I’m a big Captain Marvel fan. I love Carol Danvers\u00a0and have followed her comic book adventures for a long time. When\u00a0Marvel Studios announced plans to adapt her\u00a0for\u00a0live-action in her very own feature film, it was, frankly, a dream come true. After that,\u00a0came the waiting period for a casting announcement. With each passing day, my excitement to know who’d bring Danvers to life grew significantly.\u00a0Then, the news I (alongside many other fans) had been waiting for hit the internet:<\/p>\n
Brie Larson had officially been\u00a0cast<\/a> as the Captain. Saying I was delighted when I saw the announcement would be a significant understatement, because she remains, to this day, one of Marvel Studios’ best casting choices.\u00a0<\/p>\n Not only did Larson\u00a0look like Kevin Feige himself had reached into a\u00a0Captain Marvel comic and plucked her\u00a0from\u00a0it, she was an Oscar-winning actress with a solid track record in films like 21 Jump Street and Short Term 12. Following her casting, Larson shared a picture<\/a> of herself doing research for the role, building up excitement for her portrayal.\u00a0Then, her arrival was teased in\u00a0the post-credits scene of Avengers\u00a0Infinity War\u2014arguably one of the most memorable MCU stingers\u00a0to date.<\/p>\n
With all of that, hype levels for her portrayal were through the roof. Finally,\u00a02019 came around, and Captain Marvel released… and, well, neither\u00a0Brie Larson\u00a0nor the film disappointed. You know what? Let’s not downplay it: The movie was a massive hit. It scored a 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, and earned\u00a0$1.1\u00a0billion worldwide against a reported $150\u00a0million budget<\/a>, making it\u00a0one of the most successful films in Marvel Studios’ nearly-20-year history.\u00a0<\/p>\n All signs pointed to the public embracing Larson’s Danvers. Sadly, though, the years following\u00a0her MCU debut would see the actress\u00a0be incessantly\u00a0maligned. During the Avengers: Endgame press tour, for example, her body language was closely scrutinized, and then somehow used as fuel to feed the idea that she was, simply put, insufferable.\u00a0That perception, disappointingly enough, stuck, and the actress\u00a0became a controversial figure\u00a0in the eyes of the audience.<\/p>\n Even with only one standalone film and a supporting part in a large ensemble piece under her belt, Brie Larson quickly rose through the ranks of most disliked MCU performers. Not helping matters was the spectacular flopping of The Marvels, the follow-up film in her once promising franchise. The movie\u00a0made $206 million worldwide against a reported budget of approximately $370 million<\/a>. It made less than The Flash, and that was a gosh-darn\u00a0disaster of epic proportions. The failure aided in the narrative that Larson was not right for the cosmic hero.\u00a0<\/p>\n So, yes, things have, unfortunately,\u00a0not looked good for Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel for a while popularity-wise…\u00a0but you know what? It needs to be said: Marvel Studios hit the jackpot\u00a0with her, because she\u00a0is the perfect Carol Danvers. Admittedly, that may not mean much when she’s the only live-action version of the character, but her portrayal is, nonetheless, a brilliant translation of the hero\u00a0from the comics.<\/p>\n
Call me Captain Marvel. pic.twitter.com\/IgqRIb9ijM<\/a><\/p>\n
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