Why Does Marvel Keep Half-Assing Their "Diversity?"

MILD SPOILERS FOR CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019).

Captain Marvel's theatrical debut this weekend marks the MCU's first female-led movie, and with an impressive $153m domestic opening and a $455m gross worldwide, its success proves, to nobody's surprise, that stories starring non-conventional protagonists can sell. Time and time again, box office juggernauts in the likes of Crazy Rich Asians and Marvel's own Black Panther last year have proven that diverse stories are not only marketable, but necessary for the future. Representation is a hugely important idea, in that people who historically have been erased and shunned within society can finally see themselves be celebrated and praised in media, breaking down stereotypes and inspiring future generations to come.

As an avid Marvel fan - not only that, but as a bisexual Chinese woman in a fanbase whose loudest and often judgiest voices are those of straight white men - I should be excited about Captain Marvel's success. And honestly, genuinely from the bottom of my heart, I am. But I cannot ignore the problems with Captain Marvel's so-called "diversity" - problems that are rooted in the MCU as a whole.

Spider-Man: Homecoming: Why I Love It So Much

Warning: SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED.

Welcome to my second movie review ever! I can't believe Spider-Man: Homecoming has already been out for a month, and it is one of my favorite Marvel movies ever. It did so many things right, such as casting people of color as the supporting characters, and casting an actual age-appropriate Spider-Man. Let's get into it!

First Movie Review!: Saban's Power Rangers (2017)

Warning: SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED.

Hey everyone! Hopefully with AP exams behind me, I'll have time to start these reviews again. However, I don't think I'll be doing episode by episode reviews consistently - they take a long time to write, and depending on how the episode was, I might not be in the right mood to write it. Though it may look like that I love ranting, it actually takes a lot of energy out of me, and even can negatively affect my health. This doesn't mean I'll never do them again - I'll write recaps for particularly memorable episodes, such as Arrow's season 5 episode 20, so watch out for that.

So, I've decided to expand on my blog and do general season recaps, such as my Shadowhunters ones, me talking more about my opinions than what actually happened in the episode, and, as the title of this post indicates, movie reviews! I'm extremely excited to cover Power Rangers as my first movie review, and apologize for it being very late.