That's supposed to be the main question of the movie. Everything else--the Kree/Skrull conflict, Fury and SHIELD, the tesseract--should be secondary. But the movie doesn't play out that way. Each of the elements listed above carry the movie along at various points, and it's Carol's quest for identity that seems secondary.
Is this the fault of the writers or was Larson just not up to it? I was waiting for big, emotional reactions to events along the way--Carol stepping back into that Air Force bar, seeing Maria again, listening to that black box recording. I wanted a huge, cathartic "Yes, I remember it all! I know who I am!" moment when she faces down the Supreme Intelligence and finally owns her power. But... I never got it.
That's not to say most of the movie wasn't enjoyable. It was. I thought Mendehlson was especially entertaining, and Jude Law (as Yon-Rogg) was a total dick--and damn good at it. Carol blasting him across the desert was very satisfying.
Good movie, but could have been a great one. Let's see how Larson handles the character in subsequent appearances.
Who Is Carol Danvers?
Is this the fault of the writers or was Larson just not up to it? I was waiting for big, emotional reactions to events along the way--Carol stepping back into that Air Force bar, seeing Maria again, listening to that black box recording. I wanted a huge, cathartic "Yes, I remember it all! I know who I am!" moment when she faces down the Supreme Intelligence and finally owns her power. But... I never got it.
That's not to say most of the movie wasn't enjoyable. It was. I thought Mendehlson was especially entertaining, and Jude Law (as Yon-Rogg) was a total dick--and damn good at it. Carol blasting him across the desert was very satisfying.
Good movie, but could have been a great one. Let's see how Larson handles the character in subsequent appearances.