Shazam movie review: This is not Deadpool but far better than we thought

"All superhero films are based on responsibility." The same goes for Shazam, but DC's original new film is an example of how the same theory can be taken up with maturity and perfection.
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The film follows Shazam's comic character, first introduced in 1939. Originally named Captain Marvel by his creators Bill Parker and C.C. Beck, Shazam has come to the fore.
In a few minutes, Zachery Levi in ​​the lead role, with his absolutely cool sidekick Freddie Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer), sets the tone for a fun ride. With witty punches, colorful and shiny costumes, and awesome cartoon timing, the movie calms you down even after long hours of office work. . He is the last of the wizard of the kingdom to have kept the seven deadly sins captivated under magical spells for years. You will probably need a crash course to get the right connotations. He gets older and weaker and has to pbad on his magic to someone with pure heart and brave courage. The wizard has been waiting for years, but he can not find that worthy prodigy.

And the inevitable occurs. Some evil forces master the old wizard and, as a last resort, he must pbad on his powers to Billy Batson, a foster child looking for his mother.

Billy's fortune changes and he transforms into a superhero with red costumes. with a flash of lightning on his chest and electricity coming out of his fingers. But beneath these swollen muscles, he is a teenage troublemaker who does not know how to handle his new powers. With Freddie's deep love for DCEU superheroes, Billy and he begin their fun quest to discover Shazam's power together.

About DCEU superheroes, Shazam! repeatedly mentions Superman and Batman subtly take the fans on a nostalgic journey. With lightning, windows and wizards freezing, it also looks a lot like Harry Potter.

This is a clbadic story told by two children more stunned and excited than those who are responsible. Without going beyond high-end action sequences and visual effects, Shazam is a simple film focused on kids struggling with super powers that they have not asked for. The disconcerting suspension of Billy / Shazam between childhood and adulthood adds a new dimension to an ordinary superhero movie.

Director David F Sandberg ensures that nowhere in the film does the public lose the string of these magical powers. children of one year. For example, the first thing Billy and Freddie do after the first became Shazam is to go out and buy beer. Admitting that "it tastes like vomit," both go to the store and come back with a few packages of boxes of Cheetos and sodas. Do you see what they did there?

Since the release of the movie's trailer, people have begun making comparisons between Marvel's Cinematic Universe's Deadpool and Shazam, taking into account the humorous nuances of the two characters . However, DC Shazam is not Marvel's Deadpool.

The film's strength lies in its powerful storyline, effortless humor, and outstanding performances by Levi, Asher Angel (who plays Shazam's alter ego as a teenager), and Jack Dylan Grazer. It is because of the cast that the film easily fades into a genre that is currently filled with generic intrigues made until death.

The film is that he fails to create an aura around the "supervillain" Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong). But the last shot of the blue at the end compensates for it.

However, it would not be wrong to say that this enticing and charming entry into the extended universe of DC has enough magic to declare that the future of DC is promising.

Rating: 4/5

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