Far better than people are saying

Rating: 9/10 (9 March 2019)

This was a great movie, and it definitely doesn't deserve all the hate it is getting. It got off to a rocky start in the first act story wise, but once it got going it really began to shine. I have never seen a theatre laugh as hard as we did at some of the amazingly funny scenes/jokes. People are complaining that Brie Larson doesn't show enough "emotion" or "acting". First of all, she has an Oscar for best actress, and second of all, she plays a serious character, so of course she is going to look serious. I loved her performance in this movie, her pure seriousness and unwavering focus was a well structured character trait. She was witty and sarcastic, and still had the expected emotional journey in super hero film. And I would like to say this, nobody would ever complain if a male actor was acting serious in his role. People are also desperately trying to blame the movie for being to "brazenly feminist", but it's really not. It has empowerment and character development that would fit into any male or female character. It does an amazing job of empowering a female character not by cramming negative views of men down your throat, but simply by changing the gender of the superhero story arch to show that a female fits into the role just as well as any man could. I think subconsciously a lot of people are going in thinking they are supposed to not like this movie because of the unwarranted thrashing it has received, which leaves them predisposed toward a negative opinion of it. This movie was smart, far more funny than I expected, engaging, extremely entertaining, and well filmed and performed. I would recommend anyone I know to go see it. The one big issue I would have is how extremely powerful she is, to the point that it doesn't seem like anything could ever hope to stop her, which creates an issue with the movies stakes and tension. It is also important to note that this issue is kind of addressed by the fact that the movie primarily focuses on her past and self discovery, not trying to defeat an all powerful enemy. This prevents her overpowered abilities from crippling the story because the story focuses a lot on the other aspects of her character.