Great Origin Story and Addition to the MCU!

Rating: 8/10 (12 March 2019)

Captain Marvel Review:
Captain Marvel is the 21st film in the MCU and it follows Carol Danvers who becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. As most of you know I'm a huge Marvel fan so there was no question that I wanted to see this. Unlike most audience members, I really liked this film (you can read about the audience stuff in my rant post). I thought it was an interesting and intriguing origin story. Anna Biden and Ryan Fleck did a good job directing this. This was their first major film so good for them. Marvel likes to do that. Brie Larson as Carol Danvers was a perfect fit. I thought she developed the character well and made it her own. She's clever, ambitious, and sometimes humorous which made the film very enjoyable with her scenes. Not only that but her relationship with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) was literally the best part of the film. The chemistry was spot on and it made the friendship believable and feel real. He did great as Nick Fury again. This is probably one of my favorite performances that he did with Nick Fury. Annette Bening was in it briefly but I loved her. She's such an amazing actress. There's a twist with her character that was cool and might upset some who are true to the comics but I don't care. I should also add the cat, Goose, is an amazing character and I loved him! All the characters made for an enjoyable film and a good plot. Something I really loved about the plot was it made for questioning and thinking throughout so it was like a drama. Yes, there's action, and may I add very good action scenes, but the drama aspect was my favorite. The visual effects were pretty good in this. Lots of cool stuff, especially in the first shot you see of the Kree planet (I forgot the name of it). There were a few spots that were noticeable with it but not many. The makeup and hairstyling was very good. I thought it was cool what they did. I liked the super suits and costumes. The cinematography was pretty good for a marvel film. There were a few shots, one in particular that takes place outside in a backyard a little past sunset that I really liked. It reminded me kind of Annihilation with the shot of Natalie Portman walking towards The Shimmer. It was also colorful like Thor: Ragnarok. The score I would consider colorful too. It was interesting and pretty good. It had a tech vibe to it, also like Thor: Ragnarok. Since the movie takes place in the 90s, there's some pretty good songs added. One sequence in the final battle had a perfect song playing. Some thought it was dumb and copying Guardians of the Galaxy but I thought it was fun. Also Guardians of the Galaxy is apart of the MCU and people loved those sequences so what's the big problem?! I didn't have too many problems with this movie. The only thing I'd say is there's a part at the beginning with a trippy sequence that made it hard to follow. I understand it was supposed to do that, but it made an awkward shift. It was predictable what was going to happen to with the conflict. Also there's a reoccurring thing that comes to play in major role that was in the other MCU films that left me having to research it because something seemed out of the timeline then. Once I figured it out it made sense but there's one part I still question. Other than that I thought this was a great addition to the MCU and Captain Marvel will be a great addition in Avengers: Endgame. If you haven't seen the other films you could probably still watch this. There may be a few things you won't understand but it's a great time watching this film!
My Grade: A-