Blue Beetle is the latest film from Warner Brothers based on their DC Comics. It is the first to be produced directly by the newly formed DC Studios.
The Good: The acting and visual effects. Xolo Maridueña was great as the titular character of Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle. He had great chemistry with his costars and I really believed that they were a family.
The Villainous Henchmen was surprisingly deep and well written.
The Bad: The core plot is generic. "Bad Guy Bad, does evil cause their bad" "Superhero destroys half the city while learning to control their powers"
The Unfortunate: This is still part of their "DC Extended Universe" which struggled coming out the gate and now that the word is out that this Cinematic Universe is officially dead and being completely rebooted from the ground up, this movie was set up to fail. It is the type of movie that should have been released 4-14 years ago when Superhero movies were at their peak or in their infancy/adolescence and it would have done much better at the box office.
The Unfortunate (cont.): The movie also starts to touch on themes of Anti-Corporatism and how many Hispanics come here looking for a better life but end up getting screwed over by Mega Corporations who take advantage of them and get away with paying them shit wages. It also started to touch on what many young people are struggling with as well and that is getting a college education only to graduate and find out that the high paying career they were promised when they got out doesn't exist.
But unfortunately the movie doesn't delve too much into those themes instead it plays it safe and plays them off as off gags or 1 note character development issues instead of defining moments of the movie. This movie SHOULD have delved deeper into those themes!
Film is a powerful tool that can get people to think about issues in a different light they may not have thought about before (example 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still) and in a popular genre it is a great way to reach people.
The Disappointing: Those of you who are comic book readers know that Jaime Reyes is the 3rd person to bear the title of Blue Beetle. The first Beetle was Dan Garret (later spelled Dan Garrett), the second and most popular was Ted Kord. This movie hints at a possible Ted Kord: Blue Beetle Movie. But with this one struggling at the Box Office it is very unlikely we will get one.
Consensus/Rating: There has been much talk and bitching about this movie's marketing about it being "Preachy Woke Politics" The movie isn't "Woke" nor is it "Preachy" unfortunately though cause the movie's rather generic plot there was no other way to promote it I feel that would have helped people go out and see it other than hyping up that it is the first ever Hispanic (Live Action) Superhero.
Overall I would give the movie a B+ 7.5/10. Definitely go and see it in theaters if you are a DC Comics over Marvel fan if not check it out on Redbox or HBO Max/Prime Video. It is a very entertaining movie
COMING SOON: The Batman (2022)
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