Plot Takes a Back Seat to Female Empowerment Sermon

Rating: 2/10 (8 March 2019)

The tale was entertaining enough, but the attempt to equalize women with men on masculine terms was extremely heavy-handed. Take every stereotype of male heroes from yesteryear, a la John Wayne or Steve McQueen, and cram them into a single woman- this is Captain Marvel. Larson's character was easily more aggressive and arrogant than any male character in the MCU. Tony Stark could never stand a chance fitting into the room with Carol Danvers, who would throw the first punch. And when I say this, I mean that her lines don't chime of humor or satire; she really believes what she's saying. Every song on the soundtrack(except one that couldn't be left out without a riot) was by female artists from an era that had SO MANY talents. The agro-feminist underscore of the ENTIRE films rings of insecurity more so than a celebration of gender equality. So, I'll say what the writers and producers are looking for: "we get it- women can be like men." Even if that means doing everything a man would be criticized for.