Aquaman is one of the most awaited Superhero films this year. When it was launched, Aquaman was immediately watched by millions of people. We all know that Aquaman previously appeared in other films that are not his “personal films” like Batman vs Superman. That’s where we were first shown the figure of Aquaman. Then it continued in the Justice League film which this time he appeared more and we increasingly saw the figure of Aquaman more complete. Then in this film, we showed the history and the full story of the prince of the ocean.

From the title of the article listed above, some of you might be wondering, why is it different? What makes this one movie different from other DC movies?

DC Not Always “Dark”

That was the first impression that came after finishing watching Aquaman’s film. In the whole film, arguably Aquaman has story tones, images, color choices, and different flavors from most DC films. If in some forums often say that DC movies are always dark and gloomy, this time the film is not so. James Wan, who directed this movie, managed to bring another feeling to this film. Even so, it seems like the storyline of this film feels a bit boring. Why?

In the first minute until about 30 minutes later, this film feels boring. The path of the story is easy to guess and little surprises arise. But that only lasted about a quarter of the film, from a total of 143 minutes of the duration. Afterwards, the film began to feel interesting. Especially in terms of stories. After that, there are a lot of small surprises that this time feel more mature and unbearable. The surprises can also be enjoyed until the film ends.

As stated in the first paragraph of this section, the movie that stared by Jason Momoa is not as dark as other DC films. For example, like Batman vs. Superman, Justice League, and even Wonder Woman, and also several other DC films. In this film it feels more colorful. This film has a sweet element of humor, romantic scenes that are intriguing, and still has a scary and humane sense like most other DC films. So in this film we are not constantly fed by dark and gloomy things. With that kind of color, the Aquaman feels rather populist. Not like that other DC films are unpopular, but it is as if James Wan was trying to bring up another side that DC movies rarely appear before.

Then what about the CGI? There is no question about that one! CGI in this film is certainly amazing!

James Wan Brings a New Sense!

Yups! That is the most visible things in this film. James Wan, who previously made horror, gore, and other scary films, this time working on a different film. Aquaman is arguably the first James Wan superhero film. What makes it extraordinary is the way James Wan mixes the taste that often appears in Superhero films with the taste that James Wan has. For example in some scenes that make shock. James Wan seems to be trying to maximize all the devices he has in this film. Starting from the lighting to the sound used by James Wan to arrange the dramatic stairs until it successfully raises a jump scare that “not jump scare”. The shocking scene appeared not in too many scenes. So the audience not tired until the movie ends. The shocking scene only appeared with a little intensity, in the right spots.

Beside the jump scare problem that doesn’t feel so jump scare enough, James Wan plays some epic scenes with a similar feeling to the movie like The Conjuring. Where the scene looks dark and creepy but feels epic. James Wan seemed to be trying to play a bright-dark element in his movie and he managed to do it very well.

Acting on Aquaman

Then how about the acting of Jason Momoa and several other players in this film? To be honest, nothing can be assessed in terms of the acting. That is because it is quite difficult to judge the depth of character, emotional play, etc. in Superhero films. Maybe because when watching Superhero movies, I was too busy paying attention to the story and was fascinated by the epic CGI effect. Maybe there is one that is a little steal the attention. She is Nicole Kidman. Although little, Nicole Kidman seemed to be trying to create a different sound for the character. Besides that, it can be said “nothing”.

Overall is Good

So far watching Aquaman movies is enough to give a pleasant and not boring impression. Although the story line from the beginning to the middle is quite boring because it can be guessed where the direction of the story, but afterwards Aquaman appeared as a film that gave a new breath to the other DC’s Movies. But, the thing that also feel strange is the matter of the conclusion of this film. It feels like a little bear and somehow they don’t know where the story ends.

If I have to rate this film, then 8 feels quite right for this movie. One of the biggest reasons is because James Wan managed to give a new life to the DC’s Movies.

What do you think? What is the right score for this film? Leave it in the comments below ya!