A kid had to face the world in his own animated version and conquer life's biggest monster. ANI (The Harvest) It's as if a child's imagination is a safe haven, a place where the world is a playground for all the possibilities the mind could think of. And even the tight and humble space called home, situated on a busy Metro could not hinder the inquisitive headspace of a young Mithi (played by Zyren Dela Cruz), a boy who accomplishes the day by playing with his colorful toy robots that perform a vital role in his imaginary narrative. With a loving father and a mother that sings him a self-assuring lullaby, Mithi is blissfully unaware of the harsh reality. But life decided to toy with his fate, and Mithi's perfect little world is now showing its cracks, putting his vulnerability to the test and slowly depriving him of his happiness he thought would last forever. And through his eyes, the world suddenly transforms itself into a menacing monster. Set in a lush
An impending threat from a submerged civilization is on the rise to conquer the seven seas and eventually the surface world. Now, it is in the hands of Arthur Curry aka the Aquaman to put an end to it and soon bring peace for all mankind.
Despite all the blunders the DC Extended Universe has committed with several of their big guns failing both critically and commercially, there's always a bit of excitement whenever a new DC film is announced. Enter Aquaman, a superhero film entry to the already saturated genre that swam its way to what it seems a fresh pool of great DC movies.
The movie follows the story of Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) who was tasked to stop King Orm, his half brother from Atlanis, who wants to conquer the seven seas and rage a war against the surface world. Director James Wan, famous for his horror movie franchise The Conjuring, granted this film his undeniable ingenuity in film making and his excitement and exuberance about the superhero genre has brought this movie the energy that it needed.
The Good
The film is brimming with colors and eye-popping visuals. The use of high intensity vibrant filters, something the Marvel Studio films is lacking, has helped the characters appear more alive and the environments for the most part were inviting and exceptional. The art design for the underwater creatures were top-notch as they appeared both captivating and intimidating. The heart and soul of this film though is the enthusiastic and spontaneous performance of Jason Momoa who I felt was born to play this role. The action sequences were some of the most fun and exciting thing I have watched in recent memory.
The Bad
The CGI in this film is gorgeous but I thought they rely heavily on it, with some of the scenes looking awfully rendered especially the dock scenes. There were also some scenes that hindered the flow of the action and felt like a filler moment to kind of force a romantic relationship that were already established to begin with. The main villain of this film had a very generic motivation and I thought a a few more scenes with him would've helped to save him from being borderline bland. Lastly, I also thought they could've shown more of Mera's hydrokinetic powers which to me were totally underused in this film. The movie also showed Aquaman being unaware of the whereabouts of Atlantis, despite being there when they try to protect the mother box from Steppenwolf during the events of the Justice League, adding even more confusion to the already chaotic DCEU timeline.
Should You Watch It?
A step in the right direction, Aquaman is a welcome addition to the already degrading DCEU franchise with enough hooks to fancy your inner comic book nerdiness but is also a bloated colorful CGI overstuffed mess that needed some extra fats to be trimmed. Nonetheless, a very entertaining and fun movie experience.
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