![]() Captain Marvel went on to appear in Avengers: Endgame and, despite some concerns (both valid and otherwise) about how she'd fit into the movie, her Endgame role ended up being important but not dominant. With Captain Marvel making over $1bn at the box-office and receiving mostly positive reviews from critics, you might think that would've been the end of it. ![]() Larson responded to the controversy in her own way, but sides were taken and any pushback against the controversy tended, such is usually the case, to respond in doubling-down on the furore around Captain Marvel and Larson's casting. There were some genuine criticisms, or at least concerns, to be raised regarding Larson's performance as it came across in the trailers ( Captain Marvel's marketing as a whole wasn't the MCU's best, but it still worked), but there was also a section of these - particularly those commenting on Larson's lack of smile - deeply rooted in sexism and trolling. When the Captain Marvel marketing ramped up, a lot of negativity was focused on Larson's performance: her line delivery, that she wasn't muscular enough for a superhero, and of course, that she didn't smile enough. Larson clarified her comments, but it was clear anyway that she was quite simply using her power to seek positive change and action, but despite that sections of the fanbase were rubbed up the wrong way by that and similar comments, accusing the actress of misandry. One statement that gained a lot of attention is when Larson said that she had noticed her press days were "overwhelmingly white male" and that she "decided to make sure my press days were more inclusive". Larson, like many MCU actors, is politically vocal and a feminist, and a big believer in pushing for greater equality (both in the film industry and the world in general). There’s not necessarily one defining incident, but it largely stemmed from Larson’s political views. Things started to shift in the months leading up to Captain Marvel’s release date. ![]() This quite quickly snowballed, as it didn’t just criticise the action from the movie but rather more specific elements, such as the apparent fact that Captain Marvel didn’t smile enough. This only intensified as the marketing campaign went on, which wasn’t helped by the admittedly rather lacklustre trailers. With it being the first female-led solo movie in the MCU, and with Carol Danvers then slated to be the universe’s most powerful hero, there was a pushback against Captain Marvel’s perceived agenda from an extremely vocal minority. The division started long before Captain Marvel released. Or rather, have divided opinion with sections of the Marvel fandom, and at least partially for reasons that don’t pertain to the film itself. ![]() While most Marvel films are generally popular with wide audiences, and likewise a select few are more broadly considered the ‘bad’ MCU films ( Thor: The Dark World, The Incredible Hulk), few have split opinion quite like Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel has the distinction of being the most divisive movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ![]()
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