An average movie

I already saw this movie but since I just bought a brand new awesome TV, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, even though it didn’t get much love when it was released, I thought it was not bad at all at the time but, to be honest, after rewatching the damned thing, I would have to agree that this movie was after all probably the most disappointing MCU instalment so far. Indeed, it was quite disappointing because, not only it was their first solo movie focusing on a female super-hero but, on top of that, it was dealing with their most powerful super-hero. I won’t blame Brie Larson, she was really charismatic and she tried really hard to sell it to the audience but, eventually, it turned out to be a very conventional origin story (basically, how Carol Danvers ended up with her super-powers) which wasn’t necessarily a bad idea but the issue was that it was told in such a convoluted way. Another thing that I did like the first time around but left me cold now was the choice of having the action take place in the 90’s. Sure, it was a rather simple way to focus only on this character without worrying about all the numerous other Marvel characters but, to be honest, I didn’t really get the link with this era and the main character though (the fact they used exactly the same gimmick with ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ probably didn't help). Concerning Captain Marvel herself, they obviously took their distance from how sexy she has been represented in the comic books and they went for a more bad-ass approach which was not bad but, to be honest, I’m not sure if I was really convinced though. On the other hand, I have been rewatching all the MCU instalments recently and I have to admit that it was rather cringe-worthy to see Black Widow  going to a random battle pretty much EACH TIME with some cleavage. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I have to admit that it was still a decent watch and, if you like the genre, it is definitely worth a look but there is no denying that it could or should have been so much better.