Review of Shazam! (2019) by Ajzeg01 — 15 Sep 2019
This movie was wonderful! If this is the direction that the DCEU is going in, I might just have to consider myself a fan! This movie had a great story, great characters, solid jokes, a good script, and a lot of heart! It reminded me a lot of Spider-Man Homecoming.
It’s a much smaller-scale superhero story, focussing on a small cast of characters and not existing solely to set up sequels. *cough*Batman v Superman*cough* I really like how authentic this movie felt.
It takes place in a universe where superheroes exist, but they aren’t going around flying everywhere. The connections to the other movies are loose. That’s probably what a universe full of superheroes would really be like.
They would be rare. You wouldn’t see them every day. The Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn’t really feel that way to me. It’s missing that human element of what it’s like to live in a universe full of heroes and gods just as a regular average citizen.
Maybe that’s why I don’t really like the MCU that much. Maybe that’s why Ioved Spider-Man Homecoming so much. I like stories about regular people living in larger-than-life universes. Anyway, back to Shazam, this is a must-see for any fan of superheroes and family comedies! Maybe don’t take the little ones though.
I was kinda surprised, this movie looks really kid-friendly, it has a main cast of mostly child actors who do a really good job, but it actually has some really scary parts! There were kids crying in my theatre.
Just a heads-up. All that aside, I loved this movie, it’s a ton of fun. Highly recommended! Now the only movie from the DCEU I haven’t seen is Man of Steel. (I finally watched Wonder Woman. It’s good.
) Should I go watch it or should I let my positive feelings for the DCEU stay a little longer? Hmm...
This review of Shazam! (2019) was written by Ajzeg01 on 15 Sep 2019.
Shazam! has generally received very positive reviews.
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