Watched Black Adam
It was Ok. Pacing was alright, editing was a bit all over the place, tone was flippant, performances could have used better direction at times and the music choice was just...ugh
Main things I didn’t like
1) Thought the Rock could have been a bit more smug throughout the whole thing, would have added to Black Adam’s ego, made him more interesting
2) Black Adam’s “not a hero” kind of stuff falls flat when he’s not really a villain either, his anti-hero status is kinda...eh, especially when you consider this takes place in a world where Batman literally brands mfs and runs them over with his car- like its just not that compelling
3) There’s no real arc for Adam, he doesn’t learn any lesson. He doesn’t identify himself as a hero, or a villain. He kinda familiarises himself with the modern world and thats about it. He doesn’t learn that sometimes violence isn’t the right answer, doesn’t learn that with great power comes great responsibility- there’s no real journey for the character. It honestly just felt like the rock spent 2 hours making himself look super cool and its just- not enough. You also have to remember that a lot of kids are watching this and they just see this dude powerhouse through entire armies and the only lesson is that “might equals right” like is that the shit you want to teach kids? I don’t know. Like it could have been a story about him coming to terms with being a leader, coming to understand the value of peaceful co-operation and conversation to avoid conflict- but it just wasn’t
4) Villain sucked, was very uncompelling
5) Dialogue is clunky and they made some creative choices that were just...why? Like they done that Sergio Leone reference mid fight scene and its just like...why? Like it doesn’t fit what so ever
1) Justice Society were pretty cool. Dr Fate was great. really loved Hawkman- loved Atom Smasher and Cyclone, thought they were great together- very cute pair as well
2) Some of Black Adams kills were really sweet, really surprising they got away with it considering its 12A
3) Black Adam suit looks pretty dope
4) Cinematograghy is very nice
5) SUPERMAN wish he was in it more
6) Amanda Waller, love to see Amanda Waller- even briefly
But yeah, this movie is sadly very forgettable. Very mediocre, which can be expected when its been rewirrten a dozen times, been stuck in development hell for almost a decade and soooo many other issues. Its the kind of movie I walked away from and on the way home I though of six better different plotlines. Blac Adam should have just been the main badguy in Shazam, but the Rock wanted to be the lead in a movie- so we get this
