{"id":2180,"date":"2019-05-06T16:43:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drivexmovies.com\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2019-05-06T16:43:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:43:48","slug":"review-the-only-way-to-defeat-disney-may-be-sparkle-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivexmovies.com\/?p=2180","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Only Way To Defeat Disney May Be Sparkle Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2180\" class=\"elementor elementor-2180\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fc5c04a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2fc5c04a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43425737\" data-id=\"43425737\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5063d7ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5063d7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:fl-builder\/layout -->\n<p>@FilmDitz<\/p>\n<p>Zachery Levi spent obscure moments for years in the Marvel Universe as the bearded one\u2026 Fandral, one of Thor\u2019s closest Asgardians.\u00a0\u00a0 But this super nerd may have found a home in the DC Universe, and they need him whether they know this or not?<\/p>\n<p>Zachery Levi has pedigree geek-dom due to his success with NBC\/Universal\u2019s \u201cChuck\u201d. This casting may be the first step toward making Shazam one of the best recent DC efforts. The role required a light touch to handle the required work in his portrayal of a kid in a grown-up hero\u2019s body.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did Levi jump ship from Marvel\u2019s universe but Djimon Hounsou (<em>Blood Diamond, Amistad<\/em>) who was depicted as Korath in the MCU was well placed as the ominous wizard who transfers his power to the young Billy.<\/p>\n<p>Shazam could have come off as a \u201cBig\u201d sized version of \u201cSuperman\u201d. However, the pairing of Asher Angel as the young Billy Batson and Levi as the grown Shazam was a win for the new Aquaman-styled, lighter-side of the DC universe. The casting could have been laughable instead of humorous but I believe the gamble paid off.<\/p>\n<p>Billy\u2019s character would have been lost &#8212;-[TRAILER- Why so dark?]&#8212;without a good pairing in Freddie Freeman portrayed by Jack Dylan Grazer (<em>IT, IT: Chapter 2<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The Freddie character was the largest child role within the Shazam storyline. Masterfully played by Grazer who lived up to his height from his portrayal in \u201cIT\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The one requirement for any superhero film is the connection between the hero and the anti-hero; however, Mark Strong (<em>Kingsman<\/em>) as the nemesis Dr. Sivana lacks the connective thread that the foster brothers possess. They have, and leave, the audience with a hurried and passive portion of the sub-plot. Which leaves the climax of the film with a lackluster final boss fight.<\/p>\n<p>An interesting direction could have been to abandon the desire to tell an anti-hero sub-plot. Leaving Billy with a better connection to his foster family than Dr. Sivana had to the anti-hero sub-plot. 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