A Great Unique comic book film

Rating: 8/10 (19 December 2018)

I have been anticipating this film for a long time and now Aquaman has come and I thought this was a great film that hopefully gets the DC Universe back on its feet. The premise of the film sees Arthur Curry having to travel to Atlantis to stop his half brother from waging a war on the surface world. Jason Mamoa plays Arthur Curry/Aquaman and I think he is really great in this film, he is very charismatic in this film and has a real presence about him. His character has alot of development and depth added to him in this film that improve from his previous appearance in Justice League. The supporting cast all do a great job aswell, Amber Heard plays Mera and she is a much betetr character here then she was in her scene in Justice League. She was more bright and interesting in this film with a unique personality that really worked with her and Mamoa's chemistry that was great to watch on screen. Patrick Wilson plays Orm/ Ocean Master and he was a great villain for this film, he has got similarities to Loki and Killmonger but I thought he did a good job in this film to give the audience a possibly layered villain that makes there confrontation more intersting. I also thought, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren & Willem Dafoe did a really good job with their roles as the more experienced actors on show. Another shoutout is the character of Black Manta who looks amazing on screen and was an interesting character, however, he wasn't in the film enough to leave me fully satisfied by his character. The story is interesting seeing this guy having to step up for a society he isn't really accepted in, plus I do find a sibling rivalry to be very interesting. But this films plot is very bloated, they try to fit so much story into this film that certain elements such as Black Manta get lost in the shuffle and end up not getting the attention that they needed. The script is great, the drama is well done and provides some pretty emotional moments, also the humour in the film came across well and felt pretty natural to me. The style of the film is a huge talking point in this film and i must say that mostly it looks amazing. Seeing these beautiful underwater fight scenes and cities is great and it felt like were beingintroduced to a new community. Though especially at the beginning of the film the CGI isn't completely up to par and takes you out of the film but it improves as the film progresses. Overall Aquaman is another hit for DC after Wonder Woman and is definitley worth a watch maybe even in 3D.