Wednesday 15 November 2023

The Marvels Movie: The First Muslim Superhero in the MCU

The long-awaited movie The Marvels will finally officially hit Indonesian theaters on November 10, 2023.

The Marvels Movie: The First Muslim Superhero in the MCU

The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film will focus on a trio of Marvel superheroes, Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, and Monica Rambeau.

The Marvels is one of the most anticipated films of the year because it features South Korean actor Park Seo Joon, who will make his Hollywood debut through this film.

The Marvels is also the latest film project of director Nia DaCosta, who is known for directing Candyman (2021).

Apart from acting as director, Nia DaCosta also took part in writing the script with Megan McDonell and Elissa Karasik.

The Marvels movie facts

Before discussing the synopsis, The Marvels movie production has the following unique facts.

1. Presenting the first Muslim superhero in the MCU

An interesting fact about this latest Marvel movie is the joining of Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan or Ms. Marvel as the first teenage and Muslim superhero in the MCU.

She has the power to join Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) from the Wanda Vision series in protecting the universe.


2. Zawe Ashton's first Marvel movie debut

To fill out his latest character, the Marvel Cinematic Universe collaborates with Zawe Ashton as Dat-Benn who has a dark side.

He has a grudge against Captain Marvel, on the other hand he has a bracelet similar to Kamala Khan and a super stick like Ronan's.


3. Park Seo Joon's debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Park Seo Joon's name is also an attraction in this latest Marvel movie because The Marvels is the debut film of the famous South Korean actor in the MCU.

On the other hand, many fans are curious about Park Seo Joon's acting in this film, because he has also starred in Korean drama series and films, now acting with popular Hollywood actors.

In the movie The Marvels, Park Seo Joon plays prince Yan of Aladna. In the comic version, prince Yan is married to Captain Marvel.


4. Shortest movie duration of MCU

Director Nia DaCosta's The Marvels does feature many characters, but this film is actually one of the shortest films in the MCU.

Overall, the movie features 1 hour and 45 minutes of footage.


The Marvels Synopsis

The movie begins with the story of Carol Danvers or Captain Marvel who is on a mission to investigate a wormhole related to the Kree alien race.

In the course of the mission, it is known that the powers possessed by Captain Marvel are connected to the powers possessed by Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau. 

This makes the two of them always exchange places suddenly, finally Monica, Carol, and Kamala agreed to work together and connect with each other.

Monica Rambeau herself is an astronaut who works under the guidance of Nick Fury, she has the ability to manipulate light energy.

She is also the daughter of Carol Danvers' friend who used to work as a pilot.

While Kamala Khan is a mutant from Jersey City, she idolizes Carol Danvers.

Who would have thought, the bracelet given to her by her late grandmother gave her the ability to utilize cosmic energy.

On the other side of the galaxy, Dar-Benn is the leader of a revolutionary movement to revive the long-dead planet Hala after civil war broke out in Captain Marvel (2019).

This Kree warrior uses the power of bracelets and hammers to steal a planet's natural resources so that they can be transferred to Hala through a wormhole.

One of Dar-Benn's goals is to target the planet Aladna with abundant natural resources which has a prince named Yan played by Park Seo-joon.

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