A drop of water that can restore faith in a bright future

Rating: 7/10 (3 April 2019)

For a long time DC has produced movies that are quite enjoyable, deliver stable intake of action but don't dwell too hard on the scenario. Kind of a quick bite to fight the hunger before the feast that is cooking behind the kitchen door. After giving the trailer a look I thought 'Aquaman' was going to be a bit different and has a potential to stir that stiff dark matter that we call a universe.
Fairly enough we can call it an origin story but the character has been on our radar before, which means that the basic knowledge is there and we don't need a fundamental course. I really like Arthur simply because he is down-to-earth guy: not nerdy as Barry Allen, not pompous as Bruce Wayne, not inconspicuous as Clark Kent, kind of like Diana Prince but male and for sure not metal as Victor Stone.
Will not hide anything from you by saying that in the end the plot as usual goes down the drain and as always, we can observe some particles of good ideas getting stuck on the exit. 2h23m was the amount of actual time, although if we take out all the slow motion and sugaring of viewers' eyes with abnormal amount of visuals we are left with a common 1h30m or even less.
The most confusing and disgusting point of the movie was the build-up of the villain that has never been finished, which can only mean the path for a sequel, and on this the curse of abruptly cut stories continues. A lot of actions that should have borne major consequences were just forgotten and walked on by like a beggar on the street.
You know what they say: each Hollywood project has two wolves - Visuals and Story, the one that you feed most eats another - here we have the first one already gnawing the latter but the poor thing has a few breaths left. Going back to the conclusions I would say that Jason Momoa has been training all his life and is worthy wielding the Trident, however, as the rule says - if it's not planned as a one-man movie then it cannot be carried like that. I hope DC will understand it and put a little bit more effort next time.