by Nathaniel R
Hey look, it's our first official image of Brie Larson from Damien Chazelle's First Ma---- oh, that's not right. It's Brie Larson as First Woman to lead a movie in the MCU. Captain Marvel hits theaters on March 8th, 2019, or as we like to call it, two weeks after the Oscars and two months before Avengers Infinity War Part 2.
After the jump the first trailer and a quick Yes No Maybe So breakdown.
YES
- A perfect beginning, with our heroine crashing like a meteor to earth and landing inside a Blockbuster Video. Hee! It's a perfect way to say "this takes place in the 1990s"
- Marvel trailers are very fond of these dramatic monologues in voiceover to suggest instant gravitas. This one wisely begins with Nick Fury's voice and then transfers over to the voice of his new discovery Captain Marvel (Brie Larson)
- Is she from Earth? Or not? What's with the memories. We appreciate a trailer that asks a lot of questions without answering any. The idea is to sell the movie, not give you cliff notes so that you don't need to see it. This is a very simple concept that many trailers get entirely wrong.
- That shot of Captain Marvel punching an old lady is perfection. HA. Love an unexpected curveball in trailers. One assumes that's an alien Skrull in human form (they shapeshift and Captain Marvel has a long history with them)
- the 180º shot with Marvel strapped into some sort of mind-machine is grabby. What's happening?
NO
- We get virtually no idea about what kind of powers Captain Marvel has other than some kind of CGI bolt coming out of her hands. Are they saving the action for a later trailer or is it just not poppy enough for trailer bites?
- Marvel movies have already taken over all of culture so it's kind of sad that we're also now getting prequels as if owning the NOW isn't enough. They must also own the THEN.
- The visuals, at least thus far, look a bit generic / under-designed. There are so many superhero movies so we need them to get more stylistically bold (like Thor Ragnarok or Logan) so that they can properly differentiate themselves from one another.
- How many superheroes are too many superheroes? Between right now and next November we're getting 12 comic book movies. In order of release: Venom (Oct), X-Men Dark Phoenix (Nov), Aquaman (Dec) , SpiderMan: Into the Spider Verse (Dec), Hellboy (Jan), Captain Marvel (March), Shazam (April), Avengers Infinity War (May), Spider-Man: Far From Home (July), The New Mutants (August), Joker (Oct), and Wonder Woman 1984 (Nov). I expect Joker probably won't make it's release date so 11. But that's still a lot!
MAYBE SO
- This shot screams "CHEESY 90S SUPERHERO MOVIE" which could mean that the film totally knows itself and is perfect. Or it could mean it's just a generic superhero movie that is trying to be cool. We won't know it till we see it.
- Not at all pleased that we only see one shot of Jude Law, still one of the most handsome men to have ever lived.
- How will Brie Larson be in this? I think she's a super actress in human-sized roles, but I wonder how her girl next door appeal and emotional complexity will translate to a role that requires instant iconography and larger than life stylization rather than, well... everywoman appeal and emotional complexity! Rooting for her but worried.
- This trailer gives us ZERO sense about the supporting cast. We can hope they have personalities or are interesting but all we get is Nick Fury and Captain Marvel.
Are you a Yes No or Maybe So and why?