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kingstoken) wrote2019-05-18 07:12 pm
kingstoken) wrote2019-05-18 07:12 pm
Aquaman
Finally saw Aquaman today, and I enjoyed it, despite the fact that I usually don't like "chosen one" stories. I love Jason Momoa, but I think what really sold me on it was the supporting cast. I liked Mera, and by the end of the movie I was kind of hoping that she would be named Queen of Atlantis, she was brave and fair, and understood their history. She would have made sense as ruler, instead of someone who gets the position based solely on birthright.
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Hats off to the kid playing child Aquaman, and the young man playing teenage Aquaman, they both did great considering they only had one scene each, especially teen Aquaman when his voice broke a little saying "Doesn't she love me?" when talking about his mother. Speaking of Aquaman's mother, Atlanna, Nicole Kidman was really wonderful, I loved her in the scenes with Aquaman's father, they were so soft and sweet together, and again they really conveyed a loving relationship, even though they had only a few scenes together. The real VIP of the story is is Aquaman's dad, Thomas, who spent 30 years looking for Atlanna, even though they had been told that she had been executed, he never gave up hope or stopped loving her.
Not to say the film didn't have flaws, like the forementioned chosen one/king by birthright, also the brother against brother and evil/power hungry brother aspects of the story were all a little cliched, but overall an entertaining film.
Hats off to the kid playing child Aquaman, and the young man playing teenage Aquaman, they both did great considering they only had one scene each, especially teen Aquaman when his voice broke a little saying "Doesn't she love me?" when talking about his mother. Speaking of Aquaman's mother, Atlanna, Nicole Kidman was really wonderful, I loved her in the scenes with Aquaman's father, they were so soft and sweet together, and again they really conveyed a loving relationship, even though they had only a few scenes together. The real VIP of the story is is Aquaman's dad, Thomas, who spent 30 years looking for Atlanna, even though they had been told that she had been executed, he never gave up hope or stopped loving her.
Not to say the film didn't have flaws, like the forementioned chosen one/king by birthright, also the brother against brother and evil/power hungry brother aspects of the story were all a little cliched, but overall an entertaining film.