After four years, Shazam 2 is here!

Since the adjustment of domestic epidemic prevention and control policies, more and more overseas blockbusters have begun to be released to mainland theaters at the same time as in the past. On March 17, the DC superhero series "Thunder Shazam! Wrath of the Gods was also released simultaneously in Chinese mainland and North America.

The movie "Thunder Shazam! Wrath of the Gods has been released less than 2 days ago, and more than 9,000 people on the Douban platform participated in the rating, giving a score of 6.4. Compared to the first "Thunder Shazam", "Thunder Shazam! Wrath of the Gods" has a more diverse plot and a grander scene, and the movie also continues the theme of the first "family and love", adding a bit of warmth in addition to the witty atmosphere and passionate battle scenes.

In Thunder Shazam! Wrath of the Gods", Zachary Levy, the star of the first "Thunder Shazam", continues to play the adult Shazam, Arthur Anqi plays the teenager Billy Batterson before Shazam's transformation, and the characters of the previous work such as superhero Freddy and superhero Eugene have all returned.

Director David A. F. Sandberg is in charge again, screenwriter Henry Gayden is also writing again, and invited Chris Morgan, the screenwriter of "Fast and Furious: Special Ops" and "Fast and Furious 8", to co-write the screenwriter, and the main creative cast is very strong.

Like the first one, the entire Thunder Shazam! Wrath of the Gods still revolves around the story of teenager Billy who is struck by lightning every time he shouts "Shazam", giving six gods the ability to become an adult superhero Shazam. 

In the story, "Shazam" Billy Batterson and the other children have acquired extraordinary powers and adult appearances, but they are still in adolescence and they are still learning how to balance the inner and outer differences.

But when Atlas' daughter, the Three Goddesses of Vengeance, arrives on Earth in search of magic that was stolen long ago, Billy Batterson and his family will engage in a fierce battle to protect their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of the entire world.

In the first "Thunder Shazam", the supervillain Dr. Shivana made a deep impression, he was originally a scientist who devoted his life to the study of magic, and after discovering the ancient tomb sealed by Black Adam, he released Black Adam, who was sealed by wizards for thousands of years, so that he was hit in the right eye by the lightning seal around the tomb and obtained a magic eye that can see through all magical disguises.

In Thunder Shazam! In Wrath of the Gods, the appearance of Nemesis is a greater villain force.

As a god-level villain, the three daughters of the ancient Greek god Atlas, Hespera, Calypso, and Anthea, formed the army of Nemesis.

Among them, the eldest daughter Hespera has the power of nature and can control all natural elements; The second daughter, Calypso, has the power of chaos, and she can make people lose their minds by whispering; And the youngest daughter Anthea has the power of the axis, which can make the surrounding space instantly transform.

Not only that, the evil fruit they planted gave birth to thousands of fierce monsters, leading to the end of the disaster.

How Shazam and his family deal with such a strong villain is also the entire "Thunder Shazam! The main content of Wrath of the Gods.

Compared to the first "Thunder Shazam" four years ago, "Thunder Shazam! Wrath of the Gods is also slightly different in the setting of the main plot conflict.

In the first story, the Shazam family has just obtained superhero status and is forced to fight with the whole family; This time, the Shazam family's superpowers have been comprehensively improved after various trials, and they have begun to skillfully solve various crises in the city.

And the entire family fuses its forces together to face off against the ultimate villain.

The update of the plot setting is reflected in the specific characters, and the performance and psychology of the characters will naturally present a different state from the first part.

For example, for Shazam, the biggest protagonist of the whole film, in the first part, Shazam is still a teenager and needs the protection and education of his family, and four years later, Shazam in the second part has reached the age where he needs to leave his family to support himself alone.

When asked how Shazam has changed in the two films, Shazam's actor Zachary explained: "The growth of age makes Shazam more courageous and mentally prepared to accept more difficult challenges when facing the villain Three Goddesses. ”

In the first "Thunder Shazam! At the end, the film finally reveals that entire foster families become superheroes, but only the first glimpse of this.

In this sequel, the director uses the plot to further explore how they live as teenagers on the one hand and work together as superheroes on the other.

In the film, Billy, who is about to become an adult, is troubled by his daily life, and his responsibilities as a heroic leader overwhelm him.

Over the years since gaining the power of Shazam, Billy and his siblings have become accustomed to the two-sided life that superheroes must have, one second a naughty child who gives their parents a headache, and the next a "Philadelphia Destruction King" who gives the city a headache.

And the cynical but sincere, humorous and youthful Shazam, with his family with superpowers like him, must use extraordinary divine powers to fight the daughters of the ancient Greek giant god Atlas.

The journey is not destined to be easy, but it is what they must go through and grow in the transition from teenagers to real superheroes.

And the core of the story is exactly that, in our lifetime, more or less in our minds, the idea of dreaming of being like a superhero: stronger, faster, braver.

And the director captures this commonality, mapping each of our heroic dreams into the growth of the film's characters.

In fact, both at home and abroad, for this "Thunder Shazam! Wrath of the Gods has some comments, describing it as a traditional superhero film with a slight popcorn exhaustion, in short, the plot of the film is simple, without too much innovation or spiritual core injection.

But as early as the beginning of the film's release, the film's director said in an interview that "Thunder Shazam! Wrath of the Gods is defined as "an entertaining movie." ”

Although the plot of the film is old, it is also a superhero youth film with good fantasy elements from the point of view of entertainment.

The setting of the story "a superhero will definitely choose to sacrifice himself during the big war and then return when you think he sacrificed" is also very much in line with the heroic family film.

In addition, there are various strange monsters in the film, and the dragon with realistic visual effects appears domineering, and the unicorn who loves to eat rainbow candy is full of cuteness...

In short, if you want to watch a superhero movie full of belonging and entertainment, "Thunder Shazam! Wrath of the Gods would be a good choice.