Which movie do you want to see more, Aquaman or Namor?

[SuperFerret]

Arthur Curry is a devoted father, husband and king, who cares deeply for his people and does everything in their best interest, even if those decisions aren't popular with them. Being half-human himself, he feels a connection with the surface world and is occasionally torn between the two worlds his heritage is a part of.

 

[Bad Superman]

Aquaman, FTW.

 

[Art_of_Crime]

Namor actually predated Aquaman by 3 years.

no ****... learn smething new every day.
I still like Aquaman a lot more. Namor was emo before we knew what emo was.

 

[SuperFerret]

Nah, Namor was legitimately pissed off at the world. Emos just want attention. Basically it boils down to this, Namor goes out and ****s the world while emos sit at home and *********e.

 

[Anubis]

And what is Arthur Curry defining character or personality supposed to be?

Aquaman franchise might have the supporting cast and wonderous ocean setting, Namor has an edge in character story. Namor is the granddaddy of all anti-heroes and it's a whole lot interesting to see why he's so ticked with humans (daddy issues) in the beginning and how he finally accepting his half-self (daddy/some other human sacrifice). Namor seems to be a cunning fellow in politics and warfare. Antagonists can be produced for the big screen whether it's Attuma, Tiger Shark or British Petroleum. But Namor film is monolithically about Namor.

I think Aquaman is more fitting to be made into a series, but Namor is made for a big one-shot.

Have you even read anything with Aquaman in it? He's got all that, minus the whole being regal dick thing. Add to that his dead kid, lost hand, exile from Atlantis, and eventual return and you got three movies right there. 2 hours of Namor being pissed about surface dwellers dumping s**t in his oceans and maybe battling some underwater barbarians and that's all you got. Well, that and I'm a badass so **** personality.

 

[chiefchirpa]

Have you even read anything with Aquaman in it? He's got all that, minus the whole being regal dick thing. Add to that his dead kid, lost hand, exile from Atlantis, and eventual return and you got three movies right there. 2 hours of Namor being pissed about surface dwellers dumping s**t in his oceans and maybe battling some underwater barbarians and that's all you got. Well, that and I'm a badass so **** personality.

And yet I still don't know what part of Arthur Curry personality which separates him from other characters. Really, what is his motivation other than to rule Atlantis as a good king? You can substitute him with Superman, Blackbolt or Mr Magoo to have someone for the sake being a good ruler. Everything is so normative, nothing deviates from the ordinary. Thanks for the better plot and DC comics loyal support, Aquaman is saved.

That's why I say Aquaman is good for a serial or yeah you might even have a trilogy. It's plot driven film but not much of a personality or character play. Namor movie doesn't need a trilogy. One feature film is enough to understand what makes Namor tick and how he resolves it or make peace at the end. With Imperius Rex of course.

 

[chiefchirpa]

double post

 

[Anubis]

Which brings me back to the point that you've never read anything with Aquaman in it. He's regal, cunning, and a guy you really don't want to piss off. He and Namor have similar personalities, only he's not prone to being a dick all the time, even though he'd certainly have a good reason. Quite frankly, you need more than just a badass personality. You need that, and a good plot. Aquaman's got both. Namor's only got the former.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Which brings me back to the point that you've never read anything with Aquaman in it. He's regal, cunning, and a guy you really don't want to piss off. He and Namor have similar personalities, only he's not prone to being a dick all the time, even though he'd certainly have a good reason. Quite frankly, you need more than just a badass personality. You need that, and a good plot. Aquaman's got both. Namor's only got the former.

Not to mention Aquaman doesn't have wings on his ankles... Therefore Aquaman is 500,000 times less ******ed.

 

[chiefchirpa]

He's regal, cunning, and a guy you really don't want to piss off. He and Namor have similar personalities, only he's not prone to being a dick all the time, even though he'd certainly have a good reason.

Similar personalities? Aquaman (and Black Adam) copied Namor personalities, he was bereft of personalities before the 80's and even then he's still a cookiecutter superhero. Namor might be less regal (he's more like a scrapper ruler, knowing his position is not always solid being half-surfacer) but cunning? "Mr. Spock" knows how to implode Atlantis to save his people from a battle they can't win, he killed his own rebellious son, and turned on Osborn when Osborn least expect him. Namor don't rely on marine lives to save his life or any water-controlling ability, he used his brain and might to survive.

As I say again: plot-wise Aquaman wins, personality-characterization Namor wins. Aquaman can make a series, Namor brings a one-shot big movie.

 

[Anubis]

Now I know you've never read anything with Aquaman in it. I blame the Super Friends.

 

[roach]

Namor has a lot of potential....tie in the BP spill as the reason the Atlanteans decided to reveal themselves. Namor and his troops come out of the water ready for a fight. Shield is called in. A tentative peace is established. However several of Namor's generals want war instead of peace and manuever events to start a war. Namor tries to stop the war and is ousted as King. He returns the surface world to prevent the war.

I would do the wings but make them look more like fins that fold into his calves and not be tiny ankle wings.

I think you could do it and it would be Gladiator/Avatar underwater

 

[Rumpy Bulge Dubz]

Aquaman

not familiar with the Namor character

 

[Paradox1]

I'm familiar with both read some not much but I like Namor the powers he has are pretty awesome.He could pretty much do anything that any aquatic animal can do. So he has a lot of limitless potential as far as powers go.Aquaman is the better character there is a lot to him the wife,the brother,evil arch nemesis, dead baby the whole San Deigo run was great.

Namor I don't see him carrying a movie about him he needs to be the villain in Fantastic Four movie. He's a antihero who fights for his interest.I don't feel like Namor would grow into a hero because thats not who he is unless it serves him someway. A feature in a FF could provide him with that opportunity for growth if he met Sue. Aquaman is a noble but he wasn't always one he has powers but wasn't always aware of them. There a lot you can do with that as a writer I see it being pretty good.

 

[chiefchirpa]

Namor is not your typical DC Comics cookie-cutter goody goody superhero, that's why some people aren't getting it. Most of you understand Black Adam right? Picture a more righteous Black Adam with something bigger at stake to look for and real undersea politik happening behind him. If you think Namor is always doing evil, try reading his series or more modern mini-series. His impulse is driven by the chemical imbalance in his mixed blood (think Vulcans), yet deep inside he's a cunning calculating man who won't hesitate to kill his own son to save his people.

And please don't think Namor copied Black Adam personality. Wolverine, Black Adam, Batman and the others copied Namor. Namor is that original "weird tasting" superhero or later more popularly called as anti-hero. Namor movie is singularly a big slab of anti-heroism. There's nothing more monolithic than that.

 

[kane9321]

namor

 

[Harls]

Ugh, really? I'd probably have to go with Aquaman.