Black Adam
Just finished watching "Black Adam" released by Warner Brothers.
"Black Adam" is part of DC's Shazam family and has run the gambit between villain/anti-hero/hero through his decades-old run in the comics. Black Adam's infamy is that he murdered his son centuries ago to obtain the power of Shazam - at least in the darker incarnations of the character.
So when Dwayne Johnson stepped into the role of "Black Adam," the character's origins were changed a bit so that Black Adam gained his powers by his son who was killed by the king's assassins after he transferred his powers to his father in order to save his life.
But because Black Adam took a terrible vengeance on the king who had murdered his son, the wizards who granted his son the power of Shazam, imprisoned him in a tomb where he remained for over 5,000 years until a desperate woman spoke the word to free him from his prison.
Black Adam's sudden prison break alerts Amanda Waller, who contacts Hawkman and the Justice Society, with the intent on capturing and imprisoning him to prevent him from destroying the world. It was rather nifty to see Henry Winkler as the retired superhero Atom Smasher. "Black Adam" also marked the film debut of Doctor Fate.
"Black Adam" isn't really a great superhero movie. It's not a bad one, but not a great one either. It's far better than Arnold Schwarzenegger's turn as Mister Freeze in the critically panned "Batman and Robin" movie.
With the recent upheavals in the DC Cinematic Universe, it's doubtful that there will be a second "Black Adam" movie and I don't think that Dwayne Johnson will reprise the role. Perhaps if there is a third Shazam movie.
Not Really Recommended unless you are a steadfast Dwayne Johnson and/or DC Synderverse fan. Though this is the last time we will see Henry Cavil as Superman.
Two-and-a-half Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Adam-Noa...
"Black Adam" is part of DC's Shazam family and has run the gambit between villain/anti-hero/hero through his decades-old run in the comics. Black Adam's infamy is that he murdered his son centuries ago to obtain the power of Shazam - at least in the darker incarnations of the character.
So when Dwayne Johnson stepped into the role of "Black Adam," the character's origins were changed a bit so that Black Adam gained his powers by his son who was killed by the king's assassins after he transferred his powers to his father in order to save his life.
But because Black Adam took a terrible vengeance on the king who had murdered his son, the wizards who granted his son the power of Shazam, imprisoned him in a tomb where he remained for over 5,000 years until a desperate woman spoke the word to free him from his prison.
Black Adam's sudden prison break alerts Amanda Waller, who contacts Hawkman and the Justice Society, with the intent on capturing and imprisoning him to prevent him from destroying the world. It was rather nifty to see Henry Winkler as the retired superhero Atom Smasher. "Black Adam" also marked the film debut of Doctor Fate.
"Black Adam" isn't really a great superhero movie. It's not a bad one, but not a great one either. It's far better than Arnold Schwarzenegger's turn as Mister Freeze in the critically panned "Batman and Robin" movie.
With the recent upheavals in the DC Cinematic Universe, it's doubtful that there will be a second "Black Adam" movie and I don't think that Dwayne Johnson will reprise the role. Perhaps if there is a third Shazam movie.
Not Really Recommended unless you are a steadfast Dwayne Johnson and/or DC Synderverse fan. Though this is the last time we will see Henry Cavil as Superman.
Two-and-a-half Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Adam-Noa...
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