Captain Marvel Movie Review

Movie review

Captain marvel, where do we even begin. Just being on the internet a little bit probably showed you the backlash this movie got before it even came out. And I would understand. While I'm not sure where I stand on all the criticism that came before, I understand it while also some seems irrational, it's safe to say Brie larson didn't handle everything the best way before this movie came out, but I'm here to tell you, it all doesn't matter

What we care about now, and all we care about now is the movie, was it good, was it bad? Let's answer that question shall we. The movie starts off in what feels like a prologue, it's a little slow paced and feels pretty cliché, granted the movie has a fair amount of cliché moments, I would not call the movies cliché at all. It sets of in the kree capital world, which not to mention looks absolutely stunning, and tells the story of the terrorist skrull fighting the kree.. Good guys versus bad guys right? Not exactly

Captain marvel, or vers as she is called, is one of the warrior heroes called the kree, as they like to call herself, although with memories of her not being a kree at all, this will ultimately like you expect pay off later in the movies. She got some of her powers from the A.I. Controlling the kree homeworld, however that's all I'll say about that. She finally gets to do her first mission where all turns sideways because of the involvement of the shape-shifting skrulls and lands on earth where her story with nick fury begins

The story did surprise me once or twice with twists hardcore comic books fans probably saw coming, but since I never read or saw a single captain marvel comic book before, I didn't.

One of the biggest concerns what I heard was that it would be feminist propoganda, and honestly, I was afraid something like this would be happen too, painting all men pigs and weak and all women strong and smart, however luckily this wasn't the case. Instead she acted like a strong lead, and it wouldn't matter if she was male or female, it was simply a well portrayed hero and a good character in a movie that was quite fun to watch, slow paced in the beginning, but turning more and more interesting towards the middle towards paying off in the end, and dare I say it, maybe even a little empowering. Near the end of the movie you always have this thing in marvel movies where characters grow and show the best of themselves and it really shines in this movie.

All together it made for a fun entertaining movie, with a good story, good cast and some nice unexpected twists in the movies

I always love watching movies with no expectations at all and then surprisingly enjoy the movie, I feel an 8,5 is too high and an 8 too low so going for the middle I would give the movie an 8,2

Acting: 7/10 Story: 8,5/10 Screenplay: 8/10 Comedy: 7/10 Visuals: 9,5/10 Sounds: 7/10

If you want an entertaining movie with a pretty good story, I'd say go watch this, for comic books fans and marvel fans this is a must watch

PS: There is a great heartfelt Stan Lee Tribute in the beginning of the movie and it's pretty good, so if youm were worrying about that, don't worry, it's there.

alita battle angel review

First of all, for the record let me state this: I do not, in any way, like anime. I will never understand it, I think I'm way too old for it and even as a kid the only I really watched was pokemon

I don't know much about Japanese media culture in any way for the matter, so I came in with 0 expectations and not to see a good movie but just to have some laughs

Instead I got surprised in a positive way

Alita battle angel isn't a very story driven movie, it will tell a story that has been told before countless times, it mainly is a movie about good versus evil, with a few twists here and there

Also mind you that this movie is, by everything pointing at it, a first in a series, meaning alita battle angel 2 will most likely come out, maybe even a trilogy

The plot is simple, it's about 500 years in the future in what first seems as a very star wars esc galaxy, however looks may be deceiving, it's an universe that stands well on its own. It's a post war world set in what is seemingly the last city on earth

Enter alita, a teenage cyborg that is being put back together by a parts doctor that will act like a father figure to her through the movie, however with a few twists as he is not who he says he is, but no spoilers on that.

However, alita learns that she is not so much a teenager as she thinks she is, and her thought of her being just a nobody also gets scrapped later in the movie. Her origins and improvements is also something I don't wish to spoil

That's as far as I go for the plot

The visuals were something different. At first I joked how the movie looked like it was set in some star wars knockoff and how the character looked like she came from a video game with her weird eyes bugging me somewhat. However it wasn't more than ten minutes into the movie that I found myself not talking and rather enjoying the movie as it was

The world created is visually beautiful, every scene and every frame is appealing, with lots of things going on in the background

The world feels alive, the cgi and the acting comes together as everything is Alive. No frozen frames, no boring scenes, it's all fun to watch at

And that's what the movie is, it's not the most story driven movie, it doesn't have a deep plot besides some small twists, it's a familiar story, but it's fun, the movie is simply enjoyable to watch, you will be entertained for 2 hours and 50 minutes in this 2 hour 55 minute movie

The action is great, the visuals are great, the acting is good

As said, alita seemed like a character from a video game at the start, and I wasn't buying it. I wasn't excited for her to have this teenager attitude as well as we know how annoying this can be on screen, and I was afraid with a female lead that we would get a narrative pushed on to us as that is what is expected from a lot movies with female leads.

I was greatly mistaken

Alita is charming, from the first scenes you will instantly like her. Innocent to the dangers of the world and seemingly a free spirit. However as the movie progressed and she learned the undeniable dark side of the world, she became more serious and less innocent as well. And as she remains good, and mostly innocent, she does turn into a hardened warrior. The great part of this is that it feels extremely human and real

I could agree with the emotions she was feeling and showing, I could relate to how she would act and it felt incredibly sincere.

As for the villains, most of them are just the evil, I'm evil because I'm evil, James bond esc villains however as said, it's not a story driven movie, it's just incredibly fun

If you're just in for a fun ride, and are looking for a movie to enjoy, see some action, and look for some enjoyably pastime, this is the movie for you

Visuals:9/10 Screenplay: 10/10 (it is James Cameron after all) Story: 7/10 Acting:7/10 Sounds and soundtrack: 7/10

Overall I give alita battle angel an 8/10 fun movie, very enjoyable, and action packed throughout the ride

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