Shazam

At that time, DC faced a lot of pressure. From The Batman project changed directors and writers, to Ben Affleck leaving the role of Batman, ... Everyone looked at DC with eyes full of skepticism, what will they do to revive a movie universe? decay to such? Doubt continued when DC announced plans to launch Aquaman and Shazam. That's right, the League of Justice struggles at the box office, let alone two characters who are not very familiar with the audience.

Shazam the name is too strange?
To the general public, Shazam is probably still a rather unfamiliar name. Shazam is an old witch, whose duty is to guard the earth from The Seven Deadly Sins - the 7 most primitive sins of mankind: Pride, Greed, Lust, Wrath, Gluttony, Laziness , Jealous. The moment he felt he was about to leave, he chose young Billy Batson as his successor. Accordingly, every time shouting 2 from Shazam, Billy will turn into a mature man with the power of the gods:

S - Solomon's wisdom
H - The health of Hercules
A - Atlas' toughness
Z - The power of Zeus
A - Achilles' courage
M - Mercury's speed

The film also cleverly incorporates the birth of Dr Thaddeus Sivana - the eternal enemy of Shazam. In the comics, Sivana is a genius with an intelligence superior to the era that is considered a strange person, decided to take revenge on the earth for daring to mock him. In the film, the young Thaddeus Sivana also once set foot in The Rock of Eternity during the journey of Shazam to find a successor but was returned due to no pure heart. Just then, The Seven Deadly Sins lured Sivana to free them with the promise of giving him ultimate power. As an adult, Sivana invested her money in the research room, seeking ways to return to The Rock of Eternity to free the Seven Deadly Sins.

The transformation of the DC universe
From ancient times to the present, just mentioning DC, people will immediately think of a dark, dark film. It's so obvious that Deadpool himself even kicked DCEU in Deadpool 2 “You are so dark. You sure I cant wait from DC Universe? ”. But after Aquaman, and especially Shazam, premiered, perhaps the talkative mercenary will have to rethink his statement. Because Shazam is still just an adult kid, moreover this superhero is aimed at a mass audience with the philosophy of 'Family is power' so Shazam has a bright color and does not lack moments. Engraved humor very charming.

Viewers will have to laugh at the young acts of Billy Batson and his friend Freddy Freeman when the two boys return to their uses of power and post it on the internet, turning into Shazam to buy beer but try a mouthful already. had to give up because it was too hard to drink, had the thieves shoot a gun in the face to see if I had bulletproof skin like Superman in Yesmovies, ... Even Billy thought that if he had super powers, there was no need to go to school anymore when I can make money from it.

The audience will surely deeply sympathize with the character because each of us has had such a time. I wish I was as strong as this Superman, able to fly around this place, ... Then suddenly one day was given Superman's superpowers, everyone wants to try it and wants to show it everywhere. But Billy was only a 14-year-old boy and so the problems kept coming up. Good health, super speed, able to control lightning, but when he encountered bandits, Billy immediately stood behind Freddy. Meet everyone who identifies himself as a superhero, but when he sees the bus about to hit the ground, the first thing Billy can think of is to pray for him not to fall. Fighting against Thaddeus Sivana, she immediately transformed into her real form to lurk in the crowd.

Journey to become a superhero
Shazam has the familiar content when he talks about the process of growing a young superhero through correcting his mistakes so that he can realize the most important thing in his life. For Billy, it was family. In the eyes of everyone, Billy was a troubled kid, not giving up when he was adopted. But actually, the 14-year-old boy always wanted to have a home of his own. In his heart, Billy did not want to be considered an orphan because when he was little he was lost, his mother was still somewhere out there.

With that in mind, Billy became withdrawn and out of step with the members of Vasquez's foster home. He did not pray with the whole family before every meal, did not want to talk to Freddy, felt bothered by Darla's enthusiasm, ... Billy refused all people's attention to him because the boy was busy focusing on finding a biological mother. That's your family, and everyone here is just a stranger.

The moment he learned his mother had remarried and lived only two blocks from here, Billy immediately ran to the apartment building to look for her. With excited mood mixed with suspense, he hurriedly fixed his hair, his voice was also trembling because he was about to see his mother again after many years of separation. However, what he received was not warm hugs, but a surprised, reserved attitude and harsh truth.

Shazam movie review! The story of superheroes saving the DC universe