Brie Larson Still Gets Hate From Strangers and Her Fans Don’t Understand Why
People all over the world love the Marvel movies. Comic book fans love how well the movies played on the silver screen. People who were first introduced to the characters via the movies have started attending conventions and stocking up on comic books.
Most people think that the actors who breathed life into the characters did a fabulous job. Brie Larson is the one exception.
While Larson has many supportive fans, her portrayal of Captain Marvel has also drawn a great deal of hate.
Who is Captain Marvel?
The late and great Stan Lee was the writer who originally dreamed up the Captain Marvel character. With the help of Gene Colan amazing artwork, the character debuted in 1967.
That version of the character differed a great deal from the character we currently know. The Kree alien superhero when by the name of Mar-Vell. At the time, the character was male.
There were several different incantations of the character before Carol Danvers, who was originally Ms. Marvel, became the current Captain Marvel.
Brie Larson wasn’t in love with the idea of playing the iconic Captain Marvel
Brie Larson is a well-respected actress. She won an Oscar for her role in the movie Room. Her resume includes a long list of critically acclaimed movies. Despite all of that, she wasn’t exactly a household name. Taking on the role of Captain Marvel would help her become the type of actress that everyone recognizes.
Although Marvel movies have done wonderful things for the careers of the actors who have donned capes, picked up hammers, and developed superpowers, Larson didn’t jump at the chance to play Captain Marvel. Quite the opposite.
She turned down the role… twice. It seems that her main reason for doing so was because she was concerned she would become too famous. She told Entertainment Weekly:
“I never saw myself doing something like this, mostly because I like being anonymous,” she explained. “I like disappearing into characters, and I always felt like if I was out in the public eye too much, it potentially limits you in the future.”
The creative team behind the movie felt that she was perfect for the role, so they kept asking. Eventually, she relented because she was fascinated by the character’s complexity.
“Just seeing a character who says how she feels and says what’s on her mind and doesn’t let people stand in her way is incredibly empowering,” Larson said.-source EW.com
How fans responded to Captain Marvel
By all standards, the Captain Marvel movie was successful. World-wide it grossed $1,128,274,794 according to Time, making it the 8th most successful Marvel movie in the franchise.
Most fans loved it, but there are several highly vocal Marvel fans out there who absolutely hate Brie Larson and swear that she is trying to ruin the franchise. Many people don’t understand the hatred.
While each person has their own reason for hating Brie Larson in the role, one of the main issues is because fans of the comic book feel that the movie and actress failed to honor the character properly. According to Reddit, they feel that the movie should have gone to a man and been more in line with the Mar-Vell character Stan Lee introduced in the late 1960s.
They claim that the only reason the creative team chose to go with Carol Danvers’s version of the character was that they wanted to cater to feminists.
Other fans felt that a combination of writing and acting made the often unemotional Carol Danvers come across as cold during the film, making it difficult for them to connect with the character.
This disconnection resulted in them feeling that the actress wasn’t doing a good job with the role.
Rumors that she didn’t get along with some other castmates, many of whom have wonderful relationships with their fans, and often comes across as rude and disparaging during interviews hasn’t helped Larson improve her status with fans.
The fact that many feel that the tribute Brie Larson posted on Twitter following Stan Lee’s death was insensitive hasn’t helped the actress establish a solid relationship with fans of the comic book writer.
