Aquaman continues to experience smooth sailing at the box office, and Kevin Smith is definitely a fan in his review of the film.
Smith, who has had plenty of experience with the DC Universe thanks to work on the comics and CW's Flash and Supergirl, really liked what he saw after checking out Aquaman on the big screen. In a new video he breaks down exactly what he loved about it, and like many fans of the character, is still a bit stunned that a film about Aquaman is doing so well at the box office.
it's visually sumptuous. Aquaman is everything a movie is supposed to be. When you put down your two bits or 10 bucks or 20 depending on where you go, you want to escape. Take me somewhere.
"Can you believe, this movie is at about $750 million right now," Smith said. "Aquaman's going to make a billion dollars. Go back in time and tell somebody that. That Aquaman's going to make a billion dollars. Makes sense now, because my God, it's visually sumptuous. Aquaman is everything a movie is supposed to be. When you put down your two bits or 10 bucks or 20 depending on where you go, you want to escape. Take me somewhere. Show me some s*** I've never seen before. That's what you want in a movie. I never mad movies like that, I was like I'm going to show you a convenience store, something you saw probably right before you went to the cinema."
Smith also credits Wan and the studio with taking ownership of the seas and everything in them, comparing it to what Marvel did with Guardians of the Galaxy and the realm of outer space.