Aquaman-The DC's Thor

Rating: 7/10 (15 December 2018)

Comic based superhero movies are like making a movie out of stories from epics of India-Ramayanam & Mahabaratham. Most of the people already knows the story, The movie's success will be based on the way it is presented. I noticed one key point for the success of these superhero movies- Tell the story from the beginning. Deliver it slowly. Say it like you tell to a kid during his/her bed time. Most of the successful superhero movies are falling under this line. Batman triology, MCU Avengers Universe, Man of steel, Wonder Woman all succeeded because they told the story from the start and they told it slowly. If they decided to hurry things up then the result will end up like Batman Vs Superman & Justice League. Thankfully Famous horror film director James Wan made it slow and had patience to tell the story from the start.
Aquaman is not so well known character for Indian Audience unlike Ironman & Batman, atleast for me, I dont know Aquaman much. I just know he is a member of Justice league, king of underwater universe called Atlantis, he can control water and he talks to fish. What is his origin? How he became the king of Atlantis? what is his Power and weakness? His emotions, his family everything is explained clearly in this movie. As STR said in vinnaithaandi varuvaya "Avaru epadi ithukulla vantharu, avaru epadi Don aagi Billa aguraru" Thats what the Aquaman is all about.
Visuals, Graphics and Locations gives a pleasant watching experience. This is the main plus point of this movie. Throughout the movie we can witness the eye pleasing experience specially with the 3D glasses on. Be it an isolated light house, underwater shots, Sahra desert, a village in italy, fantasy worlds beneath water everything was captured excellently. It was like seeing the dreams without even sleeping.
Slow paced screenplay and telling the story from the start can be considered as both pro and con of this movie. Though we get to know the character very well, the movie feels lengthy and without much twists and turns, so most of the scenes are predictable. Background score gives life to the visuals. Bgm's are good in all scenes.
Similarities between this movie and "Thor" are really surprising. Be it the fantasy world, the story and the characters, this movie reminds us of MCU's Thor in many scenes. The scope and screenspace given to Female characters in this movie are something what Indian directors should learn from. So summing it up Aquaman with its bed time tale kind of story is a visual experience to be enjoyed in theatre once.
Rating: 3.25/5