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Captain Marvel (2019)


Captain Marvel (2019)



7/10



Starring
Brie Larson
Samuel L. Jackson
Ben Mendelsohn


Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck


I took my time to watch this because I wanted to see it alongside Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and then Avengers: Endgame (2019). I couldn’t be bothered to wait forever to watch everything in order and see how it all ties together. That said, I read a lot of reviews calling this movie average, but after seeing it, I have to say—average my ass! This movie was pure fun.

The graphical work done on Nick Fury is incredible—Samuel L. Jackson looked so young. Add to that Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, and you’ve got an amazing cast.

Marvel has something D.C. just hasn’t figured out yet: casting the perfect people for roles and getting the most out of them. The financial investment Disney made in building the Marvel Cinematic Universe (this is the twenty-first MCU movie) is clearly paying off, while D.C. is still playing catch-up.

The movie had just the right amount of adventure, action, and mystery to keep you hooked from start to finish. By the end, you’ll feel like watching it again just to make sure you didn’t miss anything.


Set in 1995, the movie focuses on Carol Danvers as she uncovers her past and grows into Captain Marvel while Earth gets caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien civilizations, the Kree and the Skrulls.

The plot jumps back and forth a bit, but here’s the gist of it: Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel/Vers (Brie Larson) is part of the Kree force trying to keep the Skrulls in check. The Skrulls are shape-shifting aliens capable of mimicking any organism down to its DNA.

During a mission against the Skrulls, Vers is captured, and they probe her memories to find a woman named Lawson. During this probe, Vers sees flashes of a life she once had on Earth as Carol Danvers.

She escapes and follows the Skrulls to Earth, where she meets S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Phil Coulson—though one of them turns out to be a Skrull in disguise.

From there, things escalate. The Skrulls infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D., and as Fury and Danvers search for Lawson, more truths about Danvers' past come to light. These revelations also uncover hidden layers of the Kree-Skrull war, leaving you questioning what’s really going on.

It’s a great movie that promises a good time. Be ready for some amazing acting and jaw-dropping visuals. The movie is set to make room for further sequels, so let us hope future sequels live up to the fun of this movie.


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