neither funny nor dark

Valentina 2022-04-20 09:01:13

The overall feel of this film is very casual, and the characters are very flat, making it impossible for people to enter the play. The first chapter was to find an heir, because the villain was tempted to disqualify him, but when the male protagonist was selected later, I didn't see what he was qualified for. I escaped from the foster family countless times, which made people worry in vain, and they were well-intentioned. Did nothing wrong. There are also his brothers and sisters, who have obtained divine power without passing the test. Her sister said it was kept secret and turned her head to the public. The child on crutches also looked very vain, although this may be a harmless little thing, but it is quite impressive I don't like it.

And the villain's setting is really weak. Although his father and brother treated him very badly, he didn't have any mood swings when he killed him? The final battle is also like a child's play, there is no feeling of explosion at all, it feels like a group of little kids fighting monsters.

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  • Hellen 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    3.5. For 100% children's movies, it is a good idea to have a similar original family setting on both sides, but it is a pity that the story unfolds too badly. So on the whole, the ideal director for this film should be Hirokazu Edema.

  • Stefan 2022-03-24 09:01:20

    Very unobjective scoring hahaha. Seeing a lot of people say that they are young, it may be that they have a different mentality. In my opinion, DC has been stupid ever since he got on his knees, and this film simply tells superheroes from the perspective of children, and obviously has no intention to tell the story seriously. After watching the trailer countless times, I watched it with a sand sculpture mentality from the beginning. Don't be too happy to watch it, and there is no sense of disobedience, so I think it is still a mentality problem. Change your mindset from one star to five stars. Thank you!

Shazam! quotes

  • [Shazam saves Mary from being hit by a snow plow]

    Mary Bromfield: Oh, my God.

    Shazam: Mary... Mary, are you okay? Are you...

    Mary Bromfield: How do you know my name?

    Shazam: Uh... How do I know your name? Uh... One of my superpowers is name-guessing. Which is really weird, I bet. Uh, it's not as cool as super-strength or super-speed, but it's really helpful when I meet new people. Are you hurt?

    Mary Bromfield: No, I'm okay. Thank you. Um... I just need a second to think. This has been such a weird day.

    Shazam: Um, using my powers of super-observation, I see that you're holding a letter from a college in your hand. Are you upset because you didn't get in?

    Mary Bromfield: [shakes her head, then nods] I got in.

    Shazam: Uh... well, now my superpowers are failing me and I am very confused.

    Mary Bromfield: Yeah. Me too. I don't know. I know I should be excited 'cause this is my dream and I've worked really, really hard for this, but it's like... I don't know. Leaving my family does not feel fun, you know?

    Shazam: Could I, could I give you a little piece of advice? Don't be worried about everybody else. Always look out for number one. Gandhi said that.

    Mary Bromfield: I don't think he said that.

    Shazam: Yeah, he did.

    Mary Bromfield: Gandhi did not say.

    Shazam: Somebody like Gandhi said that.

    Mary Bromfield: Take care of number one.

    Shazam: It was a really wise... It might've been Yoda. Listen...

    Mary Bromfield: I'm sorry, no.

    Shazam: Agree to disagree. The point is, you do you, you know? You gotta look out for you. And get as far away from this place as you can.

    Mary Bromfield: I don't know if I want to.

    Shazam: Of course you do. What're you gonna do? You're gonna live in a group home for the rest of your life?

    [pause]

    Shazam: Look, families are for people who can't take care of themselves, okay? So... You know, and you can take care of yourself. Also, look both ways when you cross the street.

  • Shazam: Dude! Dude! Dude! Dude, did you see that?

    Freddy Freeman: Yeah. You electrocuted a bus and almost killed these people.

    Shazam: And then I caught it! Freddy, I caught a bus with my bare hands, man! I caught a bus like people catch fly balls. Like, who does that? I do that!

    Freddy Freeman: Billy, you do nothing. You, you take selfies and make people pay you. You know, forget it. I can't really talk to you when you look like this.

    Shazam: You just wish it was you!

    Freddy Freeman: No shit! You think I wouldn't kill to have what you have? Because everything I do is, like, some desperate attempt to get people to notice me, to not feel sorry for me. I mean, look at me! Look at me! Do you even see me? Cause most people don't! Cause they don't want to. And now you don't, either. I mean, you think this is who you are? I mean, Billy, you're 14. And now you're no better than the Breyers. All this power, and all you did was turn into a show-off and a bully.

    [Freddy walks away]

    Shazam: Whatever, kid! I do what I want! And I'm like, mid-20s probably! Maybe even, like, 30.