Marvelous! ðŸ˜‰

Rating: 8/10 (11 March 2019)

First of all, I will say I have a lot of feelings after watching this movie. I've been addicted to superhero movies ever since the first Iron Man movie came out when I was in second grade. Needless to say, I've grown up on superhero movies. However, this one was special - it's the first of the Marvel movies to have a female lead. Not that I don't love Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, or Zuri, but it's different having an actual female as the lead.
Anyway, it was a classic Marvel movie - the critical reviews surprise me. For reviewers calling Brie Larson "wooden" or "emotionless" - my interpretation was that it was a product of her childhood, adult life, and then finally Kree training. I grew up a tomboy, too - people constantly told me to grow up, to be less emotional, to stain my clothes less. Today, I've been told that people can't tell whether I'm happy or not or that I sound like Sadness from Inside Out. Carol Danvers is stiff and emotionless like this, too, especially after living as a Kree where she was TRAINED not to show emotions. I think when she finally broke free, she wasn't just free to use all of her powers - she was free to experience her emotions without caring what people thought.
Secondly, some people call Carol Danvers too powerful. This is a justified reason to critcize the movie, but I feel that this movie didn't fully flesh out what Carol can/can't do and we have more to look forward to in Avengers Endgame. What I can say is the scene where Carol smacked her fist and scared off Ronan was deeply satisfying. The fact that Captain Marvel is a woman and the (controversially!) most powerful Avenger makes me happy. Women can be strong and emotional! Women can be superheroes! I think these are the messages Marvel was trying to convey.
Thirdly, Goose. Goose is the reason everyone should watch this movie, and I laughed for about 5 minutes when I discovered Goose was the reason Fury got his scar.
Disregard the haters, PLEASE go see this awesome movie!