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Siskoid
The irrepressibly cute Iman Vellani makes for a great Kamala Khan in Ms. Marvel, but a lot of the series' charm also comes from its directorial flair, using tricks inspired by the Tik-Tok generation to bring the story to life, somehow making this the most colorful MCU enterprise, beating out even the Guardians and Thor films in that respect. Though there are many differences with the comic - in particular the more culturally-consistent origin for Ms. Marvel's powers - the essence of what made the comic such a stand-out is there, i.e. Kamala's family and Jersey City's Muslim community. I especially love Zenobia Shroff as the judgmental yet supportive mom. They've also managed to make her very different powers visually feel like the original's, as goofy as that can be. Often leaning toward the coming of age story more than superheroics isn't a problem given the strength of the cast, and the intermixing of unregistered metahuman and Muslim/immigrant realities provides tension when government agents show up. Can't wait to see Kamala on the big screen (and I think I know what they're doing there). 1 year 9 months ago