Kevin Smith Reviews AQUAMAN Saying "Aquaman Is Everything a Movie Is Supposed to Be"
As you know, Kevin Smith is a huge DC fanboy, and in a recent video post the filmmaker offered his thoughts/review on director James Wan’s Aquaman. As you might imagine, Smith loved the film and went as far as to say that "Aquaman is everything a movie Is supposed to be."
"Can you believe, this movie is at about $750 million right now. Aquaman's going to make a billion dollars. Go back in time and tell somebody that. That Aquaman's going to make a billion dollars. Makes sense now, because my God, it's visually sumptuous. Aquaman is everything a movie is supposed to be. When you put down your two bits or 10 bucks or 20 depending on where you go, you want to escape. Take me somewhere. Show me some shit I've never seen before. That's what you want in a movie. I never made movies like that, I was like I'm going to show you a convenience store, something you saw probably right before you went to the cinema."
He went on to praise James Wan:
"Talented filmmakers like James Wan take you diving into the ocean, showing you a world you've never seen before. Same way James Gunn, Marvel, owned outer space, took us to space with Guardians of the Galaxy and claimed outer space as their own, James Wan and DC, and Warner Bros. now claimed the seas for themselves with Aquaman… James Wan holy shit. Fuck this kid's talented.”
I know some fans won’t agree with Smith. While a lot of fans loved Aquaman, there were a lot of people who didn’t, which isn’t unexpected or surprising. It’s just impossible to make everyone happy. But it’s cool to see the fans who are happy, like Smith, gushing over their excitement and love of the movie! That’s what fandom is about!
Watch Smith talk about Aquaman in the video below and let us know that you think. What points do you agree with, what points do you disagree with?