Calling Black Adam (2022) seems wrong for some reason. It’s more like a one long action-packed superhero fight scene.
Even though Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is a perfect cast for Black Adam, to me, Hawkman was the standout character from this action flick.
Hawkman is a total badass. He takes beating throughout the movie, and yet he commands with great confidence. Every time he is against the villain and/or the anti-hero, he talks as if he doesn’t care how powerful the other person is.
He is basically an amalgam of Batman and Captain America. Hawkman, in this movie, has the confidence and leadership skills of Batman and the morals and muscle power of Captain America. The equal amount of hero and badass—a perfect recipe for a righteous superhero.
But I was most excited to see Dr. Fate on the big screen. Dr. Strange is cool and all that, but Dr. Fate is the most powerful sorcerer and the lord of order. There is no match.
He bitch-slapped the Spectre several times, and any time a character holds his ground against the wrath of god, you know he is super-powerful.
However, we didn’t get the awesome badass Dr. Fate from the comics. We just got an old-tired, on the verge of retiring, dumbed-down Dr. Fate.
I’m not gonna lie, the few scenes with Dr. Fate that we got were super cool. It’s like a treat. But there were only a few. It felt like he was just there to tell us about the ‘fate’ of others.
But he looked cool. I didn’t think the eye-less Helmet of Nabu would work, but it really does. I wish we got more of him.
As for the storyline, DCEU’s Black Adam is a summary of his several origins in the comics, no surprises for comic book fans. The screenplay is basically one fight scene after another. But the fights were well-executed and looked good. So, no complaints there.
It might not be a good cinema, but it is definitely an excellent superhero movie.
P.S: The Mid-Credit scene is something you’ve been hoping for years. Don’t miss it.
Black Adam (2022): 7/10 ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Black Adam is a one long action-packed superhero fight scene…
Hawkman is badass.
Dr. Fate is cool. I wish they used him more.
DO NOT MISS THE MID-CREDIT SCENE.Not bad. #BlackAdam pic.twitter.com/1EbsiTC8Zj
— Rifat Ahmed (@Rifat5670) October 21, 2022
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