If I don’t write
this and get it off my mind, this crap will continue to plague my thoughts. The
voice acting was okay, and so was the animation—it was the story that was the
problem.
I didn’t like
this movie at all.
Justice League:
Throne of Atlantis is a direct-to-video animated superhero movie from the
DC Universe Animated Original Movies. This time, the spotlight is on another
Justice League leader, Aquaman. It’s based on the Throne of Atlantis story
arc written by Geoff Johns and serves as a sequel to Justice League: War (2014).
Keep in mind that the DC New 52 is in full swing, and the DC universe has been
rocked with remixes in the lives of many heroes and villains. This movie has
its own remixes too.
Here’s the new
take on Aquaman: before, he was a pure Atlantean who joined the Justice League
to protect Earth. In the New 52—and in this movie—he’s a wreck looking for
answers. Oh, and he’s now half-human and half-Atlantean. For the full story
depth, I’d recommend watching the movie or reading the comics.
The movie
focuses on the origins of Aquaman, Arthur Curry. Here, Curry is a drunk
grieving the death of his father. Meanwhile, Atlantis is being rocked by a
coup, and Queen Atlanna has sent for her son Arthur Curry to come and lead
Atlantis, as she doesn’t trust her other son, Orm.
My take on this
movie? It could have been better written—or maybe not made at all. I would have
preferred a movie about Aquaman when he was already Aquaman, instead of wasting
an hour watching Cyborg try to reunite the Justice League, who haven’t even agreed
to call themselves “The Justice League” yet.
The movie didn’t
do any favors for Barry Allen (Flash) and Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) either. I
thought Shazam was the kid in adult clothes, but in this movie, it seems he
wasn’t the only one skipping school to hang with the guys. They made Flash and
Green Lantern act and think like kids too.
This is a movie
I’d like to forget soon. During these times, I wonder if DC will not decide to
end all these half-baked animations which do not add up to nothing worth
seeing.
Maybe it is a financial thing for them, but what I do know is I plan to stop giving them my money to see such things anymore.
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