Is everyone being a sheep or not?

Rating: 7/10 (16 March 2019)

I know it's been a long time and I must be honest with you... Laziness got better of me, but no more pointless talking about me and let's dive right into this movie.
I don't expect you to know a lot about Captain Marvel, but if you haven't lived under the rock during the last few months, then you must surely know that Brie Larson wears the blue and red colours of the main heroine. And there's been a lot of controversy surrounding this Oscar winning actress and to be completely honest I'm glad that I didn't know too much about the drama before watching the movie. Many people on the internet have blamed this movie for the poor choice of the actress, the overwhelming dose of feminism and just throwing the movie under the bus in general. I mean, I know people that chose to see Alita instead of Captain Marvel, just because of Brie Larson being in the movie. However, after watching the movie I spent almost one hour looking at all the hot topics floating around, and it made me notice some flaws that I didn't spot during or right after finishing the movie.
Well, people should have their own opinion, right? I feel like that people got swayed by the opinion of general public way too much and didn't give this movie a chance it deserves. Let me tell you something, this blockbuster isn't as bad as people say and I'm happy that I wasn't a sheep like many others.
For the first time in a long time I wasn't feeling the score. I'm sorry Marvel, it wasn't just doing it to me. In my opinion, the music should either give me chills, tear me up or make me stomp my feet. Well, nothing happened. What a shame.
90's was the time setting of the movie, well that's what they told you. You could see old stunning cars and old school clothes, but I wanted more. Give me some classy music that makes my hips uncontrollable and old pleasing commercials for Coca Cola. The should have watched Bumblebee, that's a recipe how to portray 80's and 90's.
Time to give credit where credit is due. Hands down, people behind the VFX, brilliant job once again. Hala looked stunning with its majestic building and spaceships flying around. It felt like experiencing Asgard once again. Ahhh, poor Asgard... And the space battle at the end? Oh boy, I travelled back in time to witness Han Solo destroying Stormtroopers from the sky. The feels.
I hope you're still awake, because this review is far from being over. Here's a list of the characters, from the best to the worst.
Maria Rambeau (Lashana Lynch)
The side character being on the top of my list? That's weird right? Well not really. Maria was a type of person, that Carol Danvers should have been. What I'm trying to say here? You could believe that the character could be real. From her being badass, which wasn't forced to the audience, but excellently displayed by her ability to control the fighter jet and doing the right decisions at the right time, to her showing emotions that made you sympathise with her. Overall, outstanding performance by Mrs. Lynch.
Stan Lee
I wouldn't normally include Stan in the list, but after what Marvel did at beginning, I have to. It was super sweet and teary at the same time. Seeing the compilation of all Stan's appearances in the MCU, with the Marvel logo we know and love slowly building up on the screen and the goosbumpy music in the background. You got me there Marvel. If this scene didn't make me tear up, the second one surely did. I was enthusiastically waiting for his nowadays traditional ten seconds scene in every movie and let me tell you, this one hits really close to hearth. The interaction between Stan a Marvel was something truly magnificent, even though it was only a nod towards Stan. You could feel the emotions, even though neither of them said a word. Bravo!
Talos/Keller (Ben Mendelsohn)
Everyone expected Samuel L. Jackson to be the humorous factor of the movie. He was, but Ben M. did a better job, both as Talos and Keller, Fury's boss in S.H.I.E.L.D. After the twist that Skrulls are the good guys (I kind of anticipated that from watching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Talos teamed up with Carol and the squad. His jokes were on point and the interactions especially with Fury were top notch.
Monica Rambeau (Akira Akbar/Azari Akbar)
It's always hard to judge kid's performance so I feel obligated to mention a good one if I see one. Akira's portrayal of Marias daughter was truly quality performance and if Kevin Feige will eventually decide to introduce Spectrum (older Monica Rambeau), the actress chosen to play her will have big shoes to fill.
Carol Denvers/Vers/Captain Marvel (Brie Larson)
You must have been wondering, where the hell is Captain Marvel. She must be on the top, because she's the main character, right? Well, that's unfortunately not the case. From the start, you have to get use to her behaviour, which comes something as a surprise, but not a pleasant one. Her way of interacting with other characters feels somewhat cocky and egoistic, something I wasn't expecting from her character going into the movie. I couldn't figure out where I saw that kind of behaviour before and then it suddenly hit me. She's trying to act like Iron Man. "Hey, what's the problem", you might say. Iron Man is awesome! What's wrong with her being cocky. I'll tell you where's the problem. When it came to emotional scenes with Robert Downey Junior, you could believe that he was suffering and going through hard times. That wasn't happening with Carol, especially in the scene where she finally discovered what happened to her on Earth. It was just weak, not believable at all. I think it's not 100percent Larson's fault, the way the character itself is written played a huge part in it.
Earlier I spoke about the flaws I noticed after going on the internet. These missteps were slight signs of feminism. Wait, don't throw rocks at me yet, before I say anything else, I don't think that there were that many feminist moments as people say, but there were some, that didn't have to be there that ruined the overall experience. I'm talking about the ending scene with Fury, where he decided to name the Avengers initiative after Carol. I mean, did Marvel forget about Captain America: The first Avenger? Should it be The second Avenger now? The second scene is where she stood up against the Supreme Intelligence, remembering her past, where she always had to stand up after being laugh at, wait for it, by white men. I mean, did you really have to do us like that? C'mon Marvel...
The last things that felt a little bit of was the scene where she finally harnessed her full powers. Don't get me wrong, I had massive goose bumps watching that scene. But shouldn't she be a little bit clunky, using her newly discovered powers for the first time? She was flying in the skies like a pro, having zero problems, even though that was her first time flying. She for sure feels overpowered, which is kind of worrying and it makes you think how the MCU will deal with her powers compared to the other Avengers in End Game, because she is definitely the strongest one right now.
Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)
Like I said before, it was expected from Nick Fury to be the funny character and he was. But his humour was slowly decreasing throughout the course of the movie, with Talos doing a better job and replacing him. Fury's jokes slowly became cringy and forced, but I would still rank him at the same level as Carol.
Phill Coulson (Clark Gregg)
The producers teased us with Phill being in this movie and I was all for it. If you know me, and if you don't, let me tell you something, I'm sucker for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and my boy Coulson, but the producers literally bamboozled us. All we got were three scenes? My boy deserved better than this.
The Supreme Intelligence/Mar-Vell/Dr.Wendy Lawson (Annette Bening)
Even though the concept of the Supreme Intelligence was cool, it didn't live up to its full potential. They honestly could have done more, it's the head of the Kree, isn't it? When it comes to Mar-Vell, I don't mind that the producers changed the gender of the character from man to woman, I'm completely fine with that, but despite the fact she played a huge part in the story, she hardly ever appeared on the screen.
Yonn-Rogg + the Kree group
I expected the Kree to be the bad guys, but it still didn't change the fact that they were so damn boring.Yonn-Rogg looked promising at the beginning, but the fact that he acted the same way throughout the whole movie made him so unenjoyable to watch. And there is no point talking about the rest of the Kree, they were just extras, I'm sorry. The main villains, more like the main...nothing.
Goose/Flerken
The crowd favourite and pleaser. Why everyone loves this cat so much? I wasn't a fan and I'm still not. The first few scenes were cool and funny, I got to admit, but it quickly became a repetitive old joke. Did the people behind the movie run out of ideas how to prolong this movie or what? And the cat eating the Teserakt? Meh...
And here are my final words. The movie and the main protagonist could use some improvement, that's for sure. If the MCU focused more on final product and the quality of the script, rather than political message of women appearing in showbusinnes and Brie Larson focusing on her acting, rather than offensively publicly promoting feminism, the result would be close to a masterpiece. Props to DC Universe, Wonder Women is what Captain Marvel was supposed to be.
It's not a perfect movie, but not a bad one as well. The movie and the post credit scene are hyping you for the upcoming End Game movie. I truly believe, that with some work and dedication, Captain Marvel will find her footing in the MCU and will eventually become the crowd pleaser it can be.