Captain Marvel strongly emphasizes Carol Danvers’ identity as a female superhero, often elevating her competence to implausible levels with little narrative tension or real struggle. The focus on gender appears to overshadow more organic character development, and supporting characters are regularly side-lined to highlight her superiority. In our view, this underscores ideology over story.

The film frequently subverts traditional gender roles, elevating its female lead while making stereotypical male traits seem regressive or antagonistic. Family, tradition, and religion get minimal attention, replaced by a celebration of modern empowerment themes. This could be seen as undercutting more rooted cultural values.

Dissenting or traditional viewpoints are mostly absent, and alternative perspectives are either villainized or not explored at all. The film’s moral center is unified around contemporary empowerment mantras, with little room for nuance or debate. It appears that only one ideological stance is permissible.