Captain Marvel was a pretty fun movie on all fronts but its release was sullied a little bit by a contingent of internet trolls who complained about, well everything about the character and Brie Larson.
While the film ultimately put those trolls back in their place by earning over $1 billion and characterising Carol Danvers as a badass who takes no crap from anyone, especially keyboard warriors living in basements, a deleted scene from the film shows that Captain Marvel was not only preemptively ready to smack toxic trolls in the face but it was willing to kick them while they were down.
The deleted scene is an extension of the sequence in which that douchebag biker catcalls Carol before she goes on to steal his bike. As it turns out, the original scene featured the biker hitting on her in the cringiest way possible and asking her to “smile.”
I won’t spoil Carol’s response to the douchebag but it is just brilliant.
Get an EXCLUSIVE first look at @BrieLarson taking on toxic masculinity (in the form of @RobertKazinsky) in this extended #CaptainMarvel scene: https://t.co/vhB2Rqr8Pc pic.twitter.com/BTGwD9II3K
— USA TODAY Life (@usatodaylife) May 23, 2019
While this scene was sadly cut, likely due for time since the film is over 2 hours long, it goes to show that Marvel and the filmmakers being Captain Marvel are taking no prisoners when it comes to toxic masculinity and gross behaviour.
Plus the scene offered another bit more insight into Carol as it further illustrates how she is unashamedly confident in herself and has no time for people telling her how to act or when to smile.
She may have the power to take down virtually every other Avenger, but this scene is probably Carol’s sweetest victory yet. Here’s hoping for more Captain Marvel goodness when the inevitable sequel comes along.