Disney Irish
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I like the representation being used, its a good angle for the movie.
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Californian Elitist
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Good point. I haven’t seen Aquaman yet, but from the depiction I saw of Atlantis in Justice League, I wasn’t impressed. Hoping it will be better in BP.
Disney Analyst
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Should I change my statement slightly?
EVENT OF THE YEAR!!
**in my opinon, for me, my most looked forward to film of the year, I cannot wait.
EVENT OF THE YEAR!!
**in my opinon, for me, my most looked forward to film of the year, I cannot wait.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Its the typical Aquaman story if you know the character, its was just an ok movie. Other than the visuals it was the typical stuff that DC has been putting out for the last 10 years. Which honestly is why I think some people talk about super hero fatigue. If DC was on the same level as the MCU in terms of connective tissue between movies then I think the super hero fatigue talk would go away.
That is just my humble opinion anyways.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
I'm right there with you my friend, Event of the Year.....
Ghost93
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I think Wakanda Forever will be the event of the year for people in America, but that Avatar: The Way of Water will be a bigger hit worldwide.
Of course, it really all depends on which ends up being the better movie. Ideally, both turn out to be great. Hopefully, the fact that they both have a lot of water in them doesn't lead to them canceling each other out at the box office.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Well BP2 has a month lead on A2, so I think there is enough breathing room between the two. So if anything it would be BP2 cancelling out A2, but I honestly think both will do well.
Ghost93
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Which would be unfortunate for James Cameron as he filmed The Way of Water back in 2017 — before the first Black Panther movie even came out!!
Disney Irish
Premium Member
I think he'll survive
But seriously, despite the connection to water I think there is more than enough audience for both movies.
Animaniac93-98
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Everyone's arguing about Top Gun, Black Panther and Avatar...
...and I'm here by myself looking forward to Shazam: Fury of the Gods the most
...and I'm here by myself looking forward to Shazam: Fury of the Gods the most
Ghost93
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I'll definitely see both, haha. I also am sure that Avatar will spend more time underwater, whereas the Black Panther sequel will be more above the surface.I think he'll survive
But seriously, despite the connection to water I think there is more than enough audience for both movies.
Regardless, Warner Brothers made the smart move to keep Aquaman as far away from Wakanda Forever as possible. The Namor/Aquaman comparisons would have been distracting.
Ghost93
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Shazam: Fury of the Gods looks like a fun movie. It just seems to lack the spectacle and gravitas of the other three movies you mentioned. Still, I'm excited for Shazam 2.Everyone's arguing about Top Gun, Black Panther and Avatar...
...and I'm here by myself looking forward to Shazam: Fury of the Gods the most
If I were Warner Brothers, I would have pushed Shazam to January, where there would be less competition.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
I'll see both as well, so Disney has my money either way.
A Maori Aquaman, to boot.
Did DC get the pushback that Marvel is getting in online social circles for their choice of a non-European sea-king, too?
UNCgolf
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Jason Momoa was born in Hawaii and grew up in Iowa (and his mother is German/Irish ancestry), so he's close enough for them.
Ah, his father in the movie, and his tattoos are Maori, tho. And Jason loves to do the haka.
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UNCgolf
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I was really just being snarky about the kind of people who complain.
Also, some of them probably just think he has "tribal" tattoos.
I just saw you posted him doing the haka, and now that I've been reading up on him, I don't see that he has any Maori connection at all. His father was Hawaiian, not Maori -- obviously those are both Polynesian cultures, but they're not the same thing. And his mother has European ancestry.
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doctornick
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Shazam is easily my favorite DCEU film (to whatever extent that exists still), I’m definitely excited about this sequel too.
doctornick
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To be honest, I always expected they’d have Namor played by an East Asian actor as he always looked most reminiscent of that ethnic background in the comics to me. Not that I think it matters regardless and it’s interesting they are going with Mayan (I think, right?) background for Atlantis.
Jedijax719
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Wakanda Forever: Marvel Confirms Major Change to Namor's Atlantis
Tenoch Huerta’s Namor will soon debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, introducing his undersea nation in live-action for the first time. While the source material portrays the Sub-Mariner as the king of Atlantis, Marvel Studios is making a major location to the location. Within the MCU, the...
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Several prominent YTers suggest that they are purposely steering clear of the name Atlantis in favor of something different (since DCEU already claimed it with Aquaman).