Jason Momoa is a force to be reckoned with: he’s over six feet tall and has exactly the charisma you’d expect from a badass superhero named Aquaman.
But after the water-soaked demigod’s entertaining debut in 2018 and several appearances in various DC Universe projects, including Justice League, there is no deafening enthusiasm among fans for the sequel. However, after several years and several new recordings in the studio, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom finally here – just before Christmas and without much fanfare. I can understand why.
In the original, Momoa was a rebellious royal who set out to lead the underwater kingdom of Atlantis and stop his half-brother from destroying the world above sea level. IN Lost KingdomAquaman will once again have to defend the kingdom.
Much of the original cast returns, including Aquaman’s nemesis, the nefarious Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, a major talent who gets to do less than he deserves here), who still seeks revenge for Aquaman’s accidental murder of his father.
Manta plans to do this with the help of Dr. destroy the Atlanteans – and perhaps the whole world. Stephen Sheen (Randall Park), a marine biologist obsessed with ancient sea myths. Together they attempt to unleash the powers of a dark, hidden warrior nation called the Nekrus.
It’s no wonder that when we’re introduced to these storylines, we feel what’s called superhero fatigue. The film isn’t exactly terrible, but it’s something we’ve never seen before, with its vengeful supervillain bent on military destruction and a group of brave warriors banding together to defend their sea kingdom.
Unfortunately, the film’s underwater CGI gives the actors a slightly corpse-like sheen and makes their movements stiff and sluggish. It’s also bogged down by a convoluted plot and relies on the audience’s memory of the complex tribal politics of the 2018 film’s fantasy aquatic world.
It quickly becomes confusing and gets boring quickly. There was some hope that director James Wan, who co-wrote the film, Visible Series and help with magic AND Insidious Franchises – Could have added some blood or intrigue to this failing franchise to freshen things up. But it also seems to have drowned in a sea of mind-blowing storylines. Let’s hope this is the last of these sequels – this franchise was a sinking ship a long time ago.
Source: I News
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