Shazam!

I missed Shazam! in cinemas, and I’ve only read a couple of DC event comics the character appears in. I appreciate it as the logical second step in superhero wish-fulfilment, and know it’s pretty light in tone. Anyway, here’s the film on TV...

The Shazam reference in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man is the one word. The Spider-Man: Homecoming reference in Shazam! is the end credits. Not subtle.

(And like that, this shows a world where superheroes are a known thing kids can be fans of, as they are in our world.)

I liked the Big reference too.

And I loved the meta bit about his superhero name. (His longest-running one being Captain Marvel, which Marvel used and one can see why DC stopped fighting there, after a few decades.)

Shazam himself really needed to work on his Chosen One letdown procedure.

How many DC villains can John Glover be the father of? (Why not all?)

Harsh with Billy’s mom.

Lovely with the foster family.

Favourite joke, the speech from too far away.