Better than every mcu movie except for iron man and winter soldier

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2018)

Before you call me a dceu fanboy you should know that I hate suicide squad and found justice league incredibly disappointing. A dceu fanboy would think that all six dceu movies are masterpieces. That being said I have loved the other dceu movies and I am not a fan of the mcu. I find most of their movies bland, obnoxious, superficial and soulless. On the other hand, aquaman is none of those things. It has heart, a good arc for the main character, its villains have a little more depth than most mcu villains, its vfx/music and cinematography are easily superior to every mcu movie. The soundtrack is easily one of the best of the year. Amber Heard and Jason Momoa have great chemistry and the supporting cast are all memorable. The best part about this movie is that while it does have humor, it never cuts into the emotional moments. Aquaman like wonder woman before it is sincere and allows its drama and action scenes to play out without every character cracking jokes every five seconds. Another thing aquaman does well is that it gives its villains plenty of screen time. The movie isn't perfect, its pacing is a little messy and its story is predictable, but it commits to its tone and because of that it works. I think that the anti dceu bias is obvious considering that it has far worse reviews than most mcu movies. The vfx alone would make this a better movie than black panther but the likable characters, good acting,production design, music, directing, and tone make this the second best live action superhero movie of 2018 behind deadpool 2. In a fair world aquaman would receive oscar nominations for vfx, score, production design, sound mixing and sound editing. In reality it will receive none of these things while black panther which had horrible vfx and sound design will receive tons of technical nominations and even a best picture nomination. Oh and my review will receive tons of down votes because mcu fanboys can;t handle the idea of dc even trying to compete