Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
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Summary
Aquaman and the Last Kingdomadded toDC ’s problematic post - credits style . As the concluding moving-picture show inWB ’s divisive DCEU franchise , Aquaman and The Lost Kingdomhad an opportunity to end things with something very exceptional . The reality , despite the obvious design of Jason Momoa ’s “ I am Aquaman ! ” , is that the final dead reckoning ofThe Lost Kingdomis a meet hollow full - plosive on a franchise with a real trouble with endings .
The Lost Kingdom ’s “ bonus ” credits sceneis a joke , functionally , and the most misanthropical criticism online in its viewing largely says the same thing . Patrick Wilson ’s Orm was a solid choice , because he ’s the good thing about the movie ( asScreenRant’sAquaman 2reviewagreed ) , but him eating a cockroach for a payoff to Arthur ’s former prank is hardly something anyone would have asked for .
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom end brings the DCEU dealership to a finish with Jason Momoa ’s aquatic king of Atlantis confront Black Manta .
Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom’s Post-Credits Scene Was Doomed To Failure
As thefinal DCEU movie , The misplace Kingdomfaced the same exit as Andy Muschietti’sThe Flash : the problem of bequest . With no futurity to set up , but an anticipation from the audience for the reward of a stinger , the movie had to admit something , but that something could never have been substantial . The Flashchose to make Aquaman a joke in a monumental selling backfire , andThe Lost Kingdomisn’t quite as bad , but it seems to have provoked likewise meagerly reaction .
The trouble here is that The Lost Kingdom could never have bring a tag that promise any time to come for Momoa . To do so , peculiarly with questions overMomoa returning to the DCU as Lobo(no subject if that hypothesis is mostly sports fan - lead ) would have been dangerous . And without a post - credits scene , the movie would have risk disappoint those who were actually quenched by its end . It ’s something of a catch-22 .
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom : In this sequel , Black Manta rises as a formidable opposer with the might of the Black Trident , seeking revenge against Aquaman . To defend Atlantis , Aquaman must form an alliance with his imprisoned brother , unite to protect the kingdom from this new terror .
The Lost Kingdom’s Post-Credits Disappointment Fits The DCEU’s Trend
It ’s one of the many tragedies of the DCEU that almost none of its post - credits scenes actually come to anything . To get the notable exceptions out of the means first , the originalAquamanobviously set up Manta ’s riposte and squad - up with Dr Shin , andThe Suicide Squadactively set upPeacemaker , but everything else was a beat end or a frivolous laugh .
Man Of Steelhad no stinger , supposedly at the behest of producer Christopher Nolan and it was downhill from there . Batman v Supermanfollowed suit;Suicide Squadset up a Batman story that did n’t go anywhere ( and unfit made no sense when the reboot arrived ) ; and Wonder Woman again had nothing after the credits . ThenJustice Leaguehad the profoundly unnecessary Flash vs Superman hurrying race , wide think part of Joss Whedon ’s agenda to horseshoe - horn in empty phantasy table service . And the Deathstroke cameo that feels like the biggest missed chance of all .
Weasel ’s survival at the end ofThe Suicide Squadcould conduct directly intoCreature Commandos , but DCU continuity confusedness think of that ’s no warranty .
Looking more broadly , the most pregnant achievements of the remainingDCEU post - credits sceneswere trick and pointless cameos . Superman’sBlack Adamcameo further little more than false hope for Henry Cavill ’s future , the originalWonder Womanappeared in Gal Gadot ’s sequel , andBirds of Preywent meta , with Harley Quinn skewering the very idea of fan nonplus around hop for a last reward . Shazam ! delirium Of The Godsset up an unacceptable team - up , just asJustice Leaguehad , while also insultingAquaman .
Blue Beetle ’s post - credits tease of Ted Kord ’s return is the only DCEU stinger that could still have a major hereafter , with James Gunn potentially bringing back the narration - line for the DCU reboot .
For all the cynicism build up aroundthe MCU ’s 25 years of post - credits scene , they rarely miss . Admittedly , some go nowhere and not all are top tier , but the success charge per unit is still noteworthy . Most significantly , they were used to break a currency of hype around the future , which was a warm self-confidence builder for a shared universe . The DCEU ’s conclusion was almost provocatively anti - MCU in its approach , but against the backdrop of so much uncertainty around the future tense , it look like a mistake in hindsight . It await like an admission of licking .
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom: In this sequel, Black Manta rises as a formidable adversary with the power of the Black Trident, seeking revenge against Aquaman. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman must form an alliance with his imprisoned brother, uniting to protect the kingdom from this new threat.
That ’s not to say thatAquaman and The Lost Kingdomhad any real way of doing that , but there was still a way to acknowledge the future . By notice the finality of that post - credits prospect as the very last of a serial at its end , the trend could have been broken and something more meaningful could have been done .
