With Avengers: Endgame right around the corner, this prequel
to the franchise that changed superhero cinema as we know it has a lot riding
on it. It has to not only deliver as yet another Marvel flick, but it also has
to sell the idea that this superhero, Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, is the
progenitor to everything we’ve seen in the MCU thus far and deliver one final setup before Endgame officially closes this
chapter for good. Knowing how recent movies have turned out in regards to
build-up vs. pay-off, with both Marvel and DC struggling in their own ways over
the last handful of years, this really could go either way. Which is why I’m
pleased to report that this film does pretty much everything it needed to
succeed, starting with the casting.
