Even while in badass mode, the metaphor of bounded and restrained, such her escape from Skrull leader Talos (Ben Mendelsohn), is used as a source of comedy. Set in 1995, watching her maneuvering through a male-dominated world like the Air Force is a joy, balancing the gravity with appreciable humor. Nevertheless, the central theme of discovering her true potential and unleashing the inherent powers others, namely Yon-Rogg (Jude Law), have discouraged makes for a strong, engaging story. Given Brie Larson shot all her scenes as the titular intergalactic superheroine in Avengers: Endgame before there was a completed script for Captain Marvel, this origin story can feel a bit hurried. However, this devotion to the company's tradition of nods and winks makes Korath's presence feel like a tacked-on addition, shoehorned into the plot to forcibly root it into the MCU. The new logo intro with Stan Lee's many cameos and finding the legendary comics writer reading the script to Mallrats earns a heartfelt smile along with a tear. Hounsou's cameo appearance follows Marvel's fondness for intertextual allusions as both a source of comedy and a means for affixing our heroes to a larger established universe, and for the most part, such in-joke references are clever enough to warrant a chuckle. But there is definitely more right outweighing the admittedly trifling wrong in this otherwise wildly entertaining prequel. It is also evidence of what is both right and wrong with this latest installment to the ever-expanding franchise. For those who have been paying attention to the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe and the various threads interconnecting the many storylines, seeing Djimon Hounsou's Korath the Pursuer in Captain Marvel is a dead giveaway of the plot's direction and unsurprising twists.
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