You know me, for the most part, I like the DCEU. I don't think it's perfect, I understand the criticisms, but I like how they immediately started by breaking the mold instead of waiting 20-some odd movies to do so.
This is really the tone they've been trying so hard to strike, and they nailed it.
This opens with parental abuse and car accidents - I didn't expect something described as a "Fun adventure for the entire family" to do that.
Some of the imagery is what I call 'dark with purpose' - it's not dark for the sake of being the DCEU, instead it shows Sivana anger/lack of morals.
The enemy isn't a big CGI world destroying villain, it's one angry dude.
The hero's moral struggle isn't "We have to do this bc we're metahumans." It's "Where does my value as a person come from?"
Is there a humongous disconnect between how Asher Angel and Zachary Levi play the same character? Yeah, it's still tolerable and funny.
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