A true marvel...

Rating: 1/10 (10 March 2019)

I have just come home from the 8:40pm showing of Captain Marvel with my friends, the prelude to which was full of jubilance, food, drink and atmospheric wonder one would expect from a night out. This was brought to a screeching halt as the film started.
I have found myself sitting in the aisles of many a superhero flick over the past decade, but I found nothing as soulless, contrived and pitiful as this. Captain Marvel is what happens when a brand decides that they have reached its peak, that the inclusion of famous names and a recognisable IP is enough to fill seats. The plot was what one might expect when scriptwriting enters the realm of monotonous Nike-assembly-slave-labour, largely comprised of "and then" moments, which entail characters jumping from one plot point to another with seemingly tenuous links only glued together through pithy dialogue and humour about as forced as consent in Neverland Ranch. This skipped exposition, beyond what served to necessitate the progression of the story, instead ended up dancing from one CGI riddled fight sequence to another. I had heard a lot about politics, but that rarely if ever impacts a film to me. It didn't here either. The acting was solid across the board, but if I was presented with this husk of a film under any ordinary circumstances, I would have lit it on fire and stomped it out, leaving it on the doorstep of someone whom I truly, truly despised. Costume design might have well just retained the green glow prior to editing, the generic shade that eclipsed what could have otherwise been a nice touch to the acting might have added some semblance of decency if left untouched.
If this is what entertainment has come to, give me a 10 hour YouTube loop of something, there'd be more twists and turns, along with more depth and progression.
Save your money, please. I warn you now, because I no longer have that choice.