Saw it on Friday. It's a fun movie, but has a few problems with scale (size, time, distance.)
The whole timeline for Atlantis is seriously unclear. There’s a line in the movie about how the Atlanteans had discovered an unlimited energy source while the rest of us were in the Stone Age or something, but greed and foolish overuse of that energy is what caused Atlantis to sink. Somehow the same energy that destroyed Atlantis allowed them all to breathe water – that part was seriously glossed over – and the residents of the seven kingdoms began to evolve (or in at least one case, devolve) in radically different ways.
Later they talk about one of the seven kingdoms of Atlantis
Various outsize sea creatures exist including over sized great white sharks, giant sea turtles, and there are some mosasaur-like creatures as well. Inexplicably, the blue whales were smaller in comparison to Atlanteans, dolphins and such than they should have been.
With these and other issues of scale, I had assumed that the movie’s depiction of
I wasn't quick enough to catch the fight cards for the arena battle between Arthur and Orm. Each combatant had pros and cons listed and all the pros were on Orm's side. If anyone does catch that full list, let me know.
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Aquaman was a good romp. Not too serious, definitely not the dark and gritty DCU. Not as good as Wonder Woman, but it had an excellent cast. Good chemistry between Aquaman and Mera. Our ladies were strong characters (not to mention eye-candy for everyone). Visually it was amazing. Not the best with story details, but the DCU would work well if they keep doing movies with less dark and gritty and more fun.
uh...I think that fact-checking a universe that includes Superman is a bit silly....
Saw it recently, and I was surprised that a DC movie could be that fun. Then I realized somethjng else:
The main character is supposed to be a bridge between two worlds, can speak to creatures that even his fellows can't, and at one point uses a hafted weapon to make an impenetrable whirling shield. In the meantime, his main female compatriot is a hydrotelekinetic.
Did DC accidentally make a live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender reboot? Heck, we even have the Black Combustion Manta!
It was a hella fun movie!
Carry on!
--C.
Okay, saw it and loved it. More than I thought I would--I mean, I wasn't expecting anything bad, but I wasn't thinking I would really walk out loving Aquaman and the Aquaman-universe and I got really sucked in. Really enjoyed it. Even got teary in a few spots, especially with the scene at the dock at the end.
The only nerd nitpick that sits at the back of my mind is how, having jumped from their airplane with no supplies or means of communication, did they get out of the Sahara and then get to Sicily? I guess the plane went back for them, but it seemed odd. The more fantastical stuff I generally handwave under "different universe with magic technology."
Damon, to your very last spoiler:
They didn't just swim there, they swam into a portal (the big whirly lightning thing). Atlanta calls it by that and notes they have to have the trident to make it other than one-way. I assume once they had the trident, they even could use the portal to teleport to the brine fight, which allowed for that dramatic entrance.
As to the fight cards, I didn't catch what Orm's said, but Arthur's said something like (with no pros listed):
Cons
- half-breed
- surface dweller
- drunk
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Oh, also, I thought they made the talking to fish power look pretty damn cool. :)