Rupert Gregson-Williams’ score is fun, upbeat and almost Oblivion-like at times, but its Pitbull’s rap remake of “Africa,” titled “Ocean to Ocean” here, that literally sealed the deal for me. You can pretty much drop Toto’s “Africa” into anything and I’ll be an instant fan of it. Let me just say this with all sincerity and get it off my chest. The CG will blow your mind! Then there’s the soundtrack and score… It’s really a technical “marvel.” I’m not always one for overblown war sequences, but there’s something really “marvelous” about seeing thousands and thousands of shark back riding underwater warriors attacking each other. Picture the serial adventures of an old school Indiana Jones flick by land, air and now by sea! Sure it’s goofy, dumbed down and predictable, but the fun, production value and spectacle of it all outweigh all the cons you can possibly point out here. There were many doubters out there including myself that thought this superhero film couldn’t be pulled off successfully, but mark my words James Wan delivers here! It’s reminiscent of a big budget, summer action movie I grew up on as a kid. There’s a lot more to this, but I want to err on the side of caution to avoid spoiler territories, which it certainly can lead to.

For continuity sake our adventure here takes place after the events in Justice League. It may or may not involve thwarting off evil pirates, but also a tyrannical brother too. In Aquaman, Arthur Curry (Momoa) must reluctantly fulfill his destiny by leading the people of Atlantis against the tyranny that threatens to invade the surface world. In addition to our titular hero Aquaman stars Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman. James Wan directs from a screenplay written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall, from a story by Geoff Johns, Wan and Beall. If you’re keeping count as I always like to say, you already know then that Aquaman is the sixth installment in the DCEU movie universe, but the third film the title character has appeared in. As a result I was made not only a fan of Aquaman, but ultimately a believer in this property. However, here he finally has a spotlight shining brightly upon him and actor Jason Momoa and his larger-than-life charisma seized the opportunity.

The character of Aquaman for me amounted to very little in both Batman v. That’s right we finally get the Aquaman! Now I have never been that big on the character like most hardcore DC Comics fans, but Wan has my full attention now. He defied the odds and marvelously brought to the big screen an absurd superhero project, which has been in development hell since 2004. The masterful James Wan pulled off the what was almost deemed the impossible. It was only a matter of time I suppose, but here we are and low and behold we unbelievably, finally have an Aquaman movie.

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