Can Someone Explain the Brie Larson/Captain Marvel Controversy?

“I don’t go to see comic book movies for political messages”

Bruh are you even watching Marvel Films ?

Something I love about Marvel films is that they are not just for entertainment they are very political, they are socially aware and they are a good attempt to bridge the gap between different groups of people.

Since 2008, Iron Man 1 was a wake up call about how ugly war is and the companies that profit off of war are. It was not just about Tony Stark becoming Iron Man, it was also about Tony Stark, a white man of privilege learning the world he comes from is dangerous and he is doing everything to fix it, even if it means changing the business. These themes follow through till Iron Man 3, where we see the Mandarin and he is exposed for being nothing but an actor fueling a war. Similar to what happens in real life, where governments can hire media to lie. Again, proving how political these films are.

Same with Steve Rogers, he is a soldier, embodiment of the American Dream. but in The Winter Soldier and Civil War, Steve does everything, even if it costs him his life to do the right thing. To fight against a system that is corrupt and built on lies.

Black Panther tackled the problems the Black community faces, not from a white mans point of view but from a black mans. We get two very different types of black men one being T'Challa and one being Killmonger. I once read a post that compared T'Challa to MLK and Killmonger to Malcolm X. This a story for the black community, its incredibly political as well. People can say so easily "racism in the past" but in reality there are people that still are suffering which Black Panther does a good job at showing. Time may have changed but honestly the past is still affecting people today.

By the end of Thor: Ragnorak, the Asgardians become refugees; they lost everything due to a "civil war" similar to whats happening around the world for so many people.

In Captain Marvel, the Skrulls just want a home, as does Danvers. There is a scene in the film where a biker is hitting on her while she is trying not to pay attention. This is something so many women have to deal with. By the end of the film, Danvers finally takes control of herself, she comes out confident, she doesn't need a man to tell her who she is. It's hard for many to fathom but a lot of the time, women are encouraged to not speak up, or "be a problem." When Carol takes charge, or stands up, which is a prominent theme of the film, she is undoubtedly breaking an oppressive cycle that enforces women to stay down.

I think Marvel is finally at the state that Stan Lee wanted it to be. Its not just entertainment, but its political, it talks about real world problems in a way that people of all backgrounds can understand. Even the X Men, its a metaphor for racism, for prejudice , etc.

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