BvS Jason Momoa is Aquaman! - Part 2

[HUMANIMAL]

Well what I mean is that the intros, the world building didn't hurt IM2. It's that the actual main plot and characters were handled poorly. You could have the DCCU characters deftly woven into the story, but if the MAIN story people came to see (Batman and Superman on screen together) then you have a problem. They could cameo the Legion of Freakin' Superheroes and do it well, but if Lex sucks as a main villain and the Superman and Batman dynamic is boring or dumb, then you have IM2 level problems.

it's actually what i mean too...you just said it much better;-)

 

[StarLord]

CBM will never die.

It certainly won't ''die'' but it will never be as bad as it was in the late 90s, in my opinion.

Marvel seem to have found their feet and DC is getting there. They both can only go upwards and onwards from here.

 

[HUMANIMAL]

let's hope soo!!! t:

 

[antonydelfini]

I know Snyder's going for the Peter David era Aquaman look, but I hope they dont go for the harpoon hand. I hope he has the trident.

I also hope they display his superhuman strength, senses, durability and agility aside from his marine telepathy, underwater breathing and swimming skills so that he'll look useful even when not on water.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

we really don't know that AquaMomoa is going to be all Conan'd out at all. Or if he's even going to be in costume at this point in BvS.

 

[HUMANIMAL]

I know Snyder's going for the Peter David era Aquaman look, but I hope they dont go for the harpoon hand. I hope he has the trident.

I also hope they display his superhuman strength, senses, durability and agility aside from his marine telepathy, underwater breathing and swimming skills so that he'll look useful even when not on water.

i second that


i prefer aquamoa

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

AquaMomoa needs to have a fab feat of strength and beat the tar out of a passel of goons with his bare hands, then call forth an army of giant squid to take out the baddies at sea. Those things would be amazing to see and it would cement that Arthur is a force to be reckoned with.

 

[HUMANIMAL]

aquamans powers: sharknado finally makes sense now!

 

[D.P.]

He'll probably have an evironmentalist slant too since that's been a part of the character.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I have a feeling they will actually minimize the environmental aspect, myself. They'll wrongfully worry that it will be too off putting for some, when this is a character that it's totally and organic part of if you think about it for a minute.

 

[StarLord]

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Aquaman just ripped off Mr. T.

 

[regwec]

I doubt many people would really be "put off" by AquaMoa avenging destroyed marine ecosystems on callous oil companies, whalers etc.

I'm sure he could get everyone on side by rescuing some containers of illegally trafficked slave-children from a ship using adorable dolphins as allies.

 

[WBwins]

I thought the IM2 Avengers setup was done clunkily but thats now why it sucked-only part of it.It sucked because of the narrative.

IF BVS wants to intoduce other heros then it has to been done in a way it actually has relevance to the plot

 

[antonydelfini]

I doubt many people would really be "put off" by AquaMoa avenging destroyed marine ecosystems on callous oil companies, whalers etc.

I'm sure he could get everyone on side by rescuing some containers of illegally trafficked slave-children from a ship using adorable dolphins as allies.

These ideas :

 

[regwec]

I don't think it ever stops. Have superheroes ever stopped being popular in any other context?

The books still print, the toys still sell, the cartoons still get watched.

Why do people think there's an expiration date for the movies?

It's just that the popularity of different genres ebb and flow. I doubt that the GA's appetite for an endless saturation of superhero movies will prove inexhaustible. As I said, one or two characters may prove to have the longevity of James Bond, but I sense that a lack of differentiation may lead audiences to slip away from the others, in time.

Let's not forget the upcoming TV shows too.

It's never been better and I think it's just getting started, to be honest.

I am sure that the best/worst is still to come, but it will inevitably hit a peak. This stuff cannot continue to expand and expand forever. There will come a point where the average Joe (or more likely his girlfriend) will see a poster for Detective Chimp v Deadman and think "oh, not another ****ing comicbook movie".

I sometimes feel that way myself, and I'm a fanboy!

 

[Spider-Aziz]

New poll is closed?
Closing date says it will close by the end of next year

 

[D.P.]

I doubt many people would really be "put off" by AquaMoa avenging destroyed marine ecosystems on callous oil companies, whalers etc.

I'm sure he could get everyone on side by rescuing some containers of illegally trafficked slave-children from a ship using adorable dolphins as allies.

Pretty much this. By in large, people care about animal life and the environment. Animal life even moreso. Especially when they are mistreated.

This documentary was huge:

It's just that the popularity of different genres ebb and flow. I doubt that the GA's appetite for an endless saturation of superhero movies will prove inexhaustible. As I said, one or two characters may prove to have the longevity of James Bond, but I sense that a lack of differentiation may lead audiences to slip away from the others, in time.

That's true. I just feel that names like Batman and Superman are as iconic as Coca-Cola and McDonald's and not going anywhere anytime soon. Plus you can use those names to give credibility to the lesser names, which is what they are doing with the current DCCU slate I believe. They are too ingrained in the American consciousness. There will always be breaks in between and reinventions of properties though. Remember when they were toying with the idea of Batman Beyond?

 

[HUMANIMAL]

that's true. I just feel that names like Batman and Superman are as iconic as Coca-Cola and McDonald's and not going anywhere anytime soon. Plus you can use those names to give credibility to the lesser names, which is what they are doing with the current DCCU slate I believe. They are too ingrained in the American consciousness. There will always be breaks in between and reinventions of properties though. Remember when they were toying with the idea of Batman Beyond?

if marvel would have the rights for spiderman, could they have used him to introduce the lesser known characters? i mean its possible to establish a lesser known character as a solo franchise...
will aquamoa be one of them who can be successful in a solo movie? maybe with a tye in?
...like iron man 1 for example, or do you think it's harder to make him that iconic?

and if so,what and how should they do and consider?

 

[HaplessHenchman]

I doubt many people would really be "put off" by AquaMoa avenging destroyed marine ecosystems on callous oil companies, whalers etc.

I'm sure he could get everyone on side by rescuing some containers of illegally trafficked slave-children from a ship using adorable dolphins as allies.

Yes. Those are awesome ideas. Everyone loves dolphins.

 

[MbJ]

I have a feeling they will actually minimize the environmental aspect, myself. They'll wrongfully worry that it will be too off putting for some, when this is a character that it's totally and organic part of if you think about it for a minute.

Would that really be an issue? Especially in the post-Occupy Wall Street zeitgeist, is anyone really gonna stand up and defend the fat cats and oil companies destroying the ocean? I mean I'm sure someone would on principle, but I can't see it being a huge controversy.

Anyway, for the costume I was thinking maybe something like his Injustice look, just with longer hair and a beard.

 

[StarLord]

A lot of people are referencing the Injustice game costume, myself included.

It will be interesting to see what Snyder and Wilkinson come up with.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

I doubt many people would really be "put off" by AquaMoa avenging destroyed marine ecosystems on callous oil companies, whalers etc.

I'm sure he could get everyone on side by rescuing some containers of illegally trafficked slave-children from a ship using adorable dolphins as allies.

I've always thought a great way to introduce Aquaman would be to have him destroying an oil rig. It would also add a nice subtle hint to Man of Steel, if they imply a more reckless Arthur caused the mayhem.

He'd just walk onboard, the camera never focusing on him, just his green bottoms. He'd ascend his way to the top of the platform, with people running away, chaos ensuing behind them, scrambling into life boats. The camera would be at Aquaman's back now, focusing on his scale mail and trident strapped to him. A security force would be shooting at him, their bullets having little effect (a cool extreme close up on Momoa's eye(brow)s here would be great, blood just trickling down his face). Then they'd scarper in fear.

Aquaman would make his way to the highest point on the rig, and the camera would rotate and ascend around him, giving his big reveal. He'd hoist the trident up into the air, and a Lovecraftian beast would penetrate the structure with it's appendages and pull the structure down, Aquaman along with it.


But that idea of saving trafficked children is great. I'm surprised that sort of thing hasn't been done in any CBM before.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

On the environmental note I'll leave this for everyone to think about: Despite years of record breaking weather events of all kinds, droughts, hurricanes, floods and the like, in the US the willingness to believe that there is in fact significant climate change happening and that it's a consequence of at least a century plus of human action has decreased. Look at the threads that do touch on it as a subject and you'll find a lot of push back. I think the suits at WB/DCE will want to deemphasize AM's long established environmental side out of fears it will be controversal in some quarters.

 

[lanesrader]

I was thinking about the costume. What about instead of the fish scale looking pattern, they use a great white shark scale pattern look.