We’re waiting for reasons to root for the good in the face of so much chaos and hate.Ĭaptain Marvel gives us the crumb that whets our appetite. We’re waiting for the good guys to win again. You can’t separate it from its context as an event-it is a teaser for what we’re all waiting for, Avengers: Endgame, the afterword to Thanos’s gut-wrenching upset victory. Under these qualifications, Captain Marvel soars. They can’t be judged in quite the same way as an indie film that premiers at Sundance. These films are Events, first and foremost. It relies on references, cultural symbols the target audience will understand. Each MU film is judged by how it fits with the other films in the network of MU films, and how it fits with (or complicates) its current cultural context. Rather, more important than individual characterization or plot arc is taking into consideration the system of films as a whole. They allow themselves space to have fun, to be for the present rather than worrying about posterity.Īnd, the quality of a MU movie can’t be decided by an individual film alone. In fact, it has almost become a staple ingredient of their formula-an in-joke of what the strong of MU movies are. But to be honest, these critiques could be applied to most of the Marvel Universe films. Uneven or lacking characterization, visuals that rely too much on CGI to be compelling, a storyline chocked full of plot holes and vague themes. Jackson, Jude Law, and a cat (four cats, actually) named Goose.įrom a classic film studies/film critiquing perspective, Captain Marvel is mediocre. It’s a misconception that’s played with in the latest installation of the Marvel Universe saga- Captain Marvel, staring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Surely you’ve heard this statement before-or, more likely, you’ve heard other statements or seen other behavior that is less blatant but still stupidly sexist. Women are too emotional to be good leaders.
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