Aaaaaah, Mondays. Let’s get on with the moaning.
I purposely schedule my patients in the afternoon on Mondays, not only because I’m not a morning person, but because the weekends tend to be filled to the brim with errands, events, fun, and sometimes laziness. I need Monday morning to dig my writing hat out from under the pile of dirty laundry and get my head back in the game.
For my gripe today I give a furrowed brow to people who accept a job and don’t bother to show up after they were “thrilled” to be offered the position. Go figure…
Now on with the show
Following Wonder Woman’s lead, Marvel brings on their strong female superhero with Captain Marvel. I wasn’t overly impressed with the casting choice of Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Captain Marvel based on the trailers I watched, however after seeing the entire film, she was, in fact, the best choice.
Now y’all know I love a strong, snarky female lead and Captain Marvel is no exception. She fulfills my demand for a solid female protagonist while winning me over with her down to earth demeanor and quick wit. Marvel did an exceptional job of layering in the flashbacks instead of info dumping or dream sequencing these from the get-go. I love the fact this movie was set in 1995, and the music reflected the era.
Here’s the lowdown with a few light spoilers.
Captain Marvel invites us to learn the origin story of Carol Danvers. At first, we meet her as a Kree warrior only known as Vers. She is learning the ropes from her sexy but demanding commander played by Jude Law. Vers is suffering from a case of amnesia and doesn’t remember a thing about her life before arriving on the capital planet Hala. When a StarForce mission goes awry, Vers is captured by the Skulls led by Talos (Ben Mendelsohn). They use their technology to replay the memory of Vers, and we learn through a most effective flashback a few insights as to what happened to Carol Danvers.
Filled with action, humor, and lots of visual stimulation the story continues to follow Carol as she becomes Marvel’s most powerful hero when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.
We meet a young S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), as he helps Vers track down Carol’s best friend Maria Rambeau (Lashana Lynch), who offers Carol further insight into who she was before the accident that found her on Hala. Learning about her past changes what Carol thinks she knows about the war between the Kree and the Skrulls.
Be prepared for supposedly good guys to turn bad and vice-versa. I loved the Stan Lee cameo and the fact the movie had a great message. My favorite surprise was Goose. An orange tabby cat with a really big secret.
I would grab a tub of popcorn and catch this one on the big screen. It’s worth the moolah.
