Movie: Shazam

Movie: Shazam
DVD
2019
Live action movie
DC Comics character
Warner Brothers
Reviewed by: Allen Klingelhoets

Shazam was rather fun movie. There were some very dark elements with Sivana. I Did like way it  interrelated other DC characters like Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Superman into movie. They might have just been in end credits or cameos like Superman without head appearing to bring Freddy Freeman desert in Fawcett school cafeteria. I enjoyed movie. It was full of youthful energy of Billy Batson as Shazam. He was glad that was Superhero. I also liked how appearance of Mr. Mind was in movie. I think Shazam though would work better as in team rather than as individual like in JLA. I also really liked how Marvel Family was woven into script of movie. Family was key bond in movie. I noticed some things like Superman and Batman toys. The setting was Philadelphia in current time. The story did go back in time to childhood of Sivana. It showed how Sivana was chosen to be Shazam. He did not pass test of Wizard at Rock of Eternity. Billy in present time passed test of Wizard. It was rather interesting story involving The Seven Deadly Sins and Sivana. Shazam is Teen to adult movie. The history of Shazam goes back to WHIZ # 2 Feb. 1940. There is some interesting plot in movie when Billy searches for his MOM who left him when he was child of about 3 years old. Billy was in a foster home throughout most of Shazam movie. Zachary Levi played Shazam in movie. Mark Strong played Doctor Sivana. Asher Angel played Billy Batson . Jack Dylan Frazier played Freddy Freeman. The director was David F. Sandberg.

I also liked how there were two bonus extras during end credits. I also appreciated that there was a second bonus disks giving more bonus features beyond bonus extra on movie DVD. I think action adventure type of movie.


Allen Klingelhoets