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<blockquote data-quote="FitzTheRuke" data-source="post: 8807607" data-attributes="member: 59816"><p>I haven't seen it yet, but I know the characters well and I'll comment on your list:</p><p></p><p>[spoiler="Comments"]</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>The Justice Society really carrying the idiot ball here. Maybe it's just a particular unlucky German dub, but OMG just say nothing if all you can think of is that bull****. </em><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">That seems to be a common trope these days. It's very common for the lead characters to be morons in order to facilitate the plot. I wish they'd cut it out.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Having so much detailed knowledge of what happened 4,500 years ago, down to being able to trace specific ancestry. And I am not even talking about special knowledge of Waller's agency but what common people on the street have.</em><span style="font-family: 'arial'"> <span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)">That's odd, but I suppose it would be possible for Doctor Fate's Helmet to know these things. Otherwise, I got nothing.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>The wizards back then happen to serve another pantheon of deities that just so happen to also spell SHAZAM with their names. </em><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">That's right from the comics. It's very convenient, sure, but IIRC the Wizard named SHAZAM was named after the power, not his real name.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Also how giving the powers to his father de-powered the original champion while Billy doing the same to his family just created more superheroes. </em><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)">I think it splits the power between people, even for Billy. He's just not using the full power at the best of times, and doesn't notice as much.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>The whole true villain reveal, battle, defeat was kind of boring compared to the earlier actions. The action sequences just did not hold up to the earlier movie. (maybe I am biased because the movie was already going on for quite some time at this point and I needed to pee <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> ) </em><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)">That's a shame. I'll have to see it to see if I agree, but I suspect that I will. Final battles are usually big disappointments lately, so it's no surprise.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>Kind of like with the last Thor movie, all this stuff in Shazam makes the whole plot of Man of Steel seem weird in hindsight. Actually the whole plot of BvS too. </em><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">In what way?</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>I personally would have preferred Shazam to appear in the after credit rather than Superman. </em><span style="color: rgb(251, 160, 38)"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Me too. I knew this was happening and I understand it from a "Yay! They still care about Cavill!" kind of way - but Billy makes way more sense for the character.</span></span></li> </ol><p>[/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FitzTheRuke, post: 8807607, member: 59816"] I haven't seen it yet, but I know the characters well and I'll comment on your list: [spoiler="Comments"] [LIST=1] [*][I]The Justice Society really carrying the idiot ball here. Maybe it's just a particular unlucky German dub, but OMG just say nothing if all you can think of is that bull****. [/I][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)][FONT=arial]That seems to be a common trope these days. It's very common for the lead characters to be morons in order to facilitate the plot. I wish they'd cut it out.[/FONT][/COLOR] [*][I]Having so much detailed knowledge of what happened 4,500 years ago, down to being able to trace specific ancestry. And I am not even talking about special knowledge of Waller's agency but what common people on the street have.[/I][FONT=arial] [COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]That's odd, but I suppose it would be possible for Doctor Fate's Helmet to know these things. Otherwise, I got nothing.[/COLOR][/FONT] [*][I]The wizards back then happen to serve another pantheon of deities that just so happen to also spell SHAZAM with their names. [/I][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)][FONT=arial]That's right from the comics. It's very convenient, sure, but IIRC the Wizard named SHAZAM was named after the power, not his real name.[/FONT][/COLOR] [*][I]Also how giving the powers to his father de-powered the original champion while Billy doing the same to his family just created more superheroes. [/I][FONT=arial][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]I think it splits the power between people, even for Billy. He's just not using the full power at the best of times, and doesn't notice as much.[/COLOR][/FONT] [*][I]The whole true villain reveal, battle, defeat was kind of boring compared to the earlier actions. The action sequences just did not hold up to the earlier movie. (maybe I am biased because the movie was already going on for quite some time at this point and I needed to pee :eek: ) [/I][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)]That's a shame. I'll have to see it to see if I agree, but I suspect that I will. Final battles are usually big disappointments lately, so it's no surprise.[/COLOR] [*][I]Kind of like with the last Thor movie, all this stuff in Shazam makes the whole plot of Man of Steel seem weird in hindsight. Actually the whole plot of BvS too. [/I][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)][FONT=arial]In what way?[/FONT][/COLOR] [*][I]I personally would have preferred Shazam to appear in the after credit rather than Superman. [/I][COLOR=rgb(251, 160, 38)][FONT=arial]Me too. I knew this was happening and I understand it from a "Yay! They still care about Cavill!" kind of way - but Billy makes way more sense for the character.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/LIST][/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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