Captain Marvel is the 21st film in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe and the first film from its portfolio to evolve around a
female-superhero. It serves as an origin story of the eponymous character. So,
naturally with some serious expectations, the stakes are high for the film and
the larger-than-life, female-superhero character.
Set in 1995, when S.H.I.E.L.D is just a budding task force
and the Avengers are in their early stage, the story follows Carol Danvers, aka
Vers, to her alien mates, a former US Air Force Fighter pilot, as she turns
into one of the galaxy's mightiest heroes.
It is a desperate tale of identity with Vers honing her
powers by working to figure out, along with the audience, who she actually is.
When we meet her, she is a Kree warrior fighting alongside
her friend and mentor Yon-Rogg (Jude Law) as part of the elite Kree military,
Starforce, which is a special-force unit, tasked with fighting the
shape-shifting rivals the Skrulls.
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When a field mission goes awry, she is kidnapped by Skrull
commander Talos (Nen Mendelsohn) and interrogated for information about a
mysterious mcguffin. However, soon she manages to mount a chaotic escape, crash
landing on the nearest planet which happens to be Earth, also known as C-53.
Here, despite being chased by Skrulls, while Vers finds
comfort in Maria Rambeau (Lashana Lynch), an old colleague from her air-force
days and her daughter (Akira Akbar), we learn that Vers and her superior
officer, Lawson (Annette Bening), crash-landed in the desert, where Vers, confronted
by an alien force, blew up the energy core that was Lawson's experimental
light-speed project.
This accident gave Vers her power that makes her a legend.
The trouble is, in the first half, from Vers' initial combat
training session to the aforementioned Skrull ambush, its frenetic opening
doesn't give us much time to get to know her or the alien world she exists in.
Also, while the second act drags at a slow pace, the final
act with the climactic sky battle that takes place over the sun-washed Great
Canyons, appear standard fare.
The film lacks in emotion and isn't quite as funny as it
thinks it is. While the 90's references are consistently entertaining,
including the IT gag, the dialogues lack the punch of the earlier Marvel films.
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On the other hand, what emerges as intriguing is the
appearance of Samuel L. Jackson as the young Nick Fury, who had earlier
appeared in six Marvel films. He has been de-aged by the kind of computer
wizardry that will write humans out of the future. He shows up in the scene
when Vers crash-lands on earth.
While Brie Larson radiates as Captain Marvel, she is aptly
supported by her colleagues. There is an engaging
chemistry between her and Jude Law, as well as Jackson.
The plot works hard and succeeds to build the connective
tissue between this film and the MCU. The two post-credits scenes are both
definitely worth staying for as they tie Captain Marvel squarely into the MCU.
No matter what, this is going to be an important link to the
final installment of Avengers, which is releasing next month. No doubt, Brie
Larson is too perfect for the role. Maybe what this film lacks will be
completed in the next movie. So do not get your excitement lesser and go for
this marvel mega movie. It is a perfect choice for the woman’s day. Female
superhero perhaps the most powerful avenger.
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