Half of this post is about a movie I didn't hate, and the other half is about a movie I liked.

[spiderplanet]

 Last night, we watched Birds of Prey.  It was set in the same universe as Suicide Squad, and took place shortly after.  It's not necessary to see Suicide Squad in order to understand the movie, and I'd recommend NOT seeing Suicide Squad because it sucks.  Seriously.  See Birds of Prey as a stand alone movie.  

Birds of Prey is the best DC movie made in the last ten years.  I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed Shazam!, and I enjoyed Shazam! almost entirely because it wasn't hot garbage, and the characters were cheerful and optimistic, like they're supposed to be.  Therefore, the list of DC Comics movies made within the last ten years and worth seeing, from best to worst is now:

Birds of Prey
Shazam!
WonderWoman
The Dark Knight Rises
Aquaman - SO MANY STAIRS?  Why do people who swim everywhere have stairs?  What is the architectural purpose of stairs under water? Not just the submerged buildings, but the brand new high-tech buildings had stairs.  How did those buildings get drawn up?  Did no one in the preliminary construction meetings say "Hey!  Fellow merworkers! I thought of a way we could save some money and labor on this project..."  Only see this movie if that's not going to bother you during the entirety of the movie.  I saw that movie two years ago, there's been half of a global pandemic since then, and it still bothers me.  Holy fucking STAIRS!  

I haven't seen Wonder Woman 1984.  That's going to wait.  

Comments

[dreamshark]

Excellent point about the stairs.

My guess is that it's a legacy from Ancient Atlantis, which was originally an above-water city full of classical architecture. Since people who live entirely underwater would have no way of knowing what the stairs were for, they just assumed they were for decoration and kept including them in new buildings because they look pretty. Which they do, actually.

I'm always distracted in these movies by trying to figure out how it would be possible to develop a complex civilization without fire.

[spiderplanet]

Hmmm... Okay, I think I've got it. There are underwater lava flows. Someone must have figured out how to use those for smelting.

[dreamshark]

Nice!

[skjam]

I suppose the stairs could also be accessibility for those that for whatever reason have legs but cannot swim.

[spiderplanet]

...and aren't buoyant?

[thishobbit]

I loved Shazam!!!