After ‘The Marvels’, Monica Rambeau deserves her own movie

Editor’s Note: Spoilers ahead for ‘The Marvels’

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• Monica Rambeau’s character has potential for a starring role in the MCU hombre de hierroBut his backstory and development has often been influenced by other characters and storylines.
• Despite showing incredible potential and growth, Monica’s superhero journey has been integrated into other material rather than given a solo project, denying her the opportunity to shine.
• In MiracleMonica’s character once again takes a back seat as she is given more team-ups instead of getting the solo story she deserves, continuing the pattern of underutilization for this worthy character.

More than four years ago, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe were introduced to the highly anticipated New Avenger, played by Air Force captain-turned-hero Carol Danvers. brie larson In the title title, captain marvel, However, Danvers isn’t the only iconic Marvel character to debut on the big screen. Although only 11 years old during the events of captain marvel, The film introduces audiences to Monica Rambeau, In the comics, Rambeau was also introduced to an iconic hero when he made his debut amazing spider-man annual #16. Since then, she has teamed up with iconic Marvel comic heroes such as The Avengers, The Nextwave, and The Ultimates. Before starting his own comedy series, Monica Rambeau: Photon,

Rambeau’s on-screen persona has followed a similar, yet more modest trajectory, missing a major progression. The character’s next appearance in the MCU came in the Disney+ series wandavisionwhere he was played by teyonah paris, The series saw them fighting against and eventually alongside Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff. Now, Monica is back with the latest installment of the MCU, Miracle, While the film honors the spirit of Monica’s team-up in the Marvel comics, the film makes one thing painfully clear about the character, something that doesn’t seem like it’ll be realized any time soon: Monica Rambeau is ready to lead her own story,

Monica Rambeau’s character is set for a major ‘Iron Man’ role

During the MCU’s humble beginnings, films like hombre de hierro And Captain America: The First Avenger Fans were provided with extensive backstories for the emerging heroes and high anticipation as the stories built toward the cinematic universe’s first major team-up in 2012. the Avengers, This buildup led to one of the most undeniably successful film franchises of all time, Nevertheless, since 2019 Avengers: Endgame, fans have felt the need for content, and universe expansion has replaced the excitement that made the early days of the MCU so special. Character background stories like Monica’s are crammed into material that is already so loaded, that it doesn’t give the respective character that much of a chance to shine, while team-ups like Miracle And eternal are much more common.

Monica’s backstory is one of the best yet in terms of MCU tradition in this latest installment, However, the character’s heartfelt and well-planned storyline has always played second fiddle to the parts in which she has been featured. first introduced in captain marvelMonica Carroll is the bright-eyed 11-year-old daughter of Denver’s friend, Maria Rambeau (lashana lynch, She considers Denver family, even calling her Auntie Carol. She plays an important role throughout the film, playing both Carol and Maria., which ends with Monica watching her beloved Carol, now Captain Marvel, fly off into the night. It’s a moment that shows Monica’s pride and also foreshadows her upcoming super-arc. It’s an ending that makes perfect sense, given that Rambeau’s comic book counterpart once held the title of Captain Marvel himself.

Monica Rambeau’s life started with ‘WandaVision’

Fans began theorizing about Rambeau’s future in the MCU, but they Will have to wait two years for the release of wandavision for more character, Debuting again in the second episode of wandavision, Monica, now played by Teyonah Parris, is living a false life created by Wanda Maximoff’s hex in Westview, New Jersey. By the fourth episode of the show, Monica’s backstory begins to emerge. The audience learns that Monica falls victim to a blow from Thanos Avengers: Infinity War, When she returns, she is deeply saddened to learn that her beloved mother has passed away while she was gone. Monica becomes Captain Rambeau in SWORD, the organization started by her mother. She plays a key role in investigating Wanda’s conspiracy, fighting to free the people of Westview, while also hoping to save Wanda from herself. It seems like all of this lays the groundwork for Monica’s hero origin story. However, the benefit of his power is briefly integrated into the show at the end of his performance., Monica spends most of the show dropping in and out of the storyline before returning to Westview to help Wanda defeat her enemies in the finale. While Paris brings her A-game to every scene, Monica’s superhero journey seems lost among the other stories being told by the show,

While the comics also used other characters to launch Monica’s story, it paid off with a five-issue series that put the hero front and center. Both the series and the character were well received by fans in print, while he had an equally epic cinematic role His story has been spun off into other material while he would have benefited from a single property. This would have given it breathing room to return to the tradition of origin story projects leading up to the anticipated team-ups that made the MCU so successful in its early days.

‘The Marvels’ sets Monica Rambeau up for more teamwork instead of her own solo story

Monica returns to the MCU with a November 2023 release Miracle, Seen working with Monica in the film Ms MarvelBrought to life by Kamala Khan Iman Vellani and her estranged Aunt Carol. While the film further develops Monica’s past, including the character’s recovery from the trauma of losing her mother and expands on Captain Marvel’s mixed emotions, these stories and the further exploration of her powers This was once again treated as a side quest rather than core to the film., Plus, while the future already has some exciting developments for Ms. Marvel as the leader of a new group of heroes on top of other heroes Miracle The co-star is getting his own solo project, Monica has once again been roped in for a B story.

Miracle The finale sees Monica saving the day by locking herself in an alternate reality. By the end of the film the team is apparently decimated and only Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel remain. The film’s mid-credits scene shows Monica waking up in a hospital bed next to a woman who closely resembles her mother. Although Monica is very happy to see him, the lady does not recognize the hero and calls a doctor, who is none other than a doctor. X MenThe beast was featured once again Kelsey Grammer, While this is an exciting development for fans X Menobject Suggestion that Monica’s character will once again be used as a member of the team-upDespite fully coming into my own Miracle, wandavisionAnd captain marvel, Being the final hero in the latest MCU entry seems to mean that Monica is finally being given her own starring role, just like her co-stars. However, The Marvels’ Despite her comic book counterpart being given a successful solo destiny, the Savior seems destined to continue the course she’s already on.

Monica Rambeau has come a long way since her 2019 MCU debut. She has grown from 11 year old fan to sword leader and ultimate hero. Yet, he has not yet been given his own property Miracle co-starring, let alone original MCU heroes like the Avengers, and with the latest reveal that the It is decided to stay, when she should do so instead of being in the lead role, she has proved many times that she deserves it.

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