So Bad It's Hilarious

Rating: 5/10 (26 December 2018)

Aquaman (2018) was a highly anticipated film for fans of the DCEU. With the release of Wonder Woman (2017) getting praised by critics, Warner Brothers seemed to have stepped up their game in comparison to Marvel Studios. When the trailer first dropped excitement among DC Universe fans was split. Many people were very excited for the upcoming film, whereas others thought the trailer seemed very cheesy and their excitement for the film began to die out. Then, the movie hit theaters.
The beginning of the film is interesting. Aquaman's mother washes up on some rocks in Maine during a thunderstorm, when Aquaman's father sees her. He takes her into his home and she is scared at first, until she passes out on his couch. When she wakes up, she eats his goldfish right in front of him. After a little bit of conversation, she reveals that she is the Queen of Atlantis. This is one of the many very weird scenes. It is discussed that many people believe in Atlantis and the existence of Atlantians, and we can assume that Aquaman's father is one of them. This is a very funny moment in the movie. Later, they conceive Aquaman. Years later, some Atlantian soldiers come to take back their Queen, after a slow-motion fight scene with many awkward camera angles, she goes with them. It is told to the audience later that she dies. The movie spends so much time on the fact that she is dead that it is such a shock when she is revealed to be alive. Though, her character remains flat and adds little emotion. She is also used as a plot device to get Aquaman and his brother to stop fighting later.
The conflict between Aquaman and his brother is forced. They both decide they mutually hate each other for stupid reasons. They both say they want to kill the other, and both reluctantly accept that the the other will have to die.
Black Manta's character in this film is useless and stupid. The characters are only ever running from him and they always escape. He is provided with Atlantian armor and then he suddenly knows everything about is and is an engineer as he does work on the armor and paints it black. He makes a comment about how he will need a bigger helmet and the next time we see him he has a comically large helmet.
Every time there is any important dialogue between Aquaman and his love interest there is also an explosion. It is pretty lame and ridiculous. Nobody is ever affected by the explosions and there are way too many in the film.
There is also an attack on Atlantis by the surface world and it is never explained who attacked Atlantis or why. Nobody on the surface world knows about this attack. It is only ever mentioned a couple more times in the film.
There are very kid-like dialogues in this film. However the movie is very visually appealing. The colors are astounding as well as the CGI. If you are looking for an action packed, very serious movie then this is not for you. If you are looking for a hilariously bad superhero movie then this is for you.