Loved it! FINALLY - adult themes in a Marvel movie! Marvel's best to date.

Rating: 10/10 (9 March 2019)

I walked into the theater with low expectations, but was blown away. OMG - "Captain Marvel" was AWESOME. I suspect the initial low ratings on IMDb were from "fanboys" and other young people who wanted chases and shoot-em-ups - the kind of mass melees and Battle Royales seen in the Avenger gang fight movies. That's OK - each to his own taste! But this Marvel movie actually dealt with real and important themes that sucked me right in, and kept me riveted until the end.
In my personal cosmology, on some level we are all the same, and time does not exist, except as a shared construct, and perception is projection (i.e., in some way we make it all up). OK - that's me. But to see Marvel wrestle with these ideas, present them in a fascinating and thrilling story-line, AND feature a cat? I thought I'd died and gone to Heaven. Do not be mislead - there is tons of action, too, and brilliant FX and Sci-Fi dazzle.
And... it doesn't hurt that Brie Larson is sturdy, talented, and adorable. And this was Samuel L. Jackson's best role in what? 20 Years? He played a good guy for once... even kind of a hero. That sat VERY well on him. I hope he considers doing more positive movie roles henceforth.
Bottom line: if you've been watching Marvel/DC movies with a child's eye, consider if it is time to step up to a grown-up version. You stand a chance of advancing your movie-art appreciation with this. Possibly. And if not, let enough time pass until you're ready for the adult world. Please consider that this might be a great movie to begin life like the grown-ups do it. You'll have a blast!