Amidst all the anticipation from the beginning to the latest campaign against the film, Captain Marvel somehow topples a way to find her place in the vast Marvel Cinematic universe through the origin story, written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
Considering the past MCU films, this movie is an offbeat in terms of its execution and particularly, the construct. The entire first half feels sloppy and tries to set up the stage for the second half with few car chases, face punches and some cringe-worthy one liners. Even though, they don’t seem to be boring, they’re not just memorable enough. You know, like the whispers of clouds.
Just as Captain Marvel herself, the film tries to understand and unveil itself tenderly so as not to reveal the suspense factor by any chance. Even though the suspense was well guarded, it would not let the audience root for its cause as the film focuses more towards the young Nick, his new pal, The Goose and other cheesy elements. The Goose as the cat is simply funny to put in a word. It’s more of a BB-8 from Star Wars and less of a Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy.
On the flip side is the bloody second half. It has raw emotions that really touch; character driven moments that don’t seem to fool around and some real goosebumps provoking moments that any loyal comic book fan or a common film buff would look forward in a superhero film.
Besides the known story that Captain Marvel is the first female centered film in MCU, there’s also a better reason why it can still be compared with Wonder Woman. In the first half of Captain Marvel, Carol Denvers seems to be a fish outta water just like Steve Trevors and Diana who get to explore their new worlds in Wonder Woman. While Diana’s story was so much engaging and lively, the story arc of Carol would feel flat, little absurd and less organic at times.
Then, there are few moments that serve as a nod to the upcoming MCU films and the ones that had already come. These scenes are definitely worth pleasuring. Speaking on a whole, the second half scores home runs in all spots where the first half missed to score even a couple.
Coming to the conclusion, I see some free folks complaining Brie Larson’s casting as Captain Marvel. But, I just don’t get it personally. After everything my eyes had witnessed, all I’ve got to say is just this. Welcome home, new Captain!