“Am I the only one who’s confused here?”
Captain Marvel does nothing to reinvent the wheel, but it does feel like one of the only MCU movies this side of Infinity War to be strongly built around a central character and her arc. As a mediation on identity, it’s able. As a feminist critique, it’s horseshit, it’s neo-liberal sludge that basically has nothing to offer more than “we need more female pilots in the army!” To that end, it’s also…
“Do you guys just put the word Quantum in front of everything?”
Certainly not the worst, but far and away the most dull, lifeless, derivative shell this franchise has had to offer until Quantumania. Nothing about this movie means or does anything successfully, and I can’t even pretend I was paying attention for more than like, half of it.
“You tell him I love him. And I won’t be a burden anymore”
I am so lucky they were showing this at my local indie theater because seeing this on the big screen was fantastic. This movie just rules man. It perfectly adapts the tale in a way that’s both fun and powerful. I love how much Guillermo Del Toro hates facists, it’s the exact energy we need today. The animation is perhaps the most beautiful stop motion I’ve ever…
“You have to hold your breath while you can cross the bridge. Even the tiniest breath will break the spell, and then everyone will see you”
I’ll be honest. I’ve been struggling between giving this 5 stars and giving it 4.5 stars. What the fuck though, ammi right? This movie is special. It’s perhaps the pinnacle of Miyazaki’s career, taking all the themes he’s fond of and combining them into a movie that fully earns the praise. It’s got humor…
