Smile a Day: Girl-Power Movie with My Girls

[samanthabryant]

#smileaday A good girl-power movie with my girls. Went to see #captainmarvel today with my daughters. A very solid and satisfying superhero flick. Much better than the trailer led me to believe. Brie Larson overcame my doubts quickly.

It didn't quite get the leap-out-my-seat clapping feeling that Wonder Woman gave me, but I still pumped my fist in the air more than once. Favorite moments: the "getting back up" montage of Carol Danvers at different ages and the line "I've got nothing to prove to you."

Jude Law was a great antagonist, and Annette Bening was clearly having a blast in both her roles. Lashana Lynch and Akira Akbar brought such warmth and love to their roles, really selling the found-family dynamic with Carol. I'm looking forward to seeing this character come back in Endgame.

Comments

[johncomic]

starting to feel like I have some cinematic catching up to do -- haven't even seen WW yet

[samanthabryant]

Oh my! I don't know if being "caught up" is even possible. They keep making movies and I haven't seen all the old ones yet :-) But I do recommend both Wonder Woman and this one for great takes on strong women.

[bairnsidhe]

My favorite part of the Carol-standing-up montage was that moment right after the Supreme Intelligence (misnomer tbh) says "you're only human" and you can see in her eyes the "Yeah I'm only human... and that should terrify you."

[samanthabryant]

Yes! Great job on Brie Larson's part to convey all that with a quirk of the lips. I knew SI was toast!