Brie Larson's acting...


Marvel/Disney is usually good with casting protagonists with an upbeat, appealing energy. In their 10+ years I feel like they dropped the ball in casting Brie. I haven't seen any of her other movies but I can definitely say in this one she was extremely stiff and downright cringe at times (e.g. mocking the growling skrull towards the beginning of the film). Even with the latest trailer for Avengers: Endgame it doesn't look like she gels well with some of the other Avengers on-screen. Anyone else see this?

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She was fine in Warm Bodies. Her character was useless in Kong: Skull island. She was apparently in Scott Pilgrim, but I didn't notice because the movie wasn't my taste. Her best film is room. Id be willing to see it, but I have a long list of bad movies to watch before I watch that one.

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What was your opinion of her in this film?

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I haven't seen it. On of my soldiers said she was fine.

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Room is an excellent movie and Brie Larson is outstanding as well as very good in Trainwreck opposite Amy Schumer.

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I agree that she felt stiff and somewhat emotionless, however this was clearly a directorial choice because if you watch any other of her movies like Glass Castle, Room, Trainwreck, even Kong: Skull Island she had more charisma. So I'm not sure why the decision was made to have this character be so stoic and guarded to the point where it's difficult to connect with her.

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I think the key is separating the three characters that she is playing, Vers, Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel.

As Vers she is hardly stoic but questioning, playful and quite self-assured. She's played as headstrong and overly confident. under her mentor (Yon-Rogg) she is trying to play as if she is in control of her emotions but you can see her humanness and human emotions continue to come through. Which is what Yon-Rogg always tries to subvert.

On Earth she is unsure as Carol Danvers because she doesn't know Carol Danvers but through her flashbacks you see her smiling, joking, playful and determined. She's hardly reserved or playing introverted but she continues to show signs of self-assurance which is how Carol Danvers was as a pilot prior to the accident.

Brie was quite skilled at navigating emotions on the road to self-discovery and it was all brought to a head through her interactions with Maria and Monica.

Brie was never trying to be Captain Marvel she was intent on re-discovering Carol Danvers who becomes Captain Marvel. Most people complain that it wasn't much of a character arc but there was no need as this wasn't an origin story but an introductory story.

In many ways she is acting constantly as a Soldier ala Steve Rogers. There is always "The Mission" that comes first.

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That's a good point, maybe on my second viewing I might pick up on this more.

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Eww

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https://www.quora.com/Why-didnt-Captain-Marvel-have-the-same-amount-of-hype-and-success-as-Black-Panther/answer/Ben-Skirvin

Comic Carol Danvers spent most of her superheroic career as a disenchanted alcoholic emotional trainwreck who has only recently begun to rebuild her ability to trust others and move beyond her genuinely horrifying past traumas. Of course, she isn't a very cheerful, happy-go-lucky figure. She has absolutely zero reason to be and ALL the reasons to second guess pretty much everything about the Avengers. They are, in fact, deeply complicit in some of the worst experiences in her life and have often continued to be more antagonists than friends to her.

Of course, the movie never really gets a chance to confront any of that. That storyline is old and confusing and would make for a grotesque, unwatchably sexist movie. Rape in general would be a very challenging subject to integrate into a blockbuster MCU movie in a way that would do the topic any real justice. There simply isn't time enough in a single film to encapsulate a good action movie and a decade long struggle with rape, post traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism.

What we are left with is Brie Larson. Who, I think, is actually pretty great. She's a subtle, wry actress and not someone I would have automatically picked for that role. But, having watched the movie several times. Frankly, I like her. I think she does a great job capturing as much of the spirit of comic Carol Danvers as she can within the steep constraints of the film format. Which is no small challenge, considering the complexity of the stories underpinning that character's personality and actions.

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I loved her cameos on The League and Community.

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I found her acting wooden in CM . It sounded like she was reading her lines

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No I would say crystal or maybe glass. Hard to tell just looking at it. Definitely not made of wood though.

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Tough comparison because Crystal Skull is a terrible movie and Captain Marvel isn't.

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She's a good actress in general but HORRIBLE in this role. I cringe every time she tries to look cocky or whatever with her stupid facial expressions.

I only see an actor, acting, with her as CM. No immersion.

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Totally agree.

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I agree. I'm not sure if it had more to do with the directors or script but she came off wooden. She never seemed tormented by all the mind games she had endured. At worst, she seemed mildly annoyed. Brie is usually better than this.

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Quit bashing Brie.

Captain Marvel is going to hit you right between the eyes.

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I agree. She obviously has some solid acting credentials, but I think she was a poor choice for this role.

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I honestly feel like it's a problem with the writing, not with her.

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