fun & enjoyable movie!

Rating: Null/10 (9 February 2019)

I have to admit I initially had low expectations for this movie considering most of the other movies in the DCEU sucked, but I was pleasantly surprised by Aquaman! There are so many things to love about this movie, firstly the casting, I can't think of a more fitting actor to play Aquaman than Jason Momoa, he was perfect in the role, I didn't really care for Aquaman before but Jason really brought a charm to the character, he's witty, he's charming, he's humble and he's relatable, unlike other superheros, Aquaman doesn't gloat about being a hero and he was reluctant to become king of Atlantis, but he reluctantly became a hero & king because he felt he needed to in order to protect the people he loved, and not because he wanted glory, Aquaman is a very unique superhero and his personality is different to most other superheroes, now Aquaman has become 1 of my fav superheros! Love Mera too, she's strong & a hero in her own right, she's no damsel in distress, and I think Amber Heard did a good job with the character, Nicole Kidman was also good as Aquaman's mother, I also like some of the other supporting cast & characters including Willem Dafoe as Vulko and Temuera Morrison as Aquaman's father, all these characters are likable. The visual effects & CGI were stunning, I really don't understand why some of the negative reviews would say the visuals were "horrible" because they're not at all, the visuals were so spectacular and beautiful & top notch and so realistic, they're some of the best visuals I have ever seen in any movie, even better than the visuals in most of the MCU movies. The cinematography is also great and the transitions between the scenes flows smoothly, I enjoy the action scenes too, I also love the music especially the themesong "Everything I need" by Skylar Grey, it's a beautiful song. The storyline was a bit simple & straightforward but easy to follow, and while the movie did have lot of the typical superhero cheesiness & cliches, surprisingly that didn't bother me because I was so invested in the characters and the visuals & cinematography and music. Some people think Jason & Amber lacked chemistry, but I disagree, I think they still had some chemistry, they didn't have the best chemistry together, but I didn't see any awkwardness between them either. There were some very touching moments between the characters throughout the movie which got me emotional, especially the scenes between Aquaman's parents & the ending scene was really powerful & beautiful it really resonated with me.
Now to the negatives, well there really wasn't many flaws for me, I suppose the duration of the movie was abit too long, for such a straightforward & simple storyline, the movie definitely could've reduced its run time & I don't think it would've affected the overall storyline, almost 2.3 hours is abit too long for a superhero movie. The dialogue was a bit cheesy at times and I think some of the humor was a little forced, but I like the humor most of the time. And the villains were rather uninteresting to me, especially Black Manta, he didn't really have a big role in the movie, he was there mainly to serve a personal vendetta against Aquaman, but his role just seemed insignificant and didn't contribute much, I think the movie still would've worked without him in it. And Prince Orm aka Ocean Master, unlike most evil villains in superhero movies that are typically one dimensional and just wanted to destroy the world, Orm's motives were understandable & that made him a more complex villain, but still I didn't really care for his character much, as the main antagonist in the movie, Orm was rather weak and not hardcore enough.
Even with these flaws I think the positives still outweigh the negatives and it's still a fun and entertaining movie overall and visually beautiful to watch and more light-hearted than all the other DC movies I've seen, I thoroughly enjoyed Aquaman a lot from start to finish, and I would even go so far as to say that I think this is one of the better superhero movies I've ever watched! and I have watched many DC and Marvel movies over the years, I enjoyed watching Aquaman even more than most of the Marvel movies I've watched, and this is surprising to even myself because I usually prefer Marvel movies & I'm one of those people who often mocks how terrible most of the DCEU movies are. So it's surprising that I could love a DCEU movie more than I do with most Marvel movies, and yet that is exactly the case with Aquaman, this movie is a pleasant surprise for me, I initially didn't think I would like Aquaman but I ended up LOVING it and loving Jason Momoa and the other casts, this movie has become 1 of my fav superhero movies of all-time!
I give Aquaman a solid 9/10!