Captain Marvel joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the first female-driven superhero film!
Marvel’s latest superhero film, Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson as Vers and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, is an origin story full of twists that keeps you guessing. After a rescue mission with her military team of Kree warrior-heroes, Vers finds herself captured by the enemy, the Skrull. She wakes up to find them sifting through her mind putting memories there that are not her own. Using her Kree training and the energy projections she can shoot from her fists, she fights her way out and steals a spaceship. During the space chase, she and the four Skrull trailing her find themselves on planet Earth circa 1995, complete with a Blockbuster, pagers, and dial-up internet.
Once on Earth, the battle continues as Vers tries to find all four of the Skrull. This task is made difficult by the Skull’s ability to completely transform into a perfect copy of any human they see and by S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Nick Fury joining in the chase to try to bring Vers in. It isn’t until Fury sees one of the Skrull in their alien form does he finally believe Vers is here to help and starts to work alongside her to piece together the mystery of what the Skrull are really tracking and what Vers has to do with it.
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Here’s the Rundown:
Female Representation: This is Marvel’s first female-driven superhero film and they did a good job at creating Vers as a female character’s that was genuine, believable, and had flaws. The supporting females in the cast were also great. Maris, the single mother, was strong and not there just to get pity, but to be a part of the story. The friendship between Vers and Maria was one of women who had found a true support in each other while living in a man’s world doing everything they could do to follow their passions. It definitely passes the Bechdel Test as these women never once discuss a man and instead work together to solve problems, be heroes, and better yet, be badass air force pilots in the process.
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I will say that having Vers’ flaw be that she is ‘too emotional’ was not a great choice but they had other good things to hopefully make up for that.
Love: One thing that stood out the most was the fact that this film had no love story. This wasn’t a fairy tale or a rom-com with the lead as a woman and a story about how she becomes complete once she finds a man. This was a film about a woman who had to make hard choices, fight against the odds, and sacrifice so much in the process. In the end, there was no man to make everything better, or wrap up the story, or give her a ‘happily ever after’. She had to keep working, keep sacrificing, and keep being a hero.
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Tech: Since the film is based in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and starts off in space, you know the tech and weapons are going to be awesome. The creativity of the designers is incredible. The weapons were unique, new, and had epic powers that weren’t just your typical shooting or laser guns. The creators went further into the possibilities of what the Kree warrior weapons would actually be like since they are not Earth-based and they made weapons that had capabilities far more complex than just hitting a target while at the same time they made them very natural and easy for us humans to understand.
Pro Tip: Be sure to stick around for the mid-credit scene for a juicy tidbit about the Avengers: Endgame film!
Watch the official Captain Marvel trailer here:
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