Easily one of the most powerful in the franchise

Rating: 8/10 (7 March 2019)

Vers(Larson, strong, not always embracing her humanity, stirring. Just like the film itself) has only a fractured memory of her past. Over the course of this, she recalls many of the most significant parts. Originally from Earth, she was given a new life and set of abilities by the Kree, an alien race. She's now part of an elite team of theirs. Don't worry about the other members; you're not going to remember them, or need to. They're like less developed "Warriors Three" from Thor: though, I realise they're from the comics, if you had shaved it down to maybe just one, then that person could actually get something substantial. To do, say, be. Anyway. She has to keep a secret weapon out of the hands of the shapeshifting Skrulls. Through certain circumstances, She ends up back on this planet, and immediately attracts the attention of young desk jockey SHIELD agent Nick Fury(Jackson, less cynical than usual, which is a welcome change. Not that I didn't love him before. but it would be annoying if he was like that this whole thing. Instead we get a buddy comedy dynamic), who comes out of the de-aging looking real, and rookie Coulson(Gregg, less confident), who, in contrast, at times looks like he considers petroleum jelly a form of makeup.
The action is great and plentiful, the effects are stunning, the 3D adds depth and atmosphere, the twists and mysteries keep you guessing, the villains are compelling, and the humour nearly always works. Then again, that isn't only true of this entry. So let's focus on this being the first of them that is feminist. That aspect is less focused than in Wonder Woman - the DCEU has always been taking bigger risks than the MCU, and that was one of the times where it paid off. Aquaman is the other one. Fingers crossed Shazam will be the third. It would not have been difficult to make this more about empowering women: for one thing simply make more of the characters female, even if they are men in the source material, and add more of the issues that they face. So I would say it's a case of simply being too scared to go for something unusual for them. I guess they figured they couldn't repeat the success of Black Panther, which delved incredibly deep into racial issues. Like WW, however, this will inspire young and old Members of the gender: where that motion picture was very much about feminine qualities and values solving problems that masculine ones cause, this is more about meeting the standard that men set, and surpassing it: hence, "higher, further, faster". While I tend to consider the former as the more progressive of the two, obviously there are a lot who want to do certain things, and are told that they can't live up to the requirements, for reasons physical, emotional, and psychological. Those saying no may even pretend that there's no sexism involved. And this will urge them to keep trying, with aforementioned three word motto serving as a rallying war cry, if you'll permit a portmanteau.
There is a little strong language in this. I recommend this to everyone, XX-chromosomes in particular, not exclusively. 8/10