Like many of the Marvel Comics characters, the comics version of Carol Danvers is subject to the Marvel universe's floating timeline, meaning that even though she was introduced in 1968 and became a superhero in 1977, whenever her origin story is retold, it happens only a couple years before whatever the "present day" is. But for the MCU, Brie Larson's Carol is embarking on her superhero journey sometime in the 1990s. We've previously flashed back to this decade in Iron Man 3, Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther, but Captain Marvel (with the possible exception of the mid and/or post-credits scenes) is keeping it all '90s, a time when Nick Fury thought his best days were behind him and superheroes weren't a "normal" thing. But beyond that, as Kevin Feige mentioned to The Toronto Sun, similar to how Captain America: The Winter Soldier was a political thriller and Ant-Man was a heist movie, Captain Marvel is Marvel's chance to echo a '90s action movie. My fingers are crossed that there are Easter eggs/subtle references to Terminator 2 and Point Break.