not bad

Rating: 4/10 (31 March 2019)

It was a fun movie. but unfortunately there were many bad points. it all came down to this: the writing team should be fired. it's a shame that there was so much clout about marvel finally getting a female solo movie, and was prematurely celebrated as such a liberating strong female breaker of boundaries, yet the writing/directing team that was used just simply didn't understand how to deliver. the list of "strong female lead characters" in cinema (all the way back as far as i can remember) may not be quite as big as i would like, but there are still so many that are amazing & complex & tough. but this team writes like untalented adolescents. seriously, some of the dialogue is cringe-worthy, and there are moments that aren't logical at all. but the worst aspect was that they didn't allow for her to be complex. they made her 2-dimensional, didn't allow for her to develop, and never made anything much of a challenge. it's the same reason i've never been a fan of superman. the only time he's fun to watch is when he fights someone even stronger than himself. there has to be high stakes, or else it gets boring real quickly. they were so eager to show how powerful captain marvel was, that they neglected to make her endearing. they methodically put all the formulaic ingredients that the other well-loved movies contained, but seemed to lack the artistic insight on how to organize & utilize & polish them into a gem. this was supposed to be such a win for women everywhere, and so the producers should've put the best writing team together in order to make it a truly epic masterpiece. but it was just "entertaining." that being said, there was a lot i did like. cool fights, great special effects, some good characters (Fury & the Skrull leader were great), the cat was awesome, a lot of the humor made me laugh. glad i got to see it.