Will Captain Marvel Live up to the Female Empowerment Marvel has Created?

Will Captain Marvel Live up to the Female Empowerment Marvel has Created?

The anticipation is only days away for Captain Marvel to debut on the big screen... can she live up to the expectations of Marvel fans and save the world?

Editorial Opinion
By beccapr95 - Feb 28, 2019 05:02 PM EST
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The trailer opens with a Block Buster store, a clear clue to the 1990s movie foundation. Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel, is a critical must see for Marvel Fans left hanging after watching Avengers Infinity Wars. Can she live up to the other strong women that have taken over in Marvel’s film universe?
 
With women like Scarlet Witch, Wasp and Shuri becoming part of Thanos’ long list of victims, Captain Marvel has a lot to live up to… and a lot to change…
 
There are five writers aboard this film, trying to sway its’ Marvel success.
 
Writers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden are two screenplay writers of Captain Marvel’s screenplay, usually creating films Anna Boden considers little, in a detailed interview with Peter Sciretta. The reference makes me cringe but as I continue reading his in depth interview with the writing duo, I gain confidence in their work. Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s detailed answers highlights their investment in the Captain Marvel’s character development. They have thought Captain Marvel out, found her quirks, strengths and sense of humor.  Maybe this first time Marvel writing duo can pull out some power punches through Danvers.
 
While Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden usually come as a team, another writer of the screenplay Geneva Robertson-Dworet has been on the frontlines of writing female empowerment, such as Lara Croft in the newest, 2018, Tomb Raider, which I’m a personal fan. She also rocked these last two scripts so hard that she has a lengthy (and impressive) list of upcoming screenplays that every science fiction guru can greatly respect.
Nicole Perlman is no stranger to Marvel being on the storyboard for Guardians of the Galaxy. Her partner, Meg LeFauve has quite an impressive trail of her own, including an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay in 2015.
 
But the screenwriting is a fraction of the movie…
 
Along with directors (our Marvel virgins Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden) producers (eight Marvel graduates, included in the credits is the late Stan Lee) editors, casting, wardrobe, set design, music (production experiences, I’m going to give a shout out to the “go getters” always forgotten, production assistants. and notably to ignored craft – because everyone needs to eat while on set.) it takes A LOT to make a movie! (Actually read the credits you sit through when waiting for the ending teaser)The team has to really come together (mesh) in any movie, but with critical fans of the popular Marvel, decisions to be just right, or the story will fail. This crew has high expectations to meet.
Did the casting directors find the right Captain Marvel?
 
Brie Larson, cast as Carol Danvers, AKA: Captain Marvel, has quite the IMDB credit, but I’ve only seen two things she’s been in; One being on the raunchy television show The League where she plays the role of a hot nanny. However, I’ve also watched her take on the role as Mason Weaver, in 2017s Kong Skull Island, as Kong's newest girl crush. As lame as that sounds, let me ad this... she is a bad ass with a gun. (Not to mention this is also a film her and Samuel L. Jackson made a debut together)
 
This interview on why she took on the role as Weaver in Kong Skull Island, is not to be ignord, giving Marvel fans the guaruntee confidence that Brie Larson does indeed have what it takes to pull off the female empowerment of Captain Marvel. (but I guess seeing the movie will be the only true reveal!)
 
I guess the biggest question...

Will fighting alien races while struggling with her identity MAKE Carol Danvers Marvel’s newest female power heroine? Is she indeed capable of saving the univers from Thanos?  March 8th will tell every fan the answers they’ve so much been waiting for... I'm eager to hear your opinions on this two hour and eight minute film...

(follow up TBC)

Cheers!
REBECCA ANN PRICE
 
 
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rabid
rabid - 3/1/2019, 6:16 AM
I'm personally not very interested in it. Disney made several missteps with this one, with probably the most egregious sin choosing the most recent and least popular version of the character. They also chose weak screenwriters, a weak director, a weak actress and whitewashed the role of the first female Captain Marvel. Then when fans and readers were repulsed by these ideas, they tried to use the marketing to frame their own fandom as bigots. No, I don't think this character or movie will live up to the potential it started with, and there isn't really anything empowering about her either. It will make money, but Marvel/Disney will find it difficult to reconcile with the fans they've lost.
Peel
Peel - 3/1/2019, 12:12 PM
There is no 'female empowerment' in the Marvel Movies;

- The first Avengers lineup consisted of five white men and one white woman - hardly diverse.

- Black Widow has been written in previous movies as 'a monster' because she can't have children naturally and has been reduced to a side character in Civil War and Infinity War rather than a major character, having less than ten whole lines in the latter movie. She's supposed to be the OG female superhero of Marvel Movies and is now a background character.

- Guardians tried to write Gamora as this strong and fierce character who doesn't need anyone and she has to be saved by Quill in the first movie and by Nebula twice in the second Guardians movie. Lastly in Infinity War she gets captured by Thanos and later dies. Hardly an empowered hero.

- Other once major female characters like Peggy Carter, Jane Foster, Sif, Maria Hill and Sharon Carter have either been killed off or forgotten about completely.

The only empowered female characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are the Wasp and three of Black Panther's supporting characters. The rest are relegated to sit in the background while the big macho male heroes do everything.

Criticise DC as much as you want but at least Warner Bros. had the dignity and respect to do a female superhero movie first before Marvel and now an all-female superhero team up movie.
ThunderKat
ThunderKat - 3/2/2019, 9:24 AM
@Peel - You need the icons/marquee talent to open the door. DC did it with Bats and Supes...then WW. Avengers was bolder as it used a non-superpowered woman as a founding member. They skipped introducing the Wasp who has powers/power suit. That says a lot about her character in the MCU.
Who cares if they are white? Who's keeping score? These are the core characters.

The monster aspect of Widow is more about her being raised to be a master assassin and spy, not because they sterilized her (or so she was told).

Your Guardians point is undone by Nebula, a female, saving Gamora twice.They were raised as sisters. 'Nuff Said.

Scarlet Witch was introduced in the second movie. It was obvious she is a powerhouse. 'Civil War' cemented this as she took down a guy who can lift Thor's hammer.

Peggy Carter is human. She would likely be dead today. She did get her own show which was quite good. Jane Foster: Portman didn't get her way because she's not the star, so she left.

Sif is the misstep. It may be that not killing her saves her for later. The other two are still in play. As they are part of SHIELD, their roles ebb and flow similar to Fury's. Sharon is closely tied to Steve. Since Evans is leaving, she may going with him.

DC doesn't have more dignity and respect. That's your opinion. It's incomparable. DC is pretty much defined by the big three. If they don't roll out Wonder Woman on her own, who are they?

Let's not forget it takes money to keep Paltrow, Johansen, Olson, and others to keep reprising their roles. That is a factor.

To say the big macho heroes...kind of redundant as that's who they have always been.

It sounds as though you're not enjoying these movies. My favorite author says it best: these are daydreams. You may view them as fables or parables if you prefer. They are no more poignant than "The Long Kiss Goodnight," the Bourne movies, or "Salt."
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