and overall underwhelming product was disappointing. I don't want to be preached to when I go see a movie, I don't want to feel like less because I am a man, and I don't want boredom most of all. This film shouldn't have happened this way. This could've reignited the character in the comics and brought it some popularity. Now it'll just end up a meme to be forgotten int the next few years. Don't waste your money.