We’ve just seen the first trailer for Captain Marvel, in the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe…and it honestly doesn’t show much. It lasts a little less than two minutes. It shows Brie Larson’s character (Carol Danvers, AKA Captain Marvel) falling to the Earth, and then a variety of nano-scenes flash by. We see some super fast sequences, offering almost no solid clues for the story we’re so eager to see next March.
But, from my early thoughts, um…THIS is our hero, come to undo “The Snap’? Carol Danvers seems so…young, so inexperienced. Perhaps this is the point, in-universe, at this time. (The film is supposed to take place in the 90s, way before Nick Fury sends her that desperate pager call in Infinity War).
First trailers for the biggest blockbusters usually don’t provide much narrative, but I am sure I can pick this one apart enough for a quick post…so stop reading now if you are super sensitive to the mildest of spoilers.
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THOUGHTS WHILE WATCHING THE CAPTAIN MARVEL TRAILER:
“…She’s falling a long way. LOL, she hit a Blockbuster Video store. Nice in-joke (it’s a blockbuster movie), and also this is supposed to be the 90s, so that’s a good bit of iconic flashback. And then there’s a mall scene…also very 80s-90s. I grew up in a mall myself. Nick Fury narrates: “Renegade soldier from above…space invasion”…Whut? Hey, Fury has two eyes! And I think that’s Phil Coulson! Man, that went by too fast — I had to back it up three times to make sure who that was. He hasn’t been in a Marvel film since The Avengers. Then there’s that ‘pager’ thing – Fury must have had it in his pocket for 30 years by the time Infinity Wars comes around…hmmm…it looks like a regular pager at this point, so I guess the super-tech follows later in the timeline. And, that’s kind of it. Besides Carol Danvers decking an old woman. I’m sure that makes sense somehow.”
I asked RunPee Dan to take a look at the trailer, to see his thoughts. Dan: “It doesn’t answer much, but it looks good.” He also noticed that when Captain Marvel stands up from her fall into the Blockbuster Video store, there’s a good shot of her walking right past the “Action” section. Heh. Good catch, that!
Ultimately, I don’t expect this early trailer to provide the answers we’re seeking to resolve the questions of Avengers: Infinity War. Probably only Avengers 4 — the as-yet-unnamed finale — will do that. (And it better!) This little preview gives us some hints, a teaser of possible directions. Notice the trailer doesn’t provide even one clue to Captain Marvel’s powers or skill set, except that she punches an old lady…so, yay?
Here’s the short trailer, for your viewing pleasure:
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2 responses to “1st Captain Marvel Trailer Finally Drops – Comments and Speculation”
OMG! Your review is almost more captivating than the trailer; but both are good nonetheless. How did RunPee Dan see “action” section in the Blockbuster store marvels me…pun intended. Marvel smacked the taste out of that old lady’s mouth. Somebody pick up her dental from the front of the train. LOL!
Thank you, Dana. I appreciate that.
Dan is good at the frame-by-frame thing. It really is a nano-second shot of the Action section, which only proves to show me that the producers are just as nerdy as we the viewers are. GO GEEKS!
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