MOVIE REVIEW: "Captain Marvel" (2019)

Synopsis: Carol Danvers is a former US Air Force agent who, without remembering her life on Earth, is recruited by the Kree to be part of her elite army. A declared enemy of the Skrull, she ends up returning to her home planet to prevent an invasion of the metaphor, and so will end up discovering the truth about herself, with the help of agent Nick Fury and the cat Goose.

For 10 years, Marvel has been investing heavily in an almost particular universe of superheroes... However, none of them had a female lead in their films. This "mistake" has been fixed, but will it be worth the effort?

The saga of the strongest character in the Marvel universe finally reaches theaters and in parallel to it, the expectations of fans to be able to witness (on the big screen) the birth of another superhero in this vast world of comic books.

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The script's treatment of a story that tells the beginning and rise of a new character is unconventional. The narrative plunges into a sea of ​​memories (as if it were a seesaw of emotions) so that the public understands how well the particular Carol Denvers has gained her powers.

This is a very positive factor because it offers the viewer a different (though not original) way of presenting a story. In addition, the movie has a feminist atmosphere (and no, that's not a problem), without actually being a feminist film.

However, there is a barrier in the message the movie wants to show and the screenplay has failed to cope well with it. For example, it's easily noticeable a marked fragility in the force of speech that the essence of the character carries and because of this, the character ends up not being as strong as she should (not only in the physical matter, but in relation to the renewal of ideas for future adaptations with female protagonists).

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Initially at the center of an intergalactic war, Vers (the alien's name of the protagonist) does not know exactly what her true story is, but when some events make her doubt her essence, she begins to seek her own answers.

In this journey, she ends up falling on the planet earth (in the late eighties, mid 90's) and ends up meeting agent Nick Fury. So, a strange (and comic) alliance between them is formed and they begin to fight on the same side.

The screenplay hides a very interesting twist that modifies the viewer's view of the war that is taking place. But unfortunately, this is the best of surprises, because the rest of the film is very predictable (and this ends up excluding a very important part of the entertainment, which is the feeling know as the surprise factor).

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Led by Brie Larson, the cast features Samuel L. Jackon and Jude Law, but despite Larson's good acting (who particularly surprised me) they can not make the movie fly like a rocket. Despite the good chemistry between them, all the characters seem very disconnected with the reality in which they live. At various moments, it seems that there isn't, in fact, no war going on... Just a simple treasure hunt without major consequences.

Another flaw in the script is investing too much in the comic (okay, it's a striking feature of the films that belong to the most recent phase of Marvel), which is too exaggerated and constantly takes the public's focus on immersing the story. One of the clearest (and disappointing) examples of what I'm saying is the explanation of the loss of one of Nick Fury's eyes.

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Moderately directed (more to the negative side) by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, this is an example of why not two brains always think better than one. Their lack of daring to print on the screen a more consistent and more important story is discouraging. The pace of the film is very slow, most of the takes are too simple (primarily in the action scenes, which although decent... suffer from a shortage for something more explosive and challenging).

In the technical aspects, unfortunately, it's worth mentioning that the special / visual effects are an discouraging. There are great moments (like the way her uniform is exploited), but there are some other moments when CGI crashes badly. With a medium photograph and a slightly confusing editing of scenes, the only technical aspect that really saves itself is the excellent soundtrack.

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When the Captain Marvel ends, the only impression that remains is that the movie really did offer good entertainment (easily forgettable)... But, if your expectations are too high, you - just like me - will also leave the cinema a little bit disappointed with the final result because the movie works as a project that aims to show an origin (and left a path to a possible good sequence ), but as an individual movie... It could have been so much better.

There are TWO POST CREDITS at the end of the movie and one of them is AMAZING!