The Marvels

Published 2024-02-09

Highter. Further. Faster. Together.

Film info

Director
Nia DaCosta
Year / Run time 2023 · 1hr 45m
Series Marvel Cinematic Universe (33 of 36)
Genres Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Cast
Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Tessa Thompson

Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.

Live blog

Time	Comment
2:40	That's an epic version of Shampoo?
4:02	This is so Fistipuffs.
8:07	Take your cat for a space ride.
10:53	I LOVE Kamala Khan. Absolutely terrifyingly suddenly in space but super excited to see Nick Fury.
17:27	"I touched it." "Why'd you do that?" "Because it was glowing and mysterious!"
21:16	THE DESTRUCTION!
24:11	"Whatever, Yusef, families are complicated."
30:59	Haha, it's like Spaceballs.
41:52	Professor Marvel.
48:54	Mmm, space elevator.
51:55	Switch training montage?
56:31	I was not ready for Marvel the Musical.
1:08:57	"That's not how family works."
1:19:03	Hard to keep up with fight scenes at the best of times, but this is next level!
1:27:36	Multiverse though, innit.

Thoughts

I didn't have huge hopes for this film, if I'm honest, because you know Marvel is not having the best track record recently. It's not getting good reviews. To fully enjoy it, you have to have done quite a lot of homework, previous movies and several of the TV shows. And, of course, it's helmed by three awesome women, so completely understandable that a vocal section of the audience don't like it.

Thankfully, I have done that homework and I love awesome women, and that resulted in a very enjoyable watching experience. I loved the camaraderie between the three, how they learned to work together and use their quirks to the fullest. A high point in some recent Marvel mediocrity.

Rating: 5 / 5