DC Films Black Adam (2021)

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I just looked up the director’s credentials on IMDB. Yikes.
 
Granted, I am definitely not the target audience for that movie, but I watch the trailer out of curiosity and yes, this was absolutely generic. It also makes it look more like "The Rock doing his superhero things" rather than him playing an existing character.
I would also say that the questionable special effects and the rough compositing really remind me of those Russian superhero movies, or even Bollywood. It just looks overly processed, artificial...

It will be interesting to see how this film performs, because on paper it should be a hit, but if you ask me, that thing could also combine superhero and Rock fatigue. Or maybe I think it should... :funny:
 
The flying scene looks good awful. It doesn’t look like the rock is between the jets. Too add to that, there isn’t a single good shot in the trailer! Isn’t a trailer meant to pique your interest by presenting some arresting shots? This thing is reminding me of green lantern.
 
Does anybody know what this will be rated? I think this could be really cool if they don't water down the character. Black Adam should be scary and hardcore. The scene where he says that he DOES kill people and then ends him comically throwing the guy into the ocean is exactly what I don't want from this. Not sure if The Rock can pull off the "anti hero" thing. He is sooooooo famous, I just see Dwayne Johnson in tights.
 
Does anybody know what this will be rated? I think this could be really cool if they don't water down the character. Black Adam should be scary and hardcore. The scene where he says that he DOES kill people and then ends him comically throwing the guy into the ocean is exactly what I don't want from this. Not sure if The Rock can pull off the "anti hero" thing. He is sooooooo famous, I just see Dwayne Johnson in tights.
Why does everyone think that these movies need to be R rated???

In no way shape or form should a Black Adam movie be R rated. It should, however, be a sequel to Shazam and Black Adam should be a villain and not an antihero
 
Why does everyone think that these movies need to be R rated???

In no way shape or form should a Black Adam movie be R rated. It should, however, be a sequel to Shazam and Black Adam should be a villain and not an antihero

I'm not huge on Black Adam but has everytime I've come across him he's been a straight up villain. Has he ever actually been portrayed as an anti hero or is this purely moulding him to get The Rock on board?
 
I'm not huge on Black Adam but has everytime I've come across him he's been a straight up villain. Has he ever actually been portrayed as an anti hero or is this purely moulding him to get The Rock on board?

Yes, for the past twenty years. I mean, I don't know what the New 52 did to him ( probably nothing good ), but starting with the Johns JSA revival, he has consistently been an anti-hero or sympathetic villain, of a "I am a 'hero' who follows a bronze age idea of what constitutes heroism, not a modern one" mold. Basically, the writers noted that he was supposed to have been a hero in ancient Egyptian days, and decided that "ancient fallen hero" was a more interesting premise then "another modern evil person with Shazam powers".

Sure, this might not have been his characterization for much of the history of the character ( AKA, anytime before about 2000 ). The thing is, this is clearly the characterization the *movie* is drawing from, in his demeanor and motives, in the setting of Khandaq, and in having the JSA appear. It is *not* being invented to suited Dwayne Johnson; if anything, its the reverse, with Dwayne Johnson's interest in the character being inspired in the first place by the modern revival version.
 
Yes, for the past twenty years. I mean, I don't know what the New 52 did to him ( probably nothing good ), but starting with the Johns JSA revival, he has consistently been an anti-hero or sympathetic villain, of a "I am a 'hero' who follows a bronze age idea of what constitutes heroism, not a modern one" mold. Basically, the writers noted that he was supposed to have been a hero in ancient Egyptian days, and decided that "ancient fallen hero" was a more interesting premise then "another modern evil person with Shazam powers".

Sure, this might not have been his characterization for much of the history of the character ( AKA, anytime before about 2000 ). The thing is, this is clearly the characterization the *movie* is drawing from, in his demeanor and motives, in the setting of Khandaq, and in having the JSA appear. It is *not* being invented to suited Dwayne Johnson; if anything, its the reverse, with Dwayne Johnson's interest in the character being inspired in the first place by the modern revival version.
At his best, Black Adam is similar to Ocean Master, they’re both political figures who oversee sovereign nations that can often come to odds with the heroes. They are autocrats, but they have the support of their people, though there is certainly an element of fear that undergirds the respect and adoration. They genuinely think that they are acting in the best interest of their people, but they lack the compassion and moral compass of the “real” heroes, thus often making them dangerous and bringing them into conflict with folks like Aquaman, Shazam, and Superman. With Black Adam, there has also been a history of resentment toward Shazam (Captain Marvel) because the Wizard rejected him in favor of Billy Batson.

I’m excited for the film because it does look like a fun action film and it is well cast with Johnson, Brosnan, and Hodge. But I haven’t seen this more political take on the character from the trailers, but I am hoping that this being his first film, we see a progression toward that development. I like explosions and fight scenes as much as the next guy, but Black Adam has a lot of potential for depth that I hope gets realized.

But regardless, you better believe that my gluteus maximus will be in the cinema watching this.
 
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I wonder if there will be a flashback where he and his nephew were slaves who managed to escape.
That version of Black Adam was pretty evil and ruthless.
 
I think we all knew this was going to happen, a genric Rock movie where the Rock plays himself while doing a Black Adam cosplay. The director didnt inpire much confidence as well. But even with all that going on, the trailer still looked cheap and generic.

Doctor Fate is the clear standout for me.
 
Guess it will flop. Hope so.
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where are we as a society that we hope for disappointment? That we hope to witness failure so that we have something to complain about?

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So far, I’ve seen a short clip and a 2 minute trailer. Admittedly, the few minutes of footage that I’ve seen doesn’t present a version of Black Adam that I would typically think of as my preferred take on the character. But I haven’t seen enough to form an opinion. And so I am hopeful that I get a great movie.
 
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where are we as a society that we hope for disappointment? That we hope to witness failure so that we have something to complain about?

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So far, I’ve seen a short clip and a 2 minute trailer. Admittedly, the few minutes of footage that I’ve seen doesn’t present a version of Black Adam that I would typically think of as my preferred take on the character. But I haven’t seen enough to form an opinion. And so I am hopeful that I get a great movie.

I mean, it makes perfect sense to hope for a movie to flop, if it contains within itself a terrible idea that you don't want catching on with the industry. I have no idea why someone would hope for that for Black Adam, though. Even if you take the worst plausible interpretation of the trailers and predictions of the film itself, it would only be bad in fairly conventional ways where its success or failure would have no larger impact on the medium. Even if someone had personal gripes with colorful superhero movies, or Dwayne Johnson as an actor, neither of those are going to go away if Black Adam fails.
 
I think the movie's going to do fine, not gangbusters but fine. Its going to a mindless action film and really thats all I wanted from the beginning. I just wanna see Dwayne tear through the JSA in badass fashion so the action in this has to be on point.
 
I mean, it makes perfect sense to hope for a movie to flop, if it contains within itself a terrible idea that you don't want catching on with the industry. I have no idea why someone would hope for that for Black Adam, though. Even if you take the worst plausible interpretation of the trailers and predictions of the film itself, it would only be bad in fairly conventional ways where its success or failure would have no larger impact on the medium. Even if someone had personal gripes with colorful superhero movies, or Dwayne Johnson as an actor, neither of those are going to go away if Black Adam fails.
I somewhat agree regarding trends, but I also recognize that I can always ignore a trend and leave it to others who might enjoy it. If something doesn’t fail, it typically means that there is a market for it.
 
Yeah… that poster is bad. Doesn’t really mean anything for the movie but… they couldn’t come up with something better than that?
 
I still can’t get over how a few shots look exactly like scenes from Marvel movies (someone jumping out of a ship that looks just like Black Panther, Adam flying with two fighter jets flanking him, Fate conjuring a mirror dimension). They have to be intentional.
 
I hope this film is surprisingly good, because with the sole exception of The Batman, it hasn't been a particularly good year for CBMs so far.
 
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