Entertainment: Start with Succubus and play Hollywood

DC fans often say: "DC movies like to tell stories that are deep in darkness and humanity."

Indeed, "darkness" has almost become synonymous with DC movies, not only movies, but also comic styles.

DC stories are very fond of telling stories about humanity, which is in sharp contrast with Marvel's comic style.

The movie "Deadpool 2" once complained about Cable (a superhero under Marvel Comics, who first appeared in "Uncanny X-Men"):

"Fuck, you are so dark, are you sure you are not from DC?"

This joke can also show what the DC movie label is.

But Martin's "Aquaman" subverted DC's previous dark style route, and it seems to be a big hit.

In the original timeline, it was the success of "94" 940" 0" of "Aquaman 1" that made Warner start planning to change DC's movie style.

The style of the later "Wonder Woman 2" is quite fresh - although the plot still tells about human nature, Diana's cuteness and vividness make the audience feel relaxed and happy, and there is not much dark style.

There is also "Shazam!", which is a direct counterpart to "Deadpool", with a style of funny heroes.

Some people like this change in style, while others complain about it.

Some people think that "Aquaman" represents the beginning of DC movies surpassing Marvel, while others think that the change in style of "Aquaman" will bury DC.

However, as a vested interest, Warner will not think too much about the future.

In their view, the success of "Aquaman" means that DC has another superhero that can be used to make money.

In fact, in the history of DC comics, although Aquaman Arthur Curry is one of the founders of the Justice League and has a high status in DC comics, he has been criticized for his superpowers and personality problems, and his popularity has always been inferior to Superman, Batman, Flash, and even Wonder Woman.

As a consistent "Martin fan", Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times believes that it was Martin who used his super-powerful directing skills and the magic wand of the film industry to accomplish a miracle that even "Harry Potter" might not be able to accomplish, making "Aquaman" the savior of DC comic-adapted movies.

Kevin Thomas believes that Martin's trick is "balance".

This "balance" is reflected in all aspects of the film - such as the balance between the magnificent and bizarre and the refreshing and soothing in the film screen, such as the balance between the heroic and gorgeous two protagonists Aquaman and Mera, such as the balance between epic creation and grassroots rise in the film narrative.

And it is precisely these "balances" that constitute the wonderful experience of the audience's deep and romantic feelings when watching the movie.

Kevin Thomas also believes that the special effects of "Aquaman" have also achieved the "culmination" of the Hollywood film industry.

"Aquaman" 1.7The shooting budget of 100 million US dollars can only be regarded as above average in the current superhero movies with A-level productions flying all over the sky.

But in terms of the scheduling of large scenes and action design presented in the picture, it far exceeds many competitors of the same size or even higher size.

In terms of visual effects, it can be said to be perfect.

The gorgeous underwater world has made countless people crazy.

Kevin Thomas believes that this is the embodiment of Martin's extremely tense imagination.

Like James Cameron, Martin also has a magnificent imagination.

And when these imaginations are brought to the screen through the blessing of special effects, the expression that seems like a dream or a reality makes the audience's experience first-class. If you just watch the movie for the elements of "coolness", Aquaman can already meet the needs of most audiences.

Kevin Thomas sneered at the comments of many commentators criticizing the lack of depth in the story of "Aquaman".

He believes that a clear narrative and easy-to-understand content should be the characteristics of a comic book movie.

In the essence of the story, Aquaman does not choose a theme like understanding darkness and believing in light, nor does it have a heart-grabbing line like "I save today, you save the world". The main theme is a simple cliché.

To put it bluntly, "Aquaman" is a story about a prince who goes through hardships to regain the throne.

The use of flashbacks and editing allows the protagonist's experience to be layered in a linear manner, making the character's charm and memory point greater than the story itself.

In Kevin Thomas's opinion, this is a new idea and attempt. Although the story of Aquaman is simple, it lacks some of Zack Snyder's craftsmanship.. .......

The drama is very good, which makes the characters stand out well and is enough to catch the audience's attention. From the core purpose of the origin movie to tell the story and attract newcomers, although the story of Aquaman is not the most exciting, it is the most stable.. .......

The standard rise and fall of a simple three-act play, the arrival of the dramatic climax is matched with the classic line in the film: "Heroes are better than kings. Kings only fight for their people, while heroes fight for everyone."

It is enough to make most of the audience excited.

In fact, the hot-blooded middle school style given by Martin in the movie "Aquaman" not only affected DC's subsequent plans, but also affected Marvel's "Thor" series of films.

As a muscle man, why did your "Aquaman" sell so well?

Marvel's Thor 1 follows the traditional path of classic muscle heroes, which is a continuation of the style of the 70s and 80s.

Such films as Excalibur, Conan the Barbarian, and Clash of the Titans (old version) are all in this style, with the protagonists being tall and muscular, and often stripping off their shirts to fight.

However, judging from the box office performance of Thor 1, this style is now outdated, and today's audiences do not like such pure hardcoreHan, you punch and I kick.

Dwayne Johnson's "Son of Zeus" and Vin Diesel's "The Last Witch Hunter" are both of this style, and they all failed.

This led to the fact that the two representatives of the tough guy school had to find other ways to combine muscles with other aspects - such as climbing ("Skyscraper"), such as extreme sports ("xXx"), and finally just racing together ("Fast and Furious 9").

The hot-blooded middle school style of "Aquaman" sold well, which found a way for Marvel.

In fact, Marvel itself has figured out a little bit of it, and has switched to this style since "Thor 2".

But now seeing the great success of "Aquaman", it has also given Marvel Studios great confidence.

They decided that "Thor 3" will be the epitome of "hot-blooded middle school style".

The contrast of a muscular man acting cute is something I'm sure Marvel will take.

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