{"id":1041,"date":"2020-10-24T21:32:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T01:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/TheStrip\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2021-03-20T22:03:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T02:03:34","slug":"property-review-captain-marvel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/TheStrip\/2020\/10\/24\/property-review-captain-marvel\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Review: Captain Marvel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A marvelous beginning<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Captain Marvel<\/strong>
\nMarvel Studios, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

We all knew she was coming; we just didn\u2019t know when. And when Carol Danvers got here, we were waiting, and we were not disappointed with what she brought with her.<\/p>\n

Captain Marvel\u2019s origin story is a tale as old as time: Heroine has amnesia, discovers her previous life and the reason for her amnesia, finds new allies and turns on her old \u201callies\u201d\/captors. However, this is different. Set some ways back in the MCU, Captain Marvel manages reasonably well to stick to the comic book origins of the character. With the hard work established in the story, thankfully, Jude Law and Brie Larson have chemistry and are a good match from the outset.<\/p>\n

As we learn more about the good \u201cVers,\u201d we also learn that not everything is as it seems. Danvers gets down to business and explores her origin in a funny yet serious way that highlights the central question that most all the Avengers and heroes of the MCU have had to ask themselves: Who are you?<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s the most important question asked by this film. Who is Carol Danvers to the outside world after being gone for six years? Who is she to her colleagues? Who is she to her friends and family? And, most importantly, who is Carol Danvers to herself? Going on this journey is the key to understanding the film and the character in later appearances.<\/p>\n

Speaking of later appearances, Ronan the Accuser makes an appearance in what is chronologically his first appearance in the MCU. Technically, he steals the show in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1, but in the MCU timeline of events, he first appears here to torment Danvers and he almost steals the movie right from under her. Lee Pace deserves mention for his nuanced portrayal of the villain. Ronan could easily have been a one-dimensional act, but Pace has shown layers to the villain and truly carried his weight when it came to showing the might of the Kree fanatic.<\/p>\n

With the scene being set for the captain to do her thing and return to her roots, it\u2019s no wonder that the film moves along at a nice clip. It done well and doesn\u2019t stray too far from the comics or do too much extra work beyond what you\u2019ve come to expect from a Marvel origin story. In fact, it does everything you need it to do to set up Captain Marvel for Avengers: Endgame and it does that extremely well. The look at the good captain is fun and packed full of action to set up for one of the most powerful beings in the comics to finally make her way to the cinematic universe in a dramatic and fun way.<\/p>\n

Like the comics: 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Story: 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Acting: 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total: 20\/30 or 6.7<\/strong><\/p>\n

HOW<\/span> WE<\/span> GRADE<\/span><\/strong>
\nWe score the prop\u00ader\u00adties in three cat\u00ade\u00adgories: Cast\u00ading (or voice act\u00ading in cases of ani\u00admated), plot and sim\u00adi\u00adlar\u00adi\u00adties to its source mate\u00adr\u00adial. Each cat\u00ade\u00adgory receives points out of the max\u00adi\u00admum of 10 per cat\u00ade\u00adgory and 30 over\u00adall. The per\u00adcent\u00adage is the final\u00a0score.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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