mr jak

Shazam 1, was a pretty good movie, in that it had a relatively small feeling story, well told, with a good sense of the main characters. It lost its footing a bit with some of the darker themes for me, and some of the scenes were flat out not suitable for kids- the monsters in the board room, were terrifying- and then man is launched out the window.. The end battle was pretty weak/ generic but they all seemed to be nowadays? SO, Shazam 2?! well the charm of the first one is pretty much gone. the charcter development is non existent. The plot is simple and yet confusing, and the movie seems to have more CGI/ bigger scale but doesnt actually impress. It feels like a very empty movie. It also has lot that darker edge- and has some very cheesy basic dialogue, which you can see coming. its a shame. I really think this could have been a good franchise.. like a superman lite- who doesnt take himself too seriously.

Its really quite bland. Theres a reason why Maverick made so much money and Dead Reckoning... didnt. Maverick, aside from the silly plot, has a simple story with a real wholesome feel good sense about it. something that has been missing from cinema for a while. its a fun 2 hours. dead reckoning, just feels messy. but also kinda slow, and also kinda boring. its also got some really silly bits in it. at the start, the convos with all the intel heads.. they meticulously take in in turn to say their peice before someon else talks. its really cheesy. hayley atwelll hasnt been given good direction here.. shes flirting with tom fromt the start.. wheres her street smarts/ professionalism? tom is now on a crusade to save gace, who hes known for about 17 minutes. the terrifying grabiel is just no that terrfiuing elsa, is smirky and full of it.. has a sword and still manages to lose. the high tech guys,, didnt consdier an AI might take over their tech. tom misses a train he can see infront of him. a bit of rusty brass opens a lock to source code compartment for the AI which is going to take over the world. really. but it also doesnt have fufilling ending.. cost its part 1 of 2. problem is, 1 didnt do so well did it. also why is to so emotional all of a sudden.. firends, love, blah. seriosuly youve known grace for 17 minutes!!!

let me say first off, its well acted, its shot well, the cinematography is great. but the core morality of this show is so twisted in contemporary politics that its painful to watch. This series seems to fit with an agenda which justifies that people wronged- specifically women being wronged- are essentially in their rights to inact the worst crimes. the main character commits an actual crime which is somehow justified and not her fault. the other female main characters has back story that tries to explain away her behaviour. Its called backon right at the end of the series, where once again, its women who are disadvantaged and pushed to these acts because of men/ society and what standards they have been set. SPOILERS NOW so a guy cheats on you. you find out. instead of leaving him. which would devastate him and do some damage (if you need the revenge so bad). you plan to kill him. she is clearly in the wrong and nuts. but we continue for 6 episodes in the shows attempt to justify and balance her position. the outcome of this, is she kills 2 people and puts the other in jail. and yet the series ends with her justifying it in someway. that others have created this monster. NO. people always have choices. plus also, she basically got drunk and tried to kill the wrong person. she then killed someone else in self defence. she isnt some mastermind criminal/ wolf. shes a bitter, nut bag, just as awful as the main character at this point. this isnt so cleverly written. there are essentially 3 male characters of notes and 4 females. 1 male the cheater. no good 1 male the female cheaters partner. a good guy but has to flip and become bad. then killed. 1 male cop. jumps to conclusions. not so bright. female- main character. her actions are painted as justified female cheater- her back story tries to justifiy her actions female cop- shes the smart one questioning all female mother,- cheated on also. every male is either bad and/ or dumb. each female is exonnerated or justified in their actions. BUT it could have all been worth it, if the nailed the ending... AND what would have been an interesting ending, would have been if something came up, which incriminated her. if she never found the necklace. and a kid hiking one day a few weeks later did. and it just cut to black there. at least then.. there would be the open ending, where you decide whether justice was served and how. but nope. killer goes free. and im sure.. the many feminists who love amazon prime's recent slate will love this series too.