Shazam!

Shazam! directed by David Sandberg is the newest DC superhero film. The film is about a 14 year- old  foster kid, Billy Batson, who get superpowers that allow him to transform into the adult superhero, Shazam, after meeting a wizard. He has to master his newfound skills before Dr. Silvana takes them. Shazam! has been considered by critics to be the best DCEU movie so far because of its humor and coming-of-age storyline. Even though I did not know Shazam’s backstory at all before watching the movie, I enjoyed it very much because the audience got to see the villain's backstory as well as the superhero’s, and I liked the references to Greek & Roman mythology.  I enjoyed the plot as it wasn’t a typical, “ I have superpowers I must save the world” plot, we get to see Shazam realize the extent of his powers and learn from his mistakes. I found it very interesting that Shazam’s original name is Captain Marvel, another superhero whose movie recently came out. Also Marvel is the name of the main competitive comic book company, so learning more about that was cool. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, I would recommend this movie to anyone that wants to have a good laugh and enjoys superhero movies.
-Krishma S.

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