Review: 'Shazam!' is DC’s most fun superhero film
Zachary Levi as Shazam and Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman star in"Shazam!" By David Betancourt David Betancourt Reporter focusing on comic book culture Email Bio Follow Reporter March 23 Who knew “Shazam!” would be the better Captain Marvel movie?
Now “Shazam!” — the story of Billy Batson, an orphaned boy who says a magic word, is struck by lightning and becomes an adult superhero and the world’s mightiest mortal — is the movie that will have you saying, “Why couldn’t DC have done it like this from the start?” “Shazam!,” like Aquaman, leans heavily on the works of a comic book scribe and former president of DC Entertainment, Geoff Johns. It uses a little-known story, which until recently wasn’t even its own graphic novel, as its source material. The film is inspired by an origin tale by Johns and Gary Frank, which appeared as the backstory in issues of “Justice League” during DC Comics’ New 52 publishing phase.
Billy Batson and Freddy Freeman are adopted brothers in"Shazam!" An ancient wizard bestows upon Billy the power of Shazam, an acronym for the gods from which he receives his power. When he yells “Shazam!,” Billy gets the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury. All that power turns Billy into an adult demigod, but he’s still a kid on the inside.
Levi deserves a spot next to actors who’ve recently gotten it right for DC. Put him right up there with Gal Gadot and Jason Momoa — all of a sudden, DC doesn’t need Batman and Superman. Jack Dylan Grazer, who plays Billy’s adoptive brother Freddy Freeman, steals the show. And if you read the comics, you know Freddy is a big deal.
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