I actually watched this movie for the first time today. It's on Netflix right now, and for years, I had been hearing nothing but raves about it, so I decided to check it out.
Now I don't know what will become of the Captain Marvel movie, but Brie Larson 100% earned her Best Actress Oscar with Room. Her performance (and the kid actor's wonderful performance) are what separate this movie from your laughable and trashy Lifetime Original Movie about a woman in peril. The material and subject matter of this movie are very heavy and overwhelming at times. It wasn't a pleasant film to watch ... So it was effective.
I won't get into the context (because I'd have to type out the whole film's synopsis, basically), but this moment in the movie is what wrecked me: