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    This was a pretty fun movie. I really wasn't sure what to expect from it, but it kept me entertained. I'm glad I came back to the DCEU. The quality varies, but they are mostly good fun. I'll start watching the DC cinema releases again if the industry doesn't die.
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      Editing … Back when the DCEU was all grimdark Snyder shit, Shazam felt like such a profoundly bad idea, but I'm glad that unlike the MCU they've abandoned any mandate for tonal consistency between films. It had some problems like bringing in the whole Shazam family prematurely, but there are so many good jokes throughout, and damn does that scene with Billy and his mom hit hard.
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    The hell is a "Shazam"? Never heard of that character (?) before.
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      Editing … The only experience I've had of the character is in the Injustice: Gods Among Us comics
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    • MasterCrash
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      Editing … Shazam was the character known as Captain Marvel. It was originally part of the Fawcett Comics in 1939, another company, but DC thought Captain Marvel was super similar to Superman so they sued their ass. Fawcett stopped making the comics in 1953 and eventually Marvel made their own Captain Marvel character in 1967. DC ended up buying the original Captain Marvel in 1973, but Marvel already copyrighted the "Captain Marvel" name, so while they could use the name, they couldn't give the name to the comic books, and ended up calling the comics "Shazam" which was Captain Marvel's catchphrase. With time they decided that the best course of action was to just rename the char Shazam, which they did in 2011.
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      Editing … Extra fact: To retain their trademark, Marvel has had to publish a Captain Marvel title every year or two since, leading to a number of ongoing series, limited series and one-shots featuring a range of characters using the Captain Marvel alias
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      Editing … So Marvel created a knock-off of a knock-off, how original. I always was confused by the fact that DC had a character called "Captain Marvel", actually.
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      Editing … Marvel didn't ripped off Captain Marvel, the chars are completely different. They jsut made the char so nobody else could use the name, because Marvel.
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      Editing … So not only did Fawcett comics get sued by DC, Marvel even robbed them of their ability to use the name :P The comic industry is rough, yo
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      Editing … and both Captain Marvels are getting their own movies in 2018 and 2019! Wonderful.
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      Editing … Made sense for them to change the name, I remember thinking a DC character called Captain Marvel just didn't seem right.
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      Editing … Captain Detective Comics!
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    • Gries He
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      Editing … "We created this character not because of our artistic integrity or because we wanted to tell great stories that entertain our readers, no - we created captain marvel because our copyright lawyers told us so." - someone at Marvel, probably
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