Shazam! Fury of the Gods - Decent, but Tired

Cinematic Doctrine

English - March 21, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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MOVIE DISCUSSION:

Melanie and Melvin discuss Shazam! Fury of the Gods, a decent-enough sequel that’s far-too-late in a far-too-tired genre.

Topics:

(PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 30-minutes discussing the future DCCU plans to completely rework the canon, something Melanie wasn’t aware of, and why neither of them are interested in a future with more superhero movies (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)Celebrating Shazam!, perhaps DC’s best movie in this particular universe of films.Discussing David F. Sandberg as a creator, both in and out of theaters.Shazam! Fury of the Gods, like most DC movies, is a film with occasional successes but mostly missed opportunities.Noticing the performance disparity between Zachary Levi and Asher Angel, two actors playing different versions of the Barry Batson character.Is the Cinematic Doctrinecrew even excited for geek-themed media anymore?Are the Daughters of Atlas good villains? Discuss.Discussing what is quantifiably the worst part of Shazam! Fury of the Gods: The ending.And discussing those credit sequences, which probably don’t matter because the canon is being reworked anyway.

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