Captain Marvel Discussion

Discussion in 'Movies and Television' started by eagc7, Apr 13, 2015.

  1. Incepticon

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    Sure... but after one of these movies decides to tell us what her powers actually are. Because her own movie sure as hell didn't bother to.
     
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    I’m not following. Her powers are energy projection/absorption, flight, and super strength. Was that not clear?
     
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  3. Rusty24

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    Yes
     
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    Maybe as a recurring anti-villain like Loki. Rogue's abilities to counter Carol's would be useful for stakes. But if to depower and leave Carol comatose? Then no. The X-Men are way overdone movie wise and need a shake up. Like, I wouldn't mind Wolverine again if he doesn't fully steal the spotlight and is paired with Jubilee whom for some reason barely had a role in the Fox movies.
     
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    There's a common perception that Jubilee's powers are "useless." She barely gets any notable role because no one knows how her powers actually work, all anyone seems to be familiar with is "sparkly lights."
     
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    No. They don't actually tell anyone that in the entire movie made to tell us that. She *does* a bunch of shit - eventually - but we never actually KNOW what her new-found powers actually are. She just randomly shoots shit from her fists like a cartoon, and destroys things by flying through them screaming “woo!”. Even someone as lame as Superman has his powers clearly laid out.

    This chick, on the other hand... it’s just “well, whatever we just only sort of show you happening on screen... ummm... those... those are her powers”. For non comic readers, THAT is what’s unclear. All we know is that she absorbed some energy almost Bruce Banner style, mutated, and is now just inexplicably imbued with... stuff.
     
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    That's such double-standard nonsense. What Superhero HAS had their powers clearly laid out? Wonder Woman? No. Black Panther? No. Captain America? No. Aquaman? No.

    In the movie we see her shooting beams, flying and having super strength. You don't need someone to pause the movie and explain that's what she does because we SEE her do that.
     
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    Double Standard issue?
    I don't if it's right to brought up here and compare.

    We accepted Wonder Woman as she is and her power set.
    And Gal Gadot's movie is financial success.

    Then here's Carol Danvers.
    The she brought a never ending debate.

    What went wrong?
    Does Carol Danvers don't deserve the level of acceptance Wonder Woman have?
     
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    Maybe in Phase 5, in the X Men movie. Carol can be a guest star in that, since we'll have had a bit more of her in Phase 4. In Phase 5, Rogue steals her power and puts her in a coma. This can even be Rogue's arc in that movie, her coming to terms with what she did and can be how it leads her to join the X Men. Carol is in a coma, and recovers for the Phase 5 end teamup movie, so she's not out of the picture too long. Or, it could be why she's not available for that teamup movie, thus creating the tension and stakes because their big hitter is out of play, and the end credit scene is her finally waking up, to then go after Rogue in her Phase 6 movie. And that's her arc in her movie, learning to forgive Rogue for her actions, while to keep themes, the villain of her movie is going after someone for revenge but doesn't forgive and it ends up consuming them.
     
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  10. Murasame

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    There was even an issue where the villains thought her powers were just useless light show and she showed them otherwise.
     
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    wasn't Jubilee also a vampire at some point too???
     
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    Yup
     
  13. Rodimus Prime

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    Ugh, thanks for reminding me of House of M. :( 
     
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    Hasn't everyone been a vampire or a zombie or some undead abomination at one point or another?

    Good thing Marvel got them photon blasts, vampires and zombies and some undead abominations hate them photons.
     
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    Now that you say that, I wouldn’t be shocked if they do Marvel Zombies in that new What If show on Disney Plus
     
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    Did anyone else watch teh Honest Trailers for this movie? My god it was freaking hilarious. :lol  :lol  :lol 
     
  17. Cheetatron

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    Captain Marvel made over a Billion dollars so no I doubt it, unless it's at the end of Brie's contract & she wants out.

    Chances are better they introduce Wonder Man or someone else so Rogue can steal those powers instead.
     
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    Captain Marvel is a much bigger financial success sure you can bring up that it was in the sphere of an Avengers movie but so was Antman & The Wasp while Wonder Woman has been a cultural Icon for decades.

    I for one have no problem with the powers CM displayed
     
  20. SPLIT LIP

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    My problem is with the character being bland and uninteresting as shit. The overpowered-ness only highlights that, but wouldn't be an issue if she actually had a personality.
     
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