Shazam!
SPOILERS forShazam!ahead
Fans rushed to the theaters this weekend to enjoyShazam , the late DC Comics adjustment set in the DC Extended Universe / Worlds of DC line of picture show . It ’s important to specify these twenty-four hour period , as Warner Bros. is get out from the share population guide set by Marvel Studios to release standalone " Elseworlds " trend photographic film not countersink to persistence . This can be ab initio confusing to the casual film - goer , who are n’t quite sure of how to deal multiple unrelated versions of the Joker up on the big screen .
There was always bound to be some muddiness withShazam , even arrest within the picture . From vague or undecided plot points to undefined mythologies and things that made the eyebrow erect up , there were a number of import in the photographic film that are a little confusing . Today we are go to take a flavor at 25 thing that do n’t make sense about the other Captain Marvel , Shazam .
Why Would The Wizard Risk So Much By Testing Young Sivana?
We are quickly introduced to young Thaddeus Sivana as he encounters the cured Wizard , who is looking for a suitable inheritor to his power . Sivana , like other children tested over the years , fall to the temptation of the Seven Deadly Sins and conk out the test . Would n’t the Wizard be substantially serve to vet his potential successors a little more thoroughly before dangling the cultivated carrot and potentially ruining their life ? Sivana ’s father ’s death and lifelong mission to find the Sins fall squarely on the Wizard ’s poor preparation , how many more villains did he produce in his search ?
Why Does The Wizard Choose Children?
sure as shooting , the argument can be made that child are the purest of marrow , which is the defining trait for a wielder of the business leader of Shazam . But as seen with Sivana , children are also easy swayed and manipulated by powerful forces like the Seven Deadly Sins . Would n’t the Wizard be better suited by bestowing his powers upon a subject , responsible adult with a proven purity , such as character like Superman who exists in this cinematic universe ? Superman with the power of Shazam , game over .
What Was Sivana’s Motivation?
While we empathise Dr. Thaddeus Sivana ’s desire to take all the ability he was deny as a tike from Billy Batson , it remains unclear throughout the celluloid just what he plan to do with the top executive of Shazam . Is it world mastery or simply the number of obtaining the power that drive him ? Did the Seven Sins grant him top executive for reason beyond their own freedom ? The rush to make a workable super baddie may have left some interrogative unanswered .
Why Did Savana’s Family Hate Him So Much?
It ’s easy to see how Dr. Sivana would grow up to become the scoundrel , give the behavior we see towards him from his Father of the Church and blood brother . But why do they detest him so much ? Before the fortuity that crippled his father , both members of untried Thaddeus ' family mock and roast him . It may also be important to note that Thad ’s female parent does n’t appear to be in the picture . Could that be related to Thad , potential take place during childbirth , that may have have the resentment from his home ?
What Is The Rock Of Eternity?
funny rooter may know quite a bit about the mystical Rock of Eternity where the thaumaturgist Shazam lodge in , yet the positioning Billy meet the Wizard in the moving picture is leave largely unrevealed or explained . We learn a picayune about the Rock of Eternity ’s significance to the big world of trick that exists within the DC Universe , but it ’s unreadable if the verbal description is about the Wizard ’s staff or the location of the thrones . A little bite of geographic expedition here may have done a spate to sluice out the mythology of the Rock of Eternity .
What Exactly Were The Seven Deadly Sins?
Sivana ’s use of the Seven Deadly Sins during his battles with Shazam die to reveal anything about the knock-down creature besides them being mistily indistinct monsters . The comics boast a few different versions of the Seven Deadly Sins , with the most memorable appearing during Geoff Johns and Gary Frank ’s New 52 reboot ofShazam . Yet the cinematic reading of the Sins leave their abilities and distinctions undefined , with the brief explanation to Batson by the Wizard not reveal much beyond their faint source .
Seriously, No Black Adam?
The motion picture even included a little bit of Black Adam ’s backstory when the Wizard talk over the " first ace " piece by the Council of Wizards . The audience was given a brief look at an energy projection as the Wizard made his quick account to Billy so it was very difficult to tell if it was Black Adam / Teth - Adam , but it definitely felt like a missed opportunity to cameo the character . Especially considering the patent large plans for the character ’s own motion picture and its star , Dwayne " The Rock " Johnson .
How Did Freddy Afford His Expensive Merchandise?
As Billy and Freddy bond throughout the movie , we learn of Freddy ’s heroic adoration of some of the DC fighter we ’ve already seen on projection screen . This includes a replica Batarang from the Batman of Gotham , and his prized self-control , a 9 mm bullet that had been fire at Superman . However , there is no doubt that these collectible items of memorabilia would be incredibly expensive with the bullet alone cost hundreds of buck , which is not an easy purchase for any teenager .
Why Did The Door To The Rock Of Eternity Destroy Crosby?
When the consultation first meets the grownup Thaddeus Sivana , he is now a doctor ( of something ) and has task Dr. Lynn Crosby to enquire what she believes to be a " aggregative hysteria " phenomenon . Through this study , Sivana manages to open up a door to the Rock of Eternity using seven mystical symbols , though when Dr. Crosby touches the door , she fall apart to dust . Why did the doorway destroy her ? We see in the movie other people interact with the doors and symbols who do n’t pass off , so why did it only do her in ?
Why Didn’t The Wizard Even Try To Stop Sivana?
For an all - powerful Wizard , he sure does n’t react much when Sivana makes his play for the orb that comprise the major power of the Seven Sins . The statues of the Sins do distinguish Sivana that the Wizard is too weak to stop them , but he does n’t even make an endeavour before it ’s too late . It seems even more concerning sacrifice the Wizard ’s recognition of Thaddeus and knowing how tempted he was by the Sins when he was a child . Weak he may be , but a little prior action may have prevented Sivana ’s empowerment .
