Much better than the 1st one.
There are a couple of spots that is very much like Harry Potter... at least image wise. I was expecting to see the sorting hat.
There's a much better story going on with this one. And, we delve into Greek mythology. And with Greek mythology, we get to see things that Ray Harryhausen animated come to life in a modern age.
Of course, Billy Batson is still an idiot.
We learn who the smart one is, "the wisdom of Solomon". Uses his wits to beat the daughters of Atlas. Who are mean "ess oh bees". Well, some of them are.
And of course there are references to Game of Thrones, look for a "dead dragon", And Billy calls it's rider "Khalesi". But she's more like a cross between Khalesi and the king of the dead...
It's just fun stuff, mindless entertainment.
In the comic books, Captain Marvel, who is what Billy Batson's actual super hero name is... and you will notice that all during this film he keeps on bringing up the question of his actual super hero name, but not once do they use Captain Marvel...
Well, it was Captain Marvel before Marvel comics had a Captain Marvel, there were even Captain Marvel serials, where they show the origins of this character and it's pretty close to what happens in the first film.
But I suppose there is some legal barrier that prevents DC from using that name.
A good graphic novel to read would be Kingdom Come by Alex Ross, Captain Marvel/Billy Batson plays a major role in that.
And Zack Snyder's DCCU has actually tapped some of that imagery in Man of Steel through Zack Snyder's Justice league... some of it even shows up in "The Flash" so I don't know if any of that will be used in these Shazam films.
But the Power of Shazam gives Captain Marvel (The DC version) his powers just like it did in the serials from the 40s.
This story had to be brought into the 21st-century and well, things are a lot different than they were in the 40s when these characters were first drawn up in comic books.
There are a couple of spots that is very much like Harry Potter... at least image wise. I was expecting to see the sorting hat.
There's a much better story going on with this one. And, we delve into Greek mythology. And with Greek mythology, we get to see things that Ray Harryhausen animated come to life in a modern age.
Of course, Billy Batson is still an idiot.
We learn who the smart one is, "the wisdom of Solomon". Uses his wits to beat the daughters of Atlas. Who are mean "ess oh bees". Well, some of them are.
And of course there are references to Game of Thrones, look for a "dead dragon", And Billy calls it's rider "Khalesi". But she's more like a cross between Khalesi and the king of the dead...
It's just fun stuff, mindless entertainment.
In the comic books, Captain Marvel, who is what Billy Batson's actual super hero name is... and you will notice that all during this film he keeps on bringing up the question of his actual super hero name, but not once do they use Captain Marvel...
Well, it was Captain Marvel before Marvel comics had a Captain Marvel, there were even Captain Marvel serials, where they show the origins of this character and it's pretty close to what happens in the first film.
But I suppose there is some legal barrier that prevents DC from using that name.
A good graphic novel to read would be Kingdom Come by Alex Ross, Captain Marvel/Billy Batson plays a major role in that.
And Zack Snyder's DCCU has actually tapped some of that imagery in Man of Steel through Zack Snyder's Justice league... some of it even shows up in "The Flash" so I don't know if any of that will be used in these Shazam films.
But the Power of Shazam gives Captain Marvel (The DC version) his powers just like it did in the serials from the 40s.
This story had to be brought into the 21st-century and well, things are a lot different than they were in the 40s when these characters were first drawn up in comic books.