Man I loved the first Aquaman and wanted to love this one and hoped it would be as creative and visually stunning with the same connection to the characters. You loved their kingdom and you wanted them to thrive.
But part 2 reminds me of the same overused plot from most current super hero movies. Revenge or the dark lord wants to take over the world. I don't understand why we're spinning these OLD boreing stories over and over again. The audience isn't dumb, we have see this plot a thousand times.
I would say a lost opportunity for real creativity. Visuals were creative, but mostly hatred, fighting, anger, running and predictable diatribes and canned humor. Just wasn't a fan.