Shazam! Fury of the Gods, exclusively in theatres on March 17: See Review

The 2019 Shazam film’s livelier, brighter vision, its Gen-Z swagger, and the fact that it was generally free of the ominous and unfounded pessimism of past DC movies won plaudits from critics.

That is also true of this sequel, although it’s challenging to ignore the possibility that it could just be another boilerplate example (there’s a clever joke about The Avengers).

A collection of superheroes face an intrusive interplanetary threat, all of whom have cartoonish character qualities and a scattering of amusing lines. The battle ends in the customary stunning but ridiculous CGI metropolitan Armageddon.

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The Positive & Negative Sides of the film “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” by DC Extended Universe

With his impostor syndrome and childish capacity to deal with being a superhero with Shazam, Zachary Levi continues to be the Deadpool for kids.

The first two parts have only begun to scratch the surface of the idea of an innocent, blameless, and naive full-bodied superhero, but it may develop into something in the future.

The superheroes from the family, including Ross Butler, Adam Brody,  and others, don’t contribute much to the film Shazam! Fury Of The Gods and don’t receive much screen time.

Although having a significant amount of screen time, Rachel Zegler’s performance as Anne is one of the most tedious parts of the movie as Anne’s older sisters and the daughters of Atlas, Helen Mirren &  Lucy Liu, demanded more attention than they received.

Djimon Hounsou is amusing, and the wizard character he plays has enough development to provide comedic relief anytime the story begins to drag.

Shazam was a significant change from the previous superhero films we had seen. Its unique origin tale made it one of the most adored movies in the DC Extended Universe, and for a good reason. It was a pleasant diversion from the franchise’s gloomy atmosphere.

Shazam! Fury of The Gods,  the movie’s second act, maintains this. The film also tries to pack in too much, which consistently fails. But do not worry, since this sequel retains its quality and does not falter like Wonder Woman!

Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious) and Henry Gayden (Shazam!) are the authors infusing identical flavors into the story they are familiar with and experts at. Henry adds the quality of a superhero going about his daily business.

At the same time, Chris, who wrote six of the ten Fast & Furious movies, explains why a family must save the superhero. It succeeds in the enjoyable parts but needs to catch up elsewhere.

The movie has too much going on, which is the problem! In a superhero movie with one-liners that don’t all land with a superhero splash.

On top of everything else, there is a flying book library, a magical pen, many fantastic animals wreaking havoc, and a well-placed advertisement.

It can be exhausting at times. The good news is that the plot never loses your attention and keeps you committed emotionally.

With puppyish goodwill and a sense of its foolishness, this new Shazam movie is pleasant. It moves towards diversity by including a gay character (although we might not stop at one as the Shazam franchise develops).

Although they appear to be thinking about what they will eat for supper after the day of filming, Liu, Mirren,  and Djimon Hounsou (the ancient wizard) like their parts and deliver some good lines.

The release dates for the Shazam! Fury of the Gods is March 16 in Australia and March 17 in the UK,  US,  and Ireland.