Character development in Shazam!

Thad Sivana (1:00) 

Billy Batson (7:48)

Freddy Freeman (12:10)

Secondary characters (21:03)

Themes (29:50)

Heart (30:16)

Family and Home (34:39)

Power and Adulthood (39:25)

Doubts and Support from others (44:57)

Closing comments (48:56)

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Connections to Throne of Atlantis (0:33)

The Manta Prototype Submarine (2:43)

Transition to death but no action inside the sub (6:50)

Papa Kane and the entrance of David Kane (9:19)

Connections to Star Wars (11:00)

No mercy for the sub captain (13:53)

Family history of the Kanes (17:36)

Frogmen (21:05)

Anticipating Arthur (25:05)

Outro (30:24)

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Boston, aka New England, Aquarium (0:20)

Connections to Justice League (3:36)

Connections to Man of Steel (4:21)

Shark attack (6:36)

Young Arthur's power display (7:18)

End of Prologue (9:25)

Outro (11:05)

Transcript

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https://www.neaq.org/blog/aquaman-inspiration/

Cortlandt (1:26)

Monsters and green goo (6:30)

Arthur's exit and Icky Thump (8:10)

Brief Atlantean, or Xebel, glimpse (10:32)

Mera's fight with Steppenwolf (13:10)

Arthur's fight with Steppenwolf (15:06)

Outro (17:18)

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Nicole Kidman as Queen Atlanna, Women in Aquaman (0:35)

The first surprise attack (7:08)

Atlantean Commandos and King Orvax (12:40)

Tom and Atlanna's relationship (17:46)

Atlanna's fight scene and Wan's fluid camera movements (21:27)

3-year-old Arthur crying (25:00)

Dock farewell, CGI de-aging, and narration (26:48)

Atlanna's reason for leaving, Justice League continuity (32:18)

Tears and sunrise (35:10)

Atlanna's little prince, Man of Steel connection (41:06)

Diving and pulling away (45:16)

Closing (48:05)

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Snowglobe (0:31)

Icelandic music (1:55)

Arranged marriages and love (3:11)

Arthur, the legend and future king (6:31) @PrimeEarthMook

More than a king (9:15)

Parents and children (10:47)

A forking history of Atlantis (12:20)

Closing (14:35)

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Thoughts on Arthur's character arc (0:34)

Logos, lighthouses, and the opening storm (4:29)

Jules Verne quote and destiny (9:51)

Tom Curry showing mercy (13:35)

Relationship-building inside the lighthouse (16:32)

The Dunwich Horror (20:17)

Closing (21:19)

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Themes in Aquaman

Character development

Connections to other DCEU Films

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2018/12/11/review-aquaman-is-thrilling-new-addition-to-superhero-cinema/#74cccae332f7

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch

https://twitter.com/nexuspong/status/1076565909064437760

In this episode, we get ready for Aquaman, directed by James Wan. Sam and Nick rundown the major characters and discuss what they are looking forward to in the film. We also share some questions that we have going into the theater. Full scene-by-scene analysis will begin after opening weekend. (No spoilers in this episode, because we haven't seen the movie yet.)

• Creative team behind Aquaman
• What we're looking forward to (6:00)
• Character list (19:00)
• Possible themes (42:25)
• Questions on our minds (54:00)

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Diana using her empathy and human connection

Diana's car and clothing on a generic city street

Cyborg's arrival and the city lights

Isolation and collaboration, Cyborg's early arc

Connections to BvS and Wonder Woman

Cyborg's gifts

Cyborg flies away

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