So I watched CM... and a lot of the criticisms are unwarranted
Mar 10, 2019 6:27:42 GMT
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Post by Skaathar on Mar 10, 2019 6:27:42 GMT
With all the criticisms being thrown at this movie, I watched it with the expectation that I'd find myself shaking my head throughout the movie. That... wasn't the case. Though there are some criticisms that were valid, I found that majority of the fears I had due to the criticisms I read were pretty unwarranted. Here's a list of the criticisms about the movie and what I thought after watching the movie.
1. Captain Marvel is without personality - this one is completely wrong. Carol Danvers in the movie has a lot of personality. I'd even describe her as quirky. Some people have described her character as having similarities with RDJ, I find her more like a toned-down, more serious version of Quill. I do wish she had a bit more intensity though, just a bit more gravity to her character so that she might get scary at times. Still, what we do get with Carol is a character with lots of personality.
2. Captain Marvel is a Mary Sue - also not true. She spends a lot of time getting her ass kicked in this movie and being a bit clueless here and there. The times when she showcases her powers it is properly explained and doesn't just come out of nowhere.
3. Brie Larson is miscast - I was actually one of the people who thought she was completely wrong for the role. Well, I was wrong. She did a good job in this and I enjoyed her portrayal. I still think they could have found someone better (I still would have preferred someone like Blake Lively or Emily Blunt), but as of right now I find her character way more interesting than Scarjo's Black Widow or Saldana's Gamora. So that should tell you she at least did something right.
4. The humor is off - I actually liked the humor in this. It's not as jokey as GOTG and Ragnarok but also a bit funnier than BP or TWS. I'd say the humor is more in common with phase 1 films like Thor and CATFA. So it's funny without being jokey.
5. Action is bland - after watching that train fight sequence I was very fearful that this movie would have awful fight scenes. Again, I was mistaken. While there is not action sequence here that stands out like the highway fight in TWS or the waterfall fight in BP, the fight scenes are still crisp and done properly. I'd put it above GOTG or CATFA.
6. Costume looks frumpy and cheap - I remember seeing those leaked costume pics and thinking it looked like a cheap cosplay. Well, her costume here looked pretty good. Both the greeen/black and the red/blue. There's room for improvement to be sure but it's good enough to be believable alien garb.
7. They're going to cram feminism down my throat - I will admit that there are indeed some feminist-inspired language and scenes in this movie, and some of them are quite heavy-handed. That said, there weren't that many and it didn't distract me from the movie the way I thought it would.
8. This is a mediocre movie - I'd say this was a mediocre MCU movie... but that's different from saying it's a mediocre movie. A mediocre MCU movie means that it's a good, solid film. Maybe not great but definitely better than a lot of DCEU or FOX superhero movies. I'd put it slightly below Dr. Strange but above Antman.
9. Movie is disjointed - yes there's a lot of flashback sequences but the movie is still pretty linear. Not convoluted at all. The main criticism I have for this is that the climax doesn't really climb all that high but that's about it.
10. Brie has a flat ass - I mean, it's not like her ass suddenly became huge and tight in this movie, but it's definitely nowhere near as flat in costume as we saw in that leaked pic. Definitely a non-issue in this movie.
Captain Marvel is without personality. TRUE.
Brie Larson is miscast. TRUE.
The humor is off. TRUE.
Action is bland. TRUE.
This is a mediocre movie. TRUE.
Movie is disjointed. TRUE.
11. DC-Fan will use any reason to shit on MCU movies regardless of how good they are - TRUE.