I'd legitimately love to pause Aquaman occasionally just to take in the pet sharks, merpeople, kelp cottages, and whatever else is floating on by in the background. Every frame of the film's underwater kingdoms is bursting with life the same way a gorgeous splash page-no pun intended-in a comic book would. On his trail is David Kane ( Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), the Black Manta, a pirate rocking explosive Atlantean weaponry and a personal beef with Arthur Curry.īut the real star of Aquaman is the world that Wan, effects supervisors Charles Gibson ( Pirates of the Caribbean) and Kelvin McIlwain ( Furious 7), and a veritable army of FX technicians have created. Before Orm can wrangle together the army he needs, Arthur is tasked with tracking down the legendary trident of King Atlan ( Graham McTavish), which would give him mastery over the seven seas and prove him the rightful king of Atlantis once and for all. Because Atlantis still settles succession disputes with fights to the death but are sticklers for bureaucracy, Orm can't legally attack the land-dwellers without the support of all five underwater kingdoms. Arthur spends most of the Aquaman movie trying to find his mother, which would make it even more tragic if he were to lose his father in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.Picking up a year after nine-foot-tall kitchen utensil Steppenwolf tried to invade Earth in Justice League, Aquaman sees Arthur Curry-born of an Atlantean queen ( Nicole Kidman) and a human lighthouse keeper ( Temuera Morrison)-being called back to his native Atlantis by Mera ( Amber Heard) and Vulko ( Willem Dafoe), where Arthur's half-brother Orm (Wilson) is planning war with the surface world. Not only that, but given how Aquaman let Black Manta’s father die, it would make sense for the villain to target Thomas Curry as the instrument of his revenge. Therefore, having Black Manta kill Aquaman’s father in Aquaman in the Lost Kingdom would serve a similar purpose to what happened in Death of a Prince – cement the rivalry between Aquaman and Black Manta – but in a way that better fits a live-action PG-13 movie. One of the best parts about the Aquaman movie was the heartwarming relationship between Thomas and Arthur Curry, which served to humanize Aquaman and make his connection with the surface world stronger. According to the fan theory, that would be Thomas Curry, Aquaman’s father. While the death of the Aquababy is way too dark for a DCEU movie, the Aquaman sequel could still have Black Manta killing someone Aquaman loves. Based on that, a popular theory (via Reddit) calls back to the fatherhood themes of the first Aquaman to suggest that Black Manta will kill Aquaman’s father in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. However, as promised by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Black Manta will have a bigger role in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. In Aquaman, Black Manta was more of a pawn used by Ocean Master to attack Aquaman and Mera on the surface. That said, Black Manta, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, also had a significant role in Aquaman, with a focus on setting up what could become one of the DCEU’s most intense rivalries. Orm represented the Atlantean side of Arthur’s life, and the resentful prince served as the perfect antagonist for that specific part of Aquaman’s journey. Ocean Master, played by Patrick Wilson, was Aquaman’s main villain as the story was very much inspired by the New 52 comic book arc Throne of Atlantis. Related: Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom: Every Update You Need To Knowīy being a sort of origin story, Aquaman was able to feature the backstory and the motivations of Ocean Master and Black Manta, both of which can be considered Aquaman’s greatest enemies.
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