When a new movie comes out, I try not to read too many reviews before I get a chance to watch it.
Honestly, that’s partially because I don’t want my view of the film to be tainted by someone else’s and mostly because I know that I’ve always had a different way of viewing art than others.
That being said, I do have to agree with more assessments about being in an overall “superhero movie slump” due to how many flicks the Marvel Cinematic Universe seems to be churning out on a yearly basis.
For me, “The Marvels” has been on my radar since “Captain Marvel” (2019) and the Ms. Marvel series dropped on Disney+ last year.
I can say that if you’re a fan of that series, then you’re pretty prepared for strained family dynamics, plenty of awkward moments, and a lot of hilarity.
The Marvels is an American superhero film based on several Marvel Comics characters.
Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to the film Captain Marvel (2019), a continuation of the television miniseries Ms. Marvel (2022), and the 33rd film in the MCU.
The film was directed by Nia DaCosta, who co-wrote the screenplay with Megan McDonnell and Elissa Karasik while featuring the characters Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel.
It stars Brie Larson as Danvers, Teyonah Parris as Rambeau, and Iman Vellani as Khan, alongside Zawe Ashton, Gary Lewis, Park Seo-joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, and Samuel L. Jackson.
Carol Danvers (Larson), also known as Captain Marvel, defied the influence of the Supreme Intelligence and destroyed it, which led to a Kree civil war and the desolation of their home world Hala.
The conflict renders the planet barren as it loses its air, water, and sunlight.
The new leader of the Kree, Dar-Benn (Ashton), retrieves one of the Quantum Bands, of which Kamala Khan (Vellani) has the other half.
Dar-Benn harnesses the power of the Band to tear open a jump point in space.
The resulting anomaly is discovered by S.W.O.R.D.
Meanwhile, Nick Fury (Jackson), now residing at the S.A.B.E.R. space station, hosts peace talks between the Kree and the Skrulls.
Monica Rambeau (Parris) investigates a jump point anomaly near S.A.B.E.R. while Carol Danvers investigates the source of the anomaly, where Dar-Benn found the Quantum Band.
When Rambeau touches the anomaly, she, Danvers, and Kamala switch places through teleportation.
The switching causes the three to fight each other’s Kree enemies, leaving the Khans’ house destroyed in their wake.
After the three women return to their original places, Fury and Rambeau visit Kamala on Earth.
As Kamala eagerly demonstrates her powers, she switches places with Danvers.
When Danvers flies away, she switches places with Kamala in mid-air.
The group surmises that their light-based powers are linked through quantum entanglement and that they switch places when any of the three use their powers simultaneously.
Oddly enough, that’s turning out to be the least of their problems and Dar-Benn has more in store for the trio of heroines.
While I felt like the overall plotline was weak and did little to serve the MCU’s next wave of projects, I think you should make your own assessment.
