A fun appetizer to Marvel's "Avengers: Endgame"

Rating: 9/10 (19 April 2019)

I felt like I had to write this review due to all the negative reviews posted on I.M.D.B (Internet Movie Data Base)'s website. It appears the majority of the reviews are criticisms toward the lead actress, Brie Larson due to an awards speech about diversity in film reviews by critics. One thing to remember here is that in 2019, social media rules the world and everyone thinks his or her opinion should matter, even when that person criticizes a film and does not get paid for doing so as their occupation. I am a fan of film, comic books, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe and I am doing a review of the film only as a hobby. I have seen the edited and un-edited speech given by Brie Larson and I think people are over-reacting and taking their personal/political feelings out on a film that is pretty entertaining. Has the "super hero origin story" been done frequently? Yes, however this is a story line that has been going back to Superman's first appearance in Action Comics in 1938. The beauty of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and why it works so well in its many successes, is each character has a different personality, power set, background, and each film helps sets up bigger and continuous story lines. A viewer in the audience may not like Captain Marvel as much as Thor, Iron Man, or Black Widow, but the person sitting next to him or her may. The film introduces a new character in the M.C.U. moving forward in Phase 4 and beyond in Carol Danvers. She is played with charm by Brie Larson, if a bit flat, but the great thing about the M.C.U., is the character will be built upon with each appearance, story arches, and directors. The power set displayed by Captain Marvel is visually exciting and new for the M.C.U. The film also introduces us to comic book fan favorites, the Skrulls (hopefully this will lead to Secret Invasion down the line) and gives more of a back story of the Kree. The leader of the Kree known as the Supreme Intelligence (artificial intelligence) and is played brilliantly by Annette Bening in a duel role. The film brings back a younger Nick Fury played by Samuel L. Jackson, which some amazing de-aging technology (you forget while you are watching it is C.G.I.) and introduces the viewer to a fun side-kick in Goose, a "cat" that once belonged to Carol's mentor. The film has some spectacular action sequences and since it was set in the 1990s has some great music and fashion through-backs of that decade. While it may not be as complex as "Captain America: The Winter Solider", or as grand as "Avengers: Infinity War", it is a fun and entertaining ride.