Shazam: Fury of the Gods

In all my anger directed Secret Invasion, I forgot to mention that I finally got around to watching this movie on HBO Max. This was my first reaction after finishing this movie. I'm going to hate that the fun type of movies like this coming from DC will probably go away under James Gunn. I think this is a character and franchise that should continue on in the new DC Cinematic Universe. 

Truth be told, I actually enjoyed this movie. I feel bad for the actor that played Billy Batson, because this movie was almost exclusively featuring Shazam. Don't get me wrong, Zachary Levi is fantastic and I'm glad he got to shine in this movie. We also get a heavy weight like Helen Mirren being in this movie. She instantly elevates anything she is in. They used her sparingly, so that when she shows up, there is an impact.

If there is one small gripe I had with this movie, is that it leaned into the trope of incompetent super heroes doing their best. Then getting super competent in the end. I don't like that hero's arc because you KNOW they will win in the end. So while played for comedic effect, I didn't like some of those pieces in this movie.

Going back to what I liked, m
aybe the family aspect really hit home for me with me having a young family now. I liked how everyone interacted with each other. I thought the special effects were also pretty good. I also love that it seems that Wonder Woman has been making the rounds in her cameos. I hate that we're not going to see Gal Gadot doing that anymore. James Gunn, you could have brought her over for your new universe. I don't want to see a cutesy cameo in a few years when you do more multi-verse nonsense

I know this is one of my shorter reviews and I will TRY to do more like this in the future. All in all, I would recommend watching this. It's fun.