Ms. Marvel Premiere Review: The MCU Seen through a Snapchat Filter

The Marvel Cinematic Universe hits a Gen Z bullseye with a superhero tailor-made for teenage social media stardom. Ms. Marvel can best be described as the MCU through a Snapchat filter. Our sixteen-year-old, Pakistani-American heroine daydreams about cosplay conventions and cute boys; while dealing with restrictive parents and adhering to her Islamic faith. Ms. Marvel breaks new ground with its culturally diverse and practical depiction of female adolescence. We've certainly never seen a superhero praying in a mosque or talking about her period. The problem is that the first two episodes feel lifeless despite the barrage of bells and whistles. The textbook narrative could have been written by a bot with a checklist.

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