Captain Marvel is actually a decent movie — people are just too critical
I don’t get the hate it gets. It’s not perfect, sure — but it’s far from the “worst MCU movie ever” that some people make it out to be.
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rubyschnees2025-11-04 01:21
> critical
the word you're looking for is "misogynistic"
Viper_Visionary2025-11-04 01:25
Hold on, that implies that people don't have legitimate criticisms about the movie. Are some complaints about Captain Marvel rooted in misogyny? Sure. But not all of them are.
ijustuseredditformem2025-11-04 01:28
No it’s just a bad movie can you tell me what captain marvels growth/ character development is in that movie. That’s what superhero movies are about.the only thing that happens is she remembers stuff and fights the bad guys. I am a feminist this movie is really bad because captain marvel is basically a robot in my mind. There are a lot better written female characters in the mcu. Yelena is one of my favorite characters. In current mcu
SinisterCryptid2025-11-04 01:30
While I do agree the people who say stuff like she’s a Mary Sue or “M-She-U” don’t have valid opinions and should be ignored
I honestly think the first Captain Marvel film and character are really dull. The film genuinely has a lot of problems
ItsAveri2025-11-04 01:31
Not all the hate was misogyny, but let’s be real — a lot of it was. The movie got way more backlash than it ever deserved
Joranthalus2025-11-04 01:32
Don’t do this cop-out. It’s what they did with ghostbusters and the last Jedi. The movies had issues. And this movie has issues, It they aren’t nearly as big as those other two. I will say the “just a girl” scene made my daughter laugh and say “hashtag girl power” because it was just a little too on the nose. my problems with the movie aren’t misogynistic.
BatmanForever232025-11-04 01:24
I'm not saying this to make a point or anything, but I've genuinely never seen anyone call Captain Marvel "the worst MCU movie ever”. Not saying they aren't out there, but it sure isn't as common as you make it out to be.
FX1142025-11-04 01:26
It's possible they're mixing it up with The Marvels, which has a much worse reputation?
BatmanForever232025-11-04 01:30
Possibly, but then they picked out the poster and everything so idk.
QCSports20202025-11-04 01:39
I think this is what happened honestly. Captain Marvel I think did well at the box office because it was released right before Endgame I believe and people were starving for Marvel after the events of Infinity War.
lilmajiggyV22025-11-04 02:02
They might be referring to all the backlash the movie got simply because it starred Brie Larson. I remember a lot of weirdos were hoping the movie failed seemingly just because she was in it.
Frankie_T90002025-11-04 02:21
Yep that was exactly the case from my memory. I really liked the movie though I think Brie is a bit wooden
Environmental-Ad16642025-11-04 02:26
I think she was better in the Marvels, but the movie was worse. Different direction and tone was better for the character, but unfortunately the rest was lackluster to bad
lilmajiggyV22025-11-04 05:11
I thought it was a fun watch. I think it could’ve been better but I was hoping I’d get to see the character more in the future MCU. Bummer she wasn’t well received by certain fans because I have a feeling there was more planned for her before Marvel course corrected.
Edit: this is speculation of course
siestarrific2025-11-04 01:39
Despite the fact that the Marvels was better and more memorable than Captain Marvel
ijustuseredditformem2025-11-04 01:44
I don’t think that the marvels has a worse reputation I think it got a higher score for rotten tomatoes and everything. I would say that it is looked down upon for people who haven’t watched it but I think for the people who have most think it’s good to mid.
trdef2025-11-04 02:19
It didn't get a higher rating at all.
Firecracker0482025-11-04 01:52
Secret invasion was markedly worse. Both were bad, but that was really bad
KingTechnical482025-11-04 01:56
The Marvels has a much better reputation lol
Learnin2Shit2025-11-04 02:12
I’d rather watch the marvels on a loop than watch Thor 2 once.
whyspongeboy2025-11-04 01:37
It just feels like this sub is trying to gaslight themselves and people outside the MCU into believing The Marvels wasn't a colossal bomb. That has ensured they'll never be another Captain Marvel in the foreseeable future.
I'm not saying the movie is even bad. But the amount of times the past recent weeks that I've seen "I don't understand the hate for Captain marvel".
It's like we know what it is. Half of it is the misogynists. And the other half was Marvel having no fucking clue what to do with Carol Danvers since her introduction. They ran around going on and on about how much of a big deal she was going to be.
Did nothing with her in engame. Fucking butchered the concept of the skrulls and told she us she failed at the end of the Captain Marvel. The kree suck and their big idea for her villain was Dar-Benn and changed the title of her sequel.
Comfortable_Breads2025-11-04 01:25
If this movie was literally just told in sequential order it would have been pretty good
shreyas_varad2025-11-04 01:29
a non-linear chronology is just a story choice. it doesnt make something worse or better.
blackdarrren2025-11-04 01:25
My people are present
Team Kl'rt
VanilleKoekje2025-11-04 01:25
And reviewers were way too positive. They treated it like it was very good. It was just a bang average MCU movie, which means decent and fun, but not good.
shreyas_varad2025-11-04 01:30
the average MCU movie is a good movie but nothing ground-breaking.
lastersoftheuniverse2025-11-04 01:26
I really like it
Chrizwald2025-11-04 01:27
It only made a billion dollars. I guess it was okay
beanlikescoffee2025-11-04 01:32
So the sequel must of done well?
underwhatnow2025-11-04 01:36
The sequel is underrated. Iman Vellani is a gem and the overall film is a fun popcorn flick.
ijustuseredditformem2025-11-04 01:45
I agree the marvels I a decent movie. Much better than some movies than marvel has made in the past ngl.like there are some clear bad things about but it is fun and you go out at least thinking it was a fun movie.
eatmycunt692025-11-04 01:52
100000% agree. Unfortunately it's one of worst box office bombs in history.
dangerphone2025-11-04 01:37
Using this as a metric of something’s quality only helps the grifters be even dumber. So many “movie critics” now are just box office forecasters with absolutely no business acumen or understanding of marketing or distribution.
I liked this movie but its box office is due to the high quality bar and hype delivered by Infinity War. It’s not like when people buy a ticket they know how good a movie is. Word of mouth is important for smaller projects, but first weekend ticket sales are everything for tentpoles. Sorry to rant but if we can stop talking about how good a movie is based on its box office I’d feel more sane.
Glass-Economy68882025-11-04 01:38
Aquaman made more, so it must be better?
Edit: I liked Captain Marvel and have rewatched it a few times. I just think it's kinda stupid to say that a movie is good or bad based off how much money it makes.
LordAsbel2025-11-04 01:48
I know we're just making jokes but I do like Aquaman purely for all the sea creatures lol
Glass-Economy68882025-11-04 01:52
Im sure I'll get downvoted for saying it but Amber Heard was the only reason I watched it at all.
LordAsbel2025-11-04 01:53
I mean looks alone, I can respect that
Glass-Economy68882025-11-04 01:55
I wouldn't kick her out of bed for pooping in it.
messycer2025-11-04 01:49
Avatar made more than any movie so by that logic it should have won all the awards by being the best, most perfect movie in existence.
Glass-Economy68882025-11-04 01:51
It was a terrible story but visually stunning.
The sequel, to me, was unwatchable..... but it was even more visually stunning
DrGutenSexi2025-11-04 01:49
I feel like the movie being sandwiched between Infinity War and Endgame kinda contributed to that. Especially since she was teased at the end of Infinity War
Firecracker0482025-11-04 01:54
It was the 'worst' of the origin stories, not bad, but not great either
Live_Answer_38752025-11-04 01:58
The only reason this movie made $1 billion is because it was touted as must see and a lead up to endgame. It had nothing to do with her character.
Raydnt2025-11-04 02:27
The only reason it did well was because of endgame hype
TheAgmis2025-11-04 01:28
It’s pretty mediocre phase 1-3 stuff
DuckyHornet2025-11-04 01:28
Captain Marvel rules. It's a super fun movie with lots of good action and cool characters, it's serious and comedic in good equal measures plus the dope as shit 90s bitch soundtrack. It's a definite "fuck yeah" movie and to me it's way more rewatchable than the bigger films of the MCU
bigwreck942025-11-04 01:29
Captain Marvel was a decent movie.
The Marvels however….
ijustuseredditformem2025-11-04 01:46
Wow I didn’t realize people like captain marvel over the marvel I thought most people thought the marvels was ok.
LordAsbel2025-11-04 01:50
The people that have seen the marvels yes, I would say most of them like The marvels more. Obviously they don't all share the same opinion though but I still think most people haven't actually seen the marvels lol
sweens902025-11-04 01:51
The Marvels was not that bad. It was a fun forgettable movie.
Its better than a lot of the pre-MCU movies and honestly Marvels long run of good movies its the bottom half or maybe at half. But its a fine movie. I enjoy it.
Willow18832025-11-04 01:30
This is a top ten marvel movie for me.
BJCR34p3r2025-11-04 01:30
Yes it is and yes they are.
FrontBench54062025-11-04 01:30
Captain Marvel is an awesome and her showing up at the end of Endgame is one of my favorite moments in the whole MCU. how she completely takes down his ship.
Dragon7Wizard2025-11-04 01:31
Captain Marvel was fine, but honestly I thought the sequel was better even though it got way more hate. I like rewatching Marvel movies and the Marvel's has good pacing, fun action scenes and stands up well to multiple watches. Captain Marvel just doesn't entertain me as much on watches 3, 4, 5.
So I agree with your point. But I think its even more true for the sequel.
sgntrevor2025-11-04 01:31
Honestly outside of right-wing grifters I've never actually seen anyone call this movie outright bad ,never seen it called one of Marvel's greats either but that's beside the point.
Wooden_Passage_26122025-11-04 01:32
Yep. I'm sad it got over the top hatered
TheOliveYeti2025-11-04 01:32
Are we going to do this with every movie that wasn't super well-received?? God it's exhausting.
Then_North_63472025-11-04 01:32
Is it the worst? No. Is it a good movie? No.
Nutfoot2025-11-04 01:32
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DuckyHornet2025-11-04 01:58
As I recall, they filmed her Avengers stuff before her own movie. So it's entirely likely they did the stuff where she had the short hair, realised it wasn't great, then course-corrected to long hair when it was too late to change the Avengers stuff. Carol's had long, wavy hair in every other appearance so I can kinda handwave away the single time she had a shorter cut as almost a glitch
beanlikescoffee2025-11-04 01:32
No it’s not
MX24192025-11-04 01:32
Still one of my favorites. Is it the greatest? No but I still love it overall. Now I wish they went in a different direction slightly overall I enjoyed the movie. Liked the fight scenes, showing Carol's tenacity, her emotional side, and just needed a little more depth for her character and change some of the story I think it would've been a better movie. Carol is still one of my favorites and I really wish they push her forward more. Liked the sequel but again just missing some stuff in that story as well. Carol could be better but they have missed mark a little on her.
Master-Mage872025-11-04 01:33
Carol realizing she was on the wrong side the whole time is a great idea. She shouldn't have been so overpowered in her first movie.
Sure the same thing happened with Dr Strange, but he was being carried by the Time Stone to fight Dormammu.
shotbydarrell2025-11-04 01:33
I thought it was pretty good. I just didn’t like Brie Larson’s acting in it. Like Carol barely had a personality in it. I’m glad they fixed that in The Marvels.
Buffalax812025-11-04 01:43
She was brainwashed in the first movie… why do people always overlook that?
DaMFdownThaStreet2025-11-04 01:48
Probably cuz the movie is a little rushed. Honestly idc, I love the film
potatopigs9192025-11-04 01:48
I think this is the main issue though. It’d be much more effective for the movie to show her personality rather than be told what her personality is via these flashbacks
SphmrSlmp2025-11-04 02:01
Problem is, her character's personality and attitude remained the same before, during, and after the brainwash.
I feel like it was a big missed opportunity to showcase Brie's acting skill. Should've made her characteristic different for the different parts of her life.
Count_Gator2025-11-04 01:33
It was meh. But the Marvels was one of the worst. If that movie did not exist, then maybe this would be the worst one.
Arealperson_12025-11-04 01:33
It’s got a lot of problems. But it’s better than most phase 4 and 5 content. I still won’t forgive it for what it did with fury and his eye.
Patricier212025-11-04 01:33
I honestly don’t know what Armin/comicbookcast2 is thinking, because this one is actually quite good and very underrated where is the marvels is just OK and not that good, and he thinks that the marvels is way better and literally every single way!
Barbafella2025-11-04 01:34
II like it too, the costumes and production design are among my favorites.
TDStarchild2025-11-04 01:35
I’d say this statement is truer about The Marvels to me, which is more mid level than most give it credit for. The chemistry of the three leads is fun
KublaKahhhn2025-11-04 01:35
That was just before they started shitting the bed with everything. You could count on some entertaining origin stories between the blockbusters
BurantX402025-11-04 01:35
It's ok. It was a basic origin movie that came out in between the Infinity movies.
I hold this criticism to Black Panther too. It was a bit more novel than Captain Marvel in its content, but still a basic origin to hero wins story by the end.
Ikeeki2025-11-04 01:35
I fell asleep trying to watch this movie at home.
I thought The Marvels with all 3 was a way better, fun, and more entertaining movie
ijustuseredditformem2025-11-04 01:48
I agree I generally think that the mcu made captain marvel a pretty boring character. I haven’t read the comics but her as like a mentor to ms marvel is super fun.
CootahBrown2025-11-04 01:35
I didn’t like that they made the Skrulls so sympathetic. I didn’t like that they made Fury losing his eye into a joke. I also always envisioned Carol as about the same age as Tony, so I wish they got an older actress.
But there were some good moments and it was a fun victory lap right before Endgame.
AgitatedKoala39082025-11-04 01:35
I would argue that both Captain Marvel and The Marvels are good, along with Ms Marvel.
eatmycunt692025-11-04 01:51
They're all great. Iman is amazing.
Ice94k2025-11-04 02:23
Ms Marvel is awesome. The only people who hate it are the people who didn't see it and try to lump it in with the others, just to hate. It was also successful, through every metric we know. Best rated marvel show on Rotten to this day iirc
tomato_johnson2025-11-04 01:36
I loved it. The montage of her getting back up after failing so many times was really moving to me
HawkManBear2025-11-04 01:37
She didn’t emote once in the whole damn movie
Nemesis_1712025-11-04 01:37
Decent is the perfect word. It’s far from Marvel’s magnum opus but it definitely wasn’t straight up awful either
East_Highway_84702025-11-04 01:38
I have heard a lot of people trash it but it comes down to every Marvel movie was expected to be a record breaker at the box office. The movies that doo great but don't set a record are always looked down on and will get trashed.
You will always have a spit between people who want the character to stay completely comic accurate and those who want them to be updated.
THE_LEGO_FURRY2025-11-04 01:39
Honestly I loved it, I was really surprised when I found out people hate it so much. I still don't understand why though
nerdyactor2025-11-04 01:39
My only negative with it is: it should have been released in Ant Man and the Wasp’s release date.
I had a great time in the theater with it
Biodiversity2025-11-04 01:40
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No-Today-24592025-11-04 01:40
it's aged very well
BigWilly5262025-11-04 01:41
Captain Marvel was a good movie, and a good MCU movie, their are some valid critisms especially about how they made Carol Danvers have no emotion or personality, but most of the vitriolic hate came from the "ITS WOKE DEI" crowd
nyehu092025-11-04 01:41
I don’t remember much about this movie anymore, but I didn’t hate it.
I do remember how I hated how dark it is though! And I saw it twice— 4Dx and IMAX.
linkman05962025-11-04 01:41
A majority of the valid criticisms you could make about it are also true for almost every other MCU origin movie.
DankudeDabstorm2025-11-04 01:42
I mean, it is a decent movie. It’s just buried under the culture war discourse. If it was an amazing movie then it probably would’ve shook off the negative discourse.
thewallyp2025-11-04 01:42
It was excellent until the cat showed up.
ItsAveri2025-11-04 01:45
I love Goose!
That-Armadillo81282025-11-04 01:42
Decent? It’s good!
Available-Ad17782025-11-04 01:44
Both the movies where amazing and fun to me 🤷🏽♂️
AmIDoingThisRight202025-11-04 01:44
I enjoyed it for sure
Final-Government86222025-11-04 01:45
I saw it in theaters 3 times and genuinely enjoy it
PsychoDoughJah6662025-11-04 01:45
When I was in the theater, it was literally just me and my family. I lowk thought Captain Marvel was fine. Not good or bad, just fine. Didn’t have to worrying about people talking since it was just us. We just had normal convos during the movie.
nowhereman1362025-11-04 01:46
while there are definately MCU movies better than others, i would argue that none of them are outright "bad" movies. They are still engaging, funny, and have good effects. I remember back in the day of having to slog through Steal, Supergirl, DareDevil (2004), Batman and Robin, Catwoman, Elektra, and Blade Trinity.
Captain Marvel is definitely not bad
nypinta2025-11-04 01:46
This is one of the MCU movies I'll rewatch from time to time. I love this movie.
onepostandbye2025-11-04 01:47
Everything with Sam Jackson is great. I really like Brie and Jude Law. I like Annette Benning, too!
adamjfish2025-11-04 01:47
People are still posting this unsolicited “I don’t get the hate” karma farming?

ZeppyWeppyBoi2025-11-04 01:48
I love this movie. Also love “The Marvels”.
antipop20972025-11-04 01:48
It has Stan Lee practicing his monologue from Mallrats, of course it's a good movie.
skidmarx772025-11-04 01:49
It's just meh.
Ill_Creme_69772025-11-04 01:49
every marvel movie is "a decent movie"
anything with a budget and and mostly functional studio can be called "a decent movie"
like with games. ubisoft games are "decent game," they're also dogshit games as well.
Dominant_Gene2025-11-04 01:50
cap marvel is, the marvels is not, that one sucks
TrinaTempest2025-11-04 01:50
This movie is okay, but the Marvels was LIT
Tesseract23572025-11-04 01:51
It's a dragon turd of a movie
Eric_T_Meraki2025-11-04 01:51
You're probably confusing it with The Marvels
LastRecognition20412025-11-04 01:51
It was an ok movie, but I really disliked how they approached Fury’s character. I can deal with some inconsistencies here and there, but it was like they intentionally tried to ignore all the grayish stuff implied about him in previous movies
Citizen_of_Danksburg2025-11-04 01:52
Hard agree.
Worst MCU **movies** (IMO) are (in no particular order):
1. Eternals (three separate plot lines taking place)
2. Black Widow (came too late, majorly disappointing villain)
3. Thor: Love and Thunder (if ADHD was a movie except applied to one of the best story lines in Marvel/Thor history but just massacres it)
I truly, like, legitimately do not understand the criticism of Brie Larson being “wooden.”like, I don’t think people understand what a wooden, overly stiff, just flat affect of a person looks and presents itself like.
I do agree that she was a bit of a deux ex machina at moments and has some poorly written moments but by far and away not a bad character nor a bad movie.
I liked it! I want to see more Brie Larson in the MCU.
lyght402025-11-04 02:37
Eternals and Black Widow are flawed but I enjoy both movies. Thor: Love and Thunder is the must unredeemable movie that Marvel has ever released. I am hard pressed to remember one good scene in that abomination of a movie.
drewcifer272025-11-04 01:54
It was ok for me. My biggest issue was that it felt over-directed. The shot selection and pan/zooms at parts felt like it was trying to emulate a style that was already dated in the 90s rather than paying homage to the 90s style itself. It took me out of the movie at times. But I liked the story and I thought all the actors did great with what they were given.
drnprz2025-11-04 01:54
it's okay but yea not the worse. The Marvels gets more hate compared to this tbh and it's a really fun movie.
Jian_Rohnson2025-11-04 01:54
Back when it was released it definitely could be a considered a contender, but after seeing the absolute sludge monsoon of garbage films and shows that broke through the dam after endgame, it kind of floats to the top of the sludge stream and clambers onto the stinky shores of comparative mediocrity. Critically speaking, Cpt Marvel is better than shit like Loki or Multiverse of Madness.
But if you compare it to many installments pre-endgame, Cpt Marvel falls laughably short in practically every facet of writing.
Live_Answer_38752025-11-04 01:55
It’s definitely one of the worst MCU movies in my opinion. This is mainly due to the acting skills of brie Larson. She is so wooden and boring in the role. I wish they would’ve cast someone like Emily Blunt.
senatorlaw2025-11-04 01:55
Immature is the word I would use.
ThreeElbowsPerArm2025-11-04 01:56
i disliked it but not nearly as much as i dislike the vast majority of people who dislike it. i saw someone say she doesnt smile enough. what the hell is wrong with people.
Sad_Picture36422025-11-04 01:58
The only shitty movie marvel did was Eternals
SphmrSlmp2025-11-04 01:58
It's a decent movie on its own, sure. But in the grand scheme of things, it was the weaker instalment of that era of the MCU.
The movie was shoe-horned in between Infinity War and Endgame. She was teased as some big world-saving superhero and the answer to defeating Thanos. And they didn't deliver anything with the movie. So, of course people would be critical of it.
What Marvel should've done was introduce Capt Marvel as a new superhero after Thanos' storyline. That way, her story has more focus and room to breathe.
After-Dog-65932025-11-04 01:59
I agree it’s not the worst movie, and I didn’t think that people were campaigning for it to be. The twist is good, her relationship with Fury is good, I like Mar-Vel. However, the antagonist sucked and how Fury got his scar sucked. I think it’s a properly rated 4-5/10 movie
Super-Visor2025-11-04 02:00
I like it better than the first Ant-Man or Doctor Strange, and I thought The Marvels was better than the first movie.
Gideon_Hendrik2025-11-04 02:01
There are some legitimate critiques of Captain Marvel. It isn't the best MCU film by a long shot... but it is far from the worst. A lot of (not all) the original criticic
Small came from trolls and incense who attacked it because it features a woman. There were a shocking number of people griping that they "gender swapped" the character. They were either pointing to the original character as being a male, though he had been replaced by Carol long before... or, more rediculous, were the people conflating Captain Marvel with the DC character now called Shazam. I think most see it now as a solid, if unremarkable entry in the MCU.
urbalcloud2025-11-04 02:02
Yeah it’s pretty terrific
redit3rd2025-11-04 02:03
I liked Captain Marvel. I even liked it better than Wonder Woman. Carol Danvers actually struggles with something, and has to overcome obstacles. She's over powered by the end, but that's a problem for later movies.
If I remember correctly, it was the first MCU movie that didn't fit in well with other MCU movies. An important point to The Avengers was that Thor was the first alien that SHIELD was aware of. Captain Marvel retconned that. That wasn't nice.
TurdBurgular032025-11-04 02:04
I don’t think it’s a particularly good movie but it’s definitely better than Love & Thunder.
Larry_Lurex912025-11-04 02:05
I thought it was pretty weak in comparison to pretty much every other film released in phase 3, but if you treat it as a phase 1 movie I think it's of comparable quality to it's contemporaries.
If that makes any sense.
That isn't meant to be a slight on the film, it's just that phase 3 is like wall-to-wall bangers for the most part
cdizzle992025-11-04 02:06
Agreed
GeneJacket2025-11-04 02:06
It's not terrible by any means, it just does not live up to the insane hype there was for it, or the standards set by prior MCU films of the time. It's a perfectly serviceable, though entirely middling, movie that seems confused about its own message. It largely gets by on the charm of the leads, who are all great but deserved better material than what they had to work with.
thelordreptar902025-11-04 02:09
I didn’t think it was that bad, just forgettable. Granted I watched Madame Web right before it lol
panjoface2025-11-04 02:09
Agreed
manickitty2025-11-04 02:10
I didn’t even know who Brie Larson was. I thought the movie was extremely mid to meh, and I was waiting for Rogue
Impossible-Page80832025-11-04 02:10
i feel the same way for both captain marvel moviss
MaterialPace88312025-11-04 02:12
Some people apply a stricter standard when it comes to women, because they don't actually like women.
Street_Mall95362025-11-04 02:13
It was fine, and light years better than The Marvel's.
I liked the first one, and watched all the Disney plus shows so I knew what was going on in the Marvel's, but it still didn't make any sense.
Remote-Direction9632025-11-04 02:14
I actually liked this movie much more on a rewatch.
Shamscam2025-11-04 02:14
It’s not the worst Marvel movie, I think the sequel is worse. I think Thor 2 is probably worse.
It’s just not good. To me it sets the tone for what the MCU would become after Endgame.
SadHumbleFlower272025-11-04 02:15
It’s an ok movie. The duo of Captain Marvel and young Nick Fury was the best part. I think the main problem is how lackluster the Kree and Skulls were.
LS_DJ2025-11-04 02:18
It’s not about the movie, which is meh. It’s about the character, who sucks. And then the actress being unbearable compounds those issues
MisterShipWreck2025-11-04 02:19
I have watched it many times and own the movie. I liked it a lot
Kj699999992025-11-04 02:19
On its own it's great. My only issue with Captain marvel (and black widow) is that it should've been released earlier. Captain marvel is essentially a phase one movie that got sandwiched between the two mammoth avengers movies.
I also wished Brie was used more in endgame, she just up and disappears for most of the movie before the climax.
Commentaires
the word you're looking for is "misogynistic"
I honestly think the first Captain Marvel film and character are really dull. The film genuinely has a lot of problems
Edit: this is speculation of course
I'm not saying the movie is even bad. But the amount of times the past recent weeks that I've seen "I don't understand the hate for Captain marvel".
It's like we know what it is. Half of it is the misogynists. And the other half was Marvel having no fucking clue what to do with Carol Danvers since her introduction. They ran around going on and on about how much of a big deal she was going to be.
Did nothing with her in engame. Fucking butchered the concept of the skrulls and told she us she failed at the end of the Captain Marvel. The kree suck and their big idea for her villain was Dar-Benn and changed the title of her sequel.
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I liked this movie but its box office is due to the high quality bar and hype delivered by Infinity War. It’s not like when people buy a ticket they know how good a movie is. Word of mouth is important for smaller projects, but first weekend ticket sales are everything for tentpoles. Sorry to rant but if we can stop talking about how good a movie is based on its box office I’d feel more sane.
Edit: I liked Captain Marvel and have rewatched it a few times. I just think it's kinda stupid to say that a movie is good or bad based off how much money it makes.
The sequel, to me, was unwatchable..... but it was even more visually stunning
The Marvels however….
Its better than a lot of the pre-MCU movies and honestly Marvels long run of good movies its the bottom half or maybe at half. But its a fine movie. I enjoy it.
So I agree with your point. But I think its even more true for the sequel.
Sure the same thing happened with Dr Strange, but he was being carried by the Time Stone to fight Dormammu.
I feel like it was a big missed opportunity to showcase Brie's acting skill. Should've made her characteristic different for the different parts of her life.
I hold this criticism to Black Panther too. It was a bit more novel than Captain Marvel in its content, but still a basic origin to hero wins story by the end.
I thought The Marvels with all 3 was a way better, fun, and more entertaining movie
But there were some good moments and it was a fun victory lap right before Endgame.
You will always have a spit between people who want the character to stay completely comic accurate and those who want them to be updated.
I had a great time in the theater with it
I do remember how I hated how dark it is though! And I saw it twice— 4Dx and IMAX.
Captain Marvel is definitely not bad

anything with a budget and and mostly functional studio can be called "a decent movie"
like with games. ubisoft games are "decent game," they're also dogshit games as well.
Worst MCU **movies** (IMO) are (in no particular order):
1. Eternals (three separate plot lines taking place)
2. Black Widow (came too late, majorly disappointing villain)
3. Thor: Love and Thunder (if ADHD was a movie except applied to one of the best story lines in Marvel/Thor history but just massacres it)
I truly, like, legitimately do not understand the criticism of Brie Larson being “wooden.”like, I don’t think people understand what a wooden, overly stiff, just flat affect of a person looks and presents itself like.
I do agree that she was a bit of a deux ex machina at moments and has some poorly written moments but by far and away not a bad character nor a bad movie.
I liked it! I want to see more Brie Larson in the MCU.
But if you compare it to many installments pre-endgame, Cpt Marvel falls laughably short in practically every facet of writing.
The movie was shoe-horned in between Infinity War and Endgame. She was teased as some big world-saving superhero and the answer to defeating Thanos. And they didn't deliver anything with the movie. So, of course people would be critical of it.
What Marvel should've done was introduce Capt Marvel as a new superhero after Thanos' storyline. That way, her story has more focus and room to breathe.
Small came from trolls and incense who attacked it because it features a woman. There were a shocking number of people griping that they "gender swapped" the character. They were either pointing to the original character as being a male, though he had been replaced by Carol long before... or, more rediculous, were the people conflating Captain Marvel with the DC character now called Shazam. I think most see it now as a solid, if unremarkable entry in the MCU.
If I remember correctly, it was the first MCU movie that didn't fit in well with other MCU movies. An important point to The Avengers was that Thor was the first alien that SHIELD was aware of. Captain Marvel retconned that. That wasn't nice.
If that makes any sense.
That isn't meant to be a slight on the film, it's just that phase 3 is like wall-to-wall bangers for the most part
I liked the first one, and watched all the Disney plus shows so I knew what was going on in the Marvel's, but it still didn't make any sense.
It’s just not good. To me it sets the tone for what the MCU would become after Endgame.
I also wished Brie was used more in endgame, she just up and disappears for most of the movie before the climax.