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"Captain Marvel"

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In spite of massive trolling against it, " Captain Marvel" had a very good opening weekend , and one that was well deserved. Brie Larson is an excellent addition to the Marvel superhero crowd, making Vers/Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel a natural and unpretentious character who works against the super-stereotype.  It's as if an ordinary audience member was dropped into the middle of the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- and could relate only to the equally down-to-earth Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Even better, "Captain Marvel" designs the origin story of the Avengers around Danvers, underscoring that there is no tokenism at work here; she is central to the overall, multi-movie narrative continuing in "Avengers: Endgame" as well as launching a story that makes more "Captain Marvel" movies a welcome idea. And, by the way, she does all that without needing a boyfriend. But with a cool cat. Really, a cat . In short, "Captain Marvel&