Terrible Film

Rating: 2/10 (9 March 2019)

Frankly, Captain Marvel is a terribly written film with a serious lack of characterisation that restricts it from any real emotional engagement.
The first 20 minutes were vague, disjointed, and almost incomprehensible to the point that I had to ask myself "what the hell is going on?"
The back-story they give to Nick Fury establishes him as a comic-relief type character that has no common attributes to the Nick Fury that we have come to like and respect in movies past.
Then there's the forced feminist overtones that reduce the desirability of Captain Marvel as a lead protagonist: Liberal filmmakers nowadays are trying to make a point about certain issues, such as equality, however, the majority of which are approaching it in the wrong way...
Having Captain Marvel blow the head off Arnold Schwarzenneger, whom I might add is one of the most well liked, well respected, hard working, and highly accomplished role models of the past 50 years, in a True Lies poster before smirking at the image of the remaining cut-out of Jamie Lee-Curtis makes no sense at all and adds no value to the story whatsoever. I am still not 100% sure what point this was meant to make, not to mention that True Lies was directed by James Cameron who is renowned for making films (good films) with strong female leads. If they (filmmakers) are going to try pick targets to attack to push an agenda, they need to be more astute in who they decide to make an example out of.
Filmmakers need to better understand their audience and also understand that people fall in love with on-screen characters, regardless of whether they are men or women, by developing characterisation in which we can all empathise and connect with. I was looking forward to this movie in anticipation for the final Avengers, but at no point was I interested or emotionally involved.
It's unfortunate that the highlight of this 2 hour film was the 20 seconds in which Nirvana's "Come as you are" was played.
Nonetheless, it's obvious that the writers, directors and producers got it wrong with this movie. It will still make money at the box office because we live in the age of literary simulacra that is best represented in the film industry through superhero movies, which all seem to make money regardless of how bad and cliched they are.
I score this film a 2/10.