Maybe for thirteen or fourteen-year-olds, this movie is not bad. The desire for superpowers, the yearning for family affection, and the approval of peers will move these young people.
But for an adult audience, the film is now a bit dull and childish. The following are just personal opinions.
1. Movie introduction (suspected of spoilers)
The film is developed in parallel with two main lines.
One is the villain's personal growth history, which introduces the bad influence of the wizard looking for heirs to find the young villain boy at that time and saying NO to him. It roughly introduces the story of how he was not recognized by the people around him, was bent on proving himself, indulged in the search for magic, and finally got the power of his dreams.
The other is a lost child's journey to find his mother. After escaping from countless adoptive families, he was adopted by a couple who were also adopted when he was a child. In the process of helping his companions escape, he was chosen to be the heir of Thunder Shazam. Then there are pros and cons. In the end, the old-fashioned justice triumphs over evil, and the male protagonist finds his soul's home.
2. Personal evaluation of this story According to the college entrance examination composition, I can only give him a passing score. First of all, the explanation of the story is not clear, and the sense of substitution is too poor.
I can't substitute for the growth of the villain.
I feel that revenge is inexplicable, and the concept is very naive, and the behavior is too stupid. Because he got the strength, he killed his father's company and all the directors. The seven deadly sins said that if you kill the protagonist, you will kill the protagonist. You don't have the IQ of the boss at all, and any soldier can play it. The screenwriter is still living in the 20th century, eating bad food, the plot is too old-fashioned, the villain is masked, and there is no personality.
I can't even replace the protagonist, what a fool protagonist.
The front looks very smart and persevering, inquiring about intelligence and collecting information just to find his mother. After becoming Shazam, I really became stupid. What my companions said and what he did, he was afraid when he saw the BOSS, ran away, and became a hero just to make money and vanity, and he didn't have the pure heart that the wizard said at the beginning.
3. Overall evaluation
The story is old-fashioned, the expression is average, the protagonist and supporting characters lack personality, just an ordinary movie.
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