Who says superheroes can't have the soul of a sand sculpture?

Dee 2022-03-20 09:01:17

1. Irregular handover ceremony. Billy is summoned to a shadowy wizarding base, where the aging old wizard wants him to be his heir, giving him superpowers. This passage is especially similar to Zhang Wuji's appointment as the leader of the Ming sect in "Eternal Heaven and Dragon Slayer". Isn't this kind of ceremony supposed to be very sacred? According to the general routine, Billy should solemnly agree after struggling again and again, and then call Master respectfully. But goose... Billy refused directly... The old wizard didn't preach hard, but directly asked Billy to call out his name... At such a sacred moment, Billy said that he didn't know his name when we first met... Hahaha, what about the sense of ceremony, I feel that the old wizard took the script of the main drama, and Billy took the script of the sketch. This part is really funny.

2. A good sister who is competent. The youngest girl in the family, Dara, accidentally learns the secret that Billy can be transformed into a superhero, but she has always been outspoken and big-mouthed. Freddy asked her to be a good sister and help her brother keep secrets. Unexpectedly, she was really tight-lipped. Until everyone guessed Billy's identity from watching TV reports, she was relieved and said, "You guessed it yourself, it's none of my business." This is both a small laugh and a sign of the little sister's sincere love and strong sense of responsibility for her brother.

3. The first second is the son, the next second is the father. In order to fool Billy and Freddy at the school security, Billy disguised himself as the father of the two sons. The dialogue in that paragraph is particularly interesting. Billy had just finished complaining about Freddy's frowning eyes, as if he was using a bad brain. When the security guard saw that he actually said the same thing, it was heartbreaking in capital letters. Billy turned into a dad and quickly bragged about the security guard, and Freddy had a vengeance and said it was another security guard. I really feel like I'm watching hilarious comedians (covers face)...

4. It's easy to escape the clutches. When the six children were trapped together in the wizard's base, everyone could not find the door to exit, and the ones that came out were terrifying monsters. At this time, Billy shouted loudly, everyone should stop opening the door, and the superhero's aura came out in a swish. What a classic room escape scene, maybe you need to solve the code, or break a trick, maybe find a map... But goose... He went out wherever he wanted... And it's a bar that isn't suitable for children. When they went out, Freddy seemed to have accosted the sister paper (covering his face). Really, he didn't play cards according to the routine.

5. No one listens to the villain's speech. The super villain often has to say harsh words before the ultimate demon, and the villain of this film is also very serious and starts his speech before the decisive battle. Unexpectedly, Billy was too far away to hear what he was saying.

This film can be said to have spoofed many classic episodes of superhero films, and it was also sprayed by some people because it was not serious enough. However, who stipulated that superhero movies must save the world in all seriousness? Who stipulated that the protagonist must be brilliant, and cannot have an interesting (sand sculpture) soul? Anyway, I had a blast watching it, more than a lot of serious superhero movies in the past. Now, I am very satisfied to see this joyful and healing film.

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Extended Reading
  • Emiliano 2021-10-20 19:02:37

    The first one and a half hours were very good-looking, and belonged to the first generation of superhero works with a solid script and abusive script. The final battle was protracted. Blacks and Asians can't be black, women can't be black, fat people and disabled people can't be black, only British people whose hairline recedes to no hairline can be black. Distressed Ma Qiang. DC Marvel is half a cat.

  • Lysanne 2021-10-20 19:02:37

    Although I didn't hold much expectation, it still fell short of expectations. There are too many slots, the villain's setting (including the seven deadly sins) is dumb and weak, and he feels distressed to dismiss Ma Qiang. The little actors are more playful. Little Billy is very similar to Erya, and Little Freddy and Little Dara are a little cute. In the next 40 minutes, I barely pulled back some, so that the film as a whole barely reached the level of "okay".

Shazam! quotes

  • [the car spins out of control while on the icy road]

    Thaddeus Sivana (1974): I was just there. This man, this wizard, he took me to a castle and...

    Mr. Sivana: Stop. Stop! Stop it! You miserable, whiny, little shit! You could have killed us! Do you understand that?

  • Freddy Freeman: [Freddy is trying to prove to the other students that he knows Shazam] Red Cyclone, hey! Hey, whats going on? Oh, that's crazy! Yeah, it's Freddy by the way. Yeah, its crazy! Great story.

    Senior Girl: [a student snatches Freddy's phone from him] He's not talking to anyone.

    Freddy Freeman: [the other children laugh at him and leave] I was! I was! We're friends. I know him, i do!