Bittersweet

Rating: 4/10 (10 March 2019)

I am coming forward with my first review on IMDB, because I have noticed a lot of backlash and friction that this movie has led to. I think it is unfortunate that it has led to a point where our opinions and words are questioned, because in the end the purpose of reviews is to push producers and directors to be more original and creative in their work, but that is different discussion.
I will provide my take on the movie "Captain Marvel" and this is my opinion. Please understand that I have watched all the Marvel Movies, and was a comic book fanatic when I was a kid, so every comic book adaptation that I plan on watching gives me nothing, but excitement. Unfortunately, this movie ended up flat, with potential that wasn't reached. I was utterly surprised because Marvel has released endless entertainment, because the focus has always been on what the fans wanted to see. I will focus on three things for my review: Direction, Action, and Brie Larson.
Direction: I will honestly admit that I didn't follow "Captain Marvel" as much and wanted to understand that character's story when I came in to watch this movie. The whole entire journey felt rushed and forced to me. It was nothing but good and cute moments in spurts that provided no direction whatsoever. Thor's first movie provided a simple journey of a man that had a lesson to learn to become a good leader with the weakness of arrogance. I was expecting something similar with this movie, but the movie didn't provide that. I had to ask my friends after watching this movie on what this is about? I honestly would have liked the movie to focus a lot on her to present us journey of her discovering herself, but it was filled with short discussions between characters which felt like a TV series from CW. I think the directors wanted to provide a sophisticated origin story that sets up the character for the upcoming "End Game", but it honestly ended up me questioning if this movie was necessary.
Action: The special effects was wonderful, I honestly can't say enough about what they did with Samuel Jackson. He really looked young and it was hard to tell. Being a big fan of him and loving his work like "Pulp Fiction" it brought me a smile. The action sequence was bittersweet. I honestly didn't enjoy the lighting and how it was presented. It felt like watching Michael Bay's Transformer action scene in the dark, and I it was frustrating. The space battle scene was a good way to end it, but it was an attempted recovery that felt flat at that point.
Brie Larson: I am not questioning her ability to act, but I felt that this was not the right character for her to play, and I am not saying that she should be cut from being Captain Marvel. I don't know if it was her or the director not giving her enough to work with. I enjoy watching character's develop in a story and that being presented because it is a journey that we are taking with the character, but I felt that she wasn't able to do that. There were action scenes, the tone of her voice, and her posture in which led me to cringe because it felt forced. All this leads me to also question the director of the movie.
Conclusion: "Captain Marvel" ended up being the weakest movie in the Marvel Universe due to lack of developing the main protagonist. She didn't face any major dilemma or problem. Also the structure felt forced and difficult to understand what direction the movie was trying to make. Unfortunately the movie ended up making Goose the Cat the most intriguing character which is I am sure not the way they wanted. I would like to see a new direction for Captain Marvel so we can love her character because I want to as well. One suggestion that I would like to make for the Russo Brothers and Marvel is to integrate her in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie because in the comics her story provides a lot more intrigue.