On the road from a bonafide indie film star to one of the most crucial characters in the MCU, it’ll be an understatement to say that Brie Larson has come a long way. Making her presence felt with the release of Captain Marvel in 2019, she quickly reminded everyone just how important her character was to the entire narrative, especially for the coming years.
But there was a time in her life when all of it seemed to fade away behind the constant back and forth between her and the netizens over a serious experience she had. This led to the infamous altercations that she had to go through on a daily basis, and this got so bad that at one point, it started to affect her career.
What Was The Controversy And Drama Brie Larson Found Herself In?
The first time she appeared as the superpowered inter-galactic savior Captain Marvel in the 2019 film, everyone was excited to see what the future held for Brie Larson. And sure enough, she delivered on those expectations with flying colors. But behind that character’s portrayal was something the actress was facing in her personal life.
This had to do with the constant internet trolling she went through when she posted about her experience being approached by a man at the airport where she was taking a flight.
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Before the hate campaigns from the internet began rolling out for the same exact film in which she received the title of a major star, the Room actress had also gotten into an online feud with netizens over the aforementioned incident. She later tweeted about this incident and wrote:
I merely smiled at a TSA agent and he asked for my phone number. To live life as a woman is to live life on the defense.
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) October 5, 2017
While this drew in a lot of support from her fans, it was also the target of many users and even social media trolls who said that this wasn’t something to make such a big deal about. In her defense, she said that this was an experience she had that affected her very much, saying:
First step: listen. I don’t need you explain why my experience is invalid. I need you to listen because I am not a liar and I have a soul.
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) October 5, 2017
Nonetheless, she was targeted by the internet for this incident intensely and for quite a while, which didn’t help what came after.
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How Internet Harassment Almsot Deralied Larson’s Career
The aforementioned incident was back in 2017, and 2019 may have been even worse. After the release of Captain Marvel, while the film may have been a $1.13 Billion commercial success, the actress saw the wrath of the internet. Many fans took to social media to bash the character of the superhero as being nothing more than an egotistical individual.
Along with that, the cocky attitude of the character rubbed on everyone the wrong way, which incited more resentment and venting from the fans. This became so overbearing that she was pretty disillusioned with playing the role of Carol Danvers in the future at one point, as pointed out in the book MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios.
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Captain Marvel, streaming on Disney+.
