Month: January 2022

For this week’s passion blog I watched the movie, Captain Marvel. Captain  Marvel is the 21st movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe it came out in 2019. This movie contains large-scale actors such as Brie Larsen and Samuel L. Jackson.

Captain Marvel details the story of the intergalactic battle between the Kree and Skrulls. Unfortunately, though after helping United States’ AirForce pilot Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel loses her memory associated with her previous life due to a blast from (I call it the blue box I am not sure what that thing is called). She and Nick eventually partner up to harness her power and to win the battle.

Overall, I have to say I did genuinely enjoy this movie more than I did Captain America: The First Avenger. The graphics and special effects were exponentially better, most likely because the movie came out more recently. I also enjoyed the main female cast, this definitely stood out to me because from what I have seen of the Marvel Cinematic Universe the main characters tend to be male and there are fewer diverse perspectives. I enjoyed the part with the cat being one of the most vicious creatures in the intergalactic battle because as someone who owns three cats they truly do run my world.

This movie seemed to be a perfect blend of comedy but also added to the timeline of the Marvel Universe. It is clear that whatever the blue box thing is, is going to be of extreme significance in future movies and I am assuming it will be brought up again. I do not always have time to watch movies and finding a two-hour block where I am available to sit down and watch one of these movies is difficult, so while both movies have left me on a cliffhanger I am grateful to see the extra clips during the end credits to at least foreshadow what is coming next and when I can expect to see certain characters again.

The next movie in the Timeline Order provided by Disney+ is the first Iron Man. Since there are two movies I am going to try my best to watch both before next week’s passion blog post!

 

For this passion blog I will be taking on the Marvel movies in chronological order as they are listed on Disney+ (I know not all of the movies are on there but my friends said the ones that are missing are not ones worth watching anyway). I got to watch this movie on my own and it is actually the first Marvel movie I have ever seen. However, when I was younger I remember my friend being extremely obsessed with the Captain America series and always rambling on about it.

For my first ever Marvel movie, I found it interesting. I enjoyed the storyline about how the soldier who received the serum was not the one who was the strongest but the one who was the kindest. Also, the extremely prevalent themes of the importance of friendship and loyalty really stood out to me as well. Especially when Captain America left his easy job to go save his friend from being a prisoner of war. This movie did make me wonder though if the storyline of the Marvel Universe was about the protection of those in America or what the overarching storyline is because I do know from movie ads that there are other worlds within the universe, so I am excited to see how this plays out.

I was also left wondering if Bucky will be coming back after unfortunately falling off the train and how that will work within the timeline. My favorite part I do have to was the hidden clip at the end of the movie that hinted towards how the plot line would progress.

The next movie that I have to watch according to Disney+ is Captain Marvel. I truly do not have any predictions for this movie given that I have never heard of Captain Marvel before and I am wondering if she plays an integral part in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. My mom is coming up to State College for my birthday weekend so I am hoping that I will get to watch this movie with her and provide double the insight in the next post!