Aquaman : L'art de la surenchère

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00:00Let's not beat around the bush, Aquaman is a super cheesy movie.

00:03The tight-fitting gold suits, the insect helmets, Jason Momoa telling lame jokes,

00:08Pitbull and his Toto cover, Dolph and Grain and his floating wig,

00:11All that's missing is a cameo from Jean-Claude Van Damme, and we're all set.

00:14Frankly, it should have been the ultimate flop, but that was without taking into account a certain James Wan.

00:18The one who cut his teeth on horror films by making the first jump,

00:22Insidious, and the first two Conjuring films,

00:24Aquaman will offer us a lesson in efficiency when it comes to fight choreography,

00:28the fluidity of the staging in the chase scenes,

00:30and an iconization of the characters that he pushes to the extreme.

00:33The first fight scene with Atlana sets the tone.

00:35It's fluid, dynamic, and I understand that it might make some people feel nauseous.

00:39But it fits perfectly with the overall relaxed feel.

00:41Because if you're going to make a film with Willem Dafoe sporting a samurai hairstyle and talking underwater,

00:45Might as well go all in.

00:46James Wan loves playing with his digital camera,

00:49and doesn't hesitate to twirl it around in all directions,

00:51without ever losing track of the action.

00:53The car chase in Italy is the perfect example.

00:55No, but look at this!

00:56His highly visible style blends perfectly with this world.

00:59With the pit scene, he taps into his horror-loving side.

01:02and gives us one of the most iconic moments in the film.

01:04It is precisely in the act of iconization that he adopts the comic book style.

01:07because by taking the time to immortalize its epic moments,

01:09with very wide shots and characters striking badass poses,

01:12He designs plans that are conceived like comic book panels.

01:15Still drawings that are meant to leave a mark on the retina.

01:17And that's what Wan does with this film.

01:19It offers us a true cinematic experience.

01:21and also an adventure film in the purest tradition.

01:23Somewhere between the body movies of the 80s à la Tango and Cash,

01:26including Injana Jones, or even Avatar.

01:28Arthur's quest for identity will lead him through different stages,

01:31which will lead him to travel around the world,

01:33and to visit places that are all equally different from one another.

01:35So we have a hodgepodge of genres that mixes the peplum with fantasy.

01:38an adventure story set in an aquatic space opera,

01:40not forgetting the touches of horror that enhance the whole thing.

01:43The film is constantly over the top.

01:45He approaches every aspect of it with an excess of excess.

01:47which will either seem incredibly fun to you,

01:49or incredibly unbearable.

01:51But at least it doesn't leave anyone indifferent.

01:53In addition to that, Aquaman establishes an ecological subtext.

01:56While not very developed, it is noteworthy.

01:58The oceans are portrayed as kingdoms polluted by human activity.

02:01Orme justifies his war by the need to defend the seabed

02:04against the voraciousness of the surface world.

02:06So it's true that it's a shame that this aspect was only touched upon briefly.

02:09In any case, both films were going to be a real critical and commercial success.

02:12But Warner is not going to capitalize on this success.

02:14First, releasing his origin story, after Justice League,

02:17which should have been the culmination of this expanded universe,

02:19It was completely counterproductive.

02:21But in addition to that, it has led to a lot of inconsistencies.

02:24The screenwriter of Justice League had to lay the groundwork

02:26for a film that was in pre-production

02:27and another one that hadn't even been mentioned yet.

02:30So, we end up with conversations in Justice League

02:32between Mera and Arthur, which makes no sense in terms of continuity

02:35and who introduce these characters extremely quickly

02:37without the slightest naturalness.

02:38Visually, it makes no sense either.

02:40because there is a very big difference between this and that.

02:43But where the studio wasn't clever,

02:45The problem is that the sequels to these two films took too long to come out.

02:47and that instead, we were given things that nobody had asked for.

02:50Genre Aquaman is the most profitable film in the franchise

02:53and its sequel was released 5 years later.

02:55Wonder Woman is the most popular film in this franchise

02:58and its sequel is being released for streaming.

03:00So yes, there was Covid and all that,

03:01But that doesn't excuse everything.

03:02Because not only will these sequels arrive too late,

03:04but what's more, they will turn out to be very disappointing.

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