Carol definitely has a ton of room to grow as a character (amnesia in an origin story really leaves little room for strong characterization), but I still enjoyed what we got from her in this. She's less quippy than the other Avengers (which isn't a bad thing), but still has a sense of humour and is much less stoic than I thought she would be based on the first trailer. All in all, it's a decent foundation for a new star of the MCU. I just hope the next film gives her a character flaw. She's a bit too perfect atm.
Other thoughts:
- Talos was a highlight, and I hope he we see more of him. He had some great lines.
- It was awesome to have Fury in a leading role for once. It's been said a lot, but the de-aging tech is incredible.
- The action choreography was pretty meh overall, and Carol's blows don't have a lot of weight to them.
- The 90's jokes mostly landed for me, but were very corny.
- The origin of Fury's missing eye was fun.
- The Stan Lee intro was super touching.
- "I'm Just a Girl" was a super on-the-nose music choice that took me out of the scene.
- Carol being the inspiration for the 'Avengers Initiative' in function as well as name already makes her feel like an OG member.
I really hope that Captain Marvel doesn't become the main instrument of Thanos' defeat. It would feel pretty unearned for her to roll in and fix everything imo, and it would also be super lame to sideline the original Avengers we've been watching fight this battle for a decade. I have faith that the Russo's won't do this, but based on this movie I'm not really sure what her role could be in Endgame
other than to just beat Thanos up.
