Impressive visuals

Rating: 7/10 (9 February 2019)

This review contains spoilers.
Aquaman is a superhero movie directed by Justin Lin. The movie based off of the DC Comics character Aquaman. The movie stars Jason Mamoa in the titular role. Amber Heard plays an Atlantean that assists Aquaman in claiming his destiny.
Aquaman is an incredibly silly movie. This movie does not take itself seriously. There are many scenes in this moine that have ridiculous visuals or soundtracks. Two examples is an octopus playing the drums and the song 'Africa' played once the two leading characters are flying over Africa. There is no way that this movie is meant to be taken seriously. This also makes the movie more entertaining as a result. The movie does not restrict itself to the serious Aquaman in Justice League which makes this movie have a lighter tone.
The story in this movie is non-existent. The plot is only an excuse to have dazzling set pieces and impressive visuals. The movie tells Arthur Curry, or Aqnaman's story from his mother's affair with his father and his youth. There is much in this movie that felt like filler or an excuse to show cool effects or costumes. The flashback scenes to Arthur Curry's youth, felt bloated even if it is fitting for the story. The story and characters are all bloated as the story stays simple. Even the villain that is introduced at the beginning of the movie becomes utterly irrelevant towards the end. The Manta had no purpose at all to the overall plot.
The visuals are the best part of this movie. The movie's effort and budget clearly went to this part of the movie. Every scene has fantastic visuals. I was surprised that every scene had better visuals than the last. The scenes have these great effects and costumes. Not only that but the direction by Justin Lin makes the action scenes much more exciting. There is frequently a 360 degrees turn as the action moves on the screen. The movie has so many great action scenes that it makes the movie worthwhile to watch. There is no awesome action scene but many small action scenes. The action scenes are one of the reasons to watch this movie. The other reason is the funny script.
I would recommend 'Aquaman'. Although the movie has its flaws, the sharp humor and great visuals are worth the price of admission.
Grade: B