Black Adam Review: Did Black Adam change the Hierarchy of the DC Universe?

An action directed by Jaume Collet-Serra about Black Adam emerging in modern times trying to save his Kanhdaq

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Black Adam, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, is about Teth-Adam(Played by Dwayne Johnson), who wakes up in Kanhdaq 5000 years after his imprisonment in the Rock of Eternity. But Teth-Adam is faced with saving Kanhdaq from Mercenaries and Fighting the JSA.

I expected Black Adam to be a generic superhero movie about the hero fighting the villain, running into problems, and winning. Still, Black Adam didn't play out like I thought it would. Black Adam strays away from usual superhero films that have a couple of action sequences. Every 10-15 minutes, there was an action sequence, and this movie was 2 hours long, and trust me, there were tons of action sequences. The highlights in the film were Hawkman(Played by Aldis Hodge) and Teth-Adams dynamic. In the beginning, Hawkman and Teth-Adam are at each other's throats, trying to put the other down. Throughout the movie, Hawkman tries to reason with Teth-Adam to not kill. Hence, they keep on fighting about whether or not killing is correct. Still, when Hawkman hears Teth-Adam's backstory later in the movie, he stops fighting him and sees why he kills. Another highlight of the film was the JSA. Atom Smasher(Played by Noah Centineo) was hilarious with he was trying to figure out how to be a superhero. Doctor Fate(Played by Pierce Brosnan) was my favorite part of the movie each time he interacted with Teth-Adam, he would teach him about the modern world. All the costume designs were Fantastic; Dr. fates helmet has one side that is smooth and the other that has more lifted eyebrow plating. This might have been designed to show how Dr. Fate can see the chaos and order of the future.

Another excellent costume design was Cyclones(Played by Quintessa Swindell). I love how her costume has long, colorful sleeves that flow out each time she uses her powers. Now let's talk about some things that weren't as good. The story wasn't that good, it was essential and tedious, and the cinematography was nothing special. Same with the comedy, it was funny but not ha ha out loud funny more like a couple of chuckles and giggles funny. The villain was a big problem in Black Adam. I'm not trying to give the actor a bad rep, but Sabbac(Played by Marwan Kenzari) could have been more remarkable and memorable. All I remember about Sabbac was that he was evil because Teth-Adam killed his ancestor. That's it. I can't say many bad things about the villain because I don't remember much of it. All I can say is that he was a poorly written-villain. I enjoyed Black Adam, but it lacked comedy and a villain. A movie with lousy comedy and a bad villain can ruin a film. Still, the compelling characters and the ongoing action make this movie better. I give Black Adam a 7.8/10. I hope you enjoyed this review, and if you haven't watched Black Adam, I suggest you watch it