Captain Marvel lives up to the hype as box office numbers rise

Clement Gibson

Editor-in-Chief

Entering theaters on Fri. Mar. 8— International Women’s Day, Captain Marvel premiered into theaters with impeccable timing.

The film was directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck who are respectively known for their past work— “Mississippi Grind” (2015), “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” (2010) and “Half Nelson” (2006).

Although Boden and Fleck are not new to the big screen, they’ve yet to have this kind of commercial and box office success in the past.

Captain Marvel’s budget was $152 – 175 mil., but looks to demolish those numbers as time goes forward.

The female-led film has surpassed its male superhero counter parts— “Deadpool” ($783 mil.), “Spider-Man 2” ($784 mil.) and “Deadpool 2” ($785 mil.) according to deadline.com.

Well on its way to $800 mil. worldwide in a little over two weeks, Captain Marvel will become the No. 18 global superhero film of all time.

According to IMDb, the fantasy, science fiction movie focuses on Carol Danvers— played by Brie Larson, a U.S. Air Force pilot.

She is an extraterrestrial Kree warrior living on earth in 1995. While there, she finds herself caught in the middle of an intergalactic battle between her people and the Skrulls.

Nick Fury helps Captain Marvel uncover the secrets of her past while she learns how to fully control her superpowers to end the war with the Skrulls.

Peter Travers, a film critic for “Rolling Stone,” says Larson took on cosmic villains, sexist trolls and won.

Travers wrote, “The film’s low-key charm and quirky humor grows on you and creates a rooting interest in what happened next… Captain Marvel is not just another Wonder Woman. She plans to build an army.”

Of course you have naysayers who bash the movie based solely on the fact that Larson does not fit the description of the stereotypical superhero many are accustomed to seeing.

But overall, the 2019 film continues to receive high praise from Rotten Tomatoes(79 percent), IMDb(7.1/10), and Metacritic(64 percent).

Asiah Singleton, a sophomore social work major from San Francisco, Calif., appreciated the timing and the casting of the movie.

“I loved seeing a women lead a superhero movie. Don’t get me wrong, you have wonder woman and cat woman, but it was different. Especially since it’s a marvel movie. It was a great way to kick off National Women’s Month,” said Singleton.

Olivia Clark, a junior music education major from Jackson, Miss., anticipates how and if the two Captains will get along.

Clark stated, “I’m really curious to see how this movie is going to tie into the next one— because I know there is going to be a next one. Captain America and Captain Marvel have similar names so I wonder if they’re going to be working together or against each other.”

Capri Lane, a senior English major from Houston, Texas says the film was confusing at first, but made sense once the solution was reached.

“I was so confused at first because of her dreams and the goblin looking people, but it all made sense in the end. That’s what makes for the best movies in my opinion. The ones that always make you say, ‘Oh!’ and then everything clicks. I might go see it again,” said Lane.