“Captain Marvel,” which the star promises will be the “biggest feminist movie of all time,” opens this Friday. That same star, Brie Larson, has also declared that she doesn’t want white males reviewing her film. So I proceed here with great caution and continuous apology.
The movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has already given the feminist superhero movie high marks. Many of the compiled critics have lavished the film with extreme praise. Some of the positive reviews, on the other hand, use not-so-positive descriptions like “forgettable,” “not top tier,” “a work in progress,” and “more of a solid building block for future endeavors than a must-see solo adventure,” but ultimately give the movie a favorable grade. It is an action film with a female lead, after all. You are not allowed to dislike it. Especially if you are a white male. It was on this same basis that the all-female “Ghostbusters” was lauded by critics and “Wonder Woman” was acclaimed with the kind of praise usually reserved for Renaissance paintings.
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