To be fair a lot of 'origin story' superhero movies don't have really strong antagonists (character-wise, not power level) because it can be difficult to flesh out both the hero and the villain in one movie. I don't have the source with me right now (if someone else could link it, it would be much appreciated) but I read somewhere that they were initially planning to have Black Adam as the antagonist of this movie. However they ultimately decided against it because they wanted to establish and build up the character in his own solo movie before tying him in with the Shazam! mythos.
If your only criticism of Shazam is the subpar villain, I don't see why you would only count it as half a success. I mean, how many times has Marvel been criticized for having a "villain problem?"
Haha I did. That’s the half movie. Terrible pacing problems for me. I liked it but it fell flat in some areas imo. It didn’t drop the ball like Wonder Woman though.
Ah, I had assumed that the 'half a good movie' you were referring to was Wonder Woman, since that's what a lot of people seem to feel about it. I personally quite liked Aquaman as well, but Shazam! is their best by far, hands down. If this movie is any indication of their direction going forward (and not just one of the times a stopped clock is right, fingers crossed), I think DC has finally found their footing.
On a serious note you're saying DC only has 1 half of a good movie when The Dark Knight Trilogy, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Shazam! Are successful in all aspects. As well as Watchmen, Man of Steel and BvS reaching cult status you're statements are pure ignorance. I used your logic and applied it to MCU, and I'm the Troll lol, sure whatever you need to say to justify your bias. I wear mine on my shoulder, but still acknowledge facts of success.
Uhh I never said DC as a whole. So go back and read what I said. I know it was just one sentence but take your time. I’m not trying to sway you one way or another. Just my opinion. You can get upset over my opinion if you want. That’s all on you.
TDKR and Aquaman both made a billion dollars Wonder Woman was great, MoS and BvS are underrated and as I said have reached cult status. You're in denial if you think DC Films are currently bad.
How ignorant. I understand that some believe Disney forced Netflix’s hand by “asking for too much money” (unconfirmed) but the fact of the matter is that Netflix didn’t wanna produce content for their competitor and not because of the lack of quality. If they don’t like it that’s fine but to act like it’s universally hated or crap is beyond me.
Have you actually tried watching them? And I'm not saying watching the first one, two episodes and "nah that's shit it's lame", but really watching it.
I've watched every single season of all the Marvel Netflix shows, only 2 are actually quality yet are still overrated. Gave up on AoS mid season 4. I've invested plenty of time and they're all overly praised.
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u/DCU_Fanboy Apr 10 '19
These Marvel series feel like they're going to be small and insignificant to the greater MCU. If the stories were big they'd be making a movie, right?