![]() ![]() ![]() Black Manta greatly enhanced Aquaman's character arc without overcomplicating the actual plot. The rivalry between Aquaman and Black Manta depicted the former as a morally gray character, who would need to struggle with his ethical code before becoming the leader that his people needed. David's consequent hatred towards Aquaman cast doubt on Arthur's longterm character arc - whether he could be an honorable king for Atlantis. Arthur's abandonment of David and his father was a shockingly brutal decision for a superhero. As the submarine flooded with seawater, David begged Aquaman to lift the debris and save his father.īut Aquaman reminded the two pirates that they murdered innocent people on the submarine, and he left them behind. During the fight on the submarine, David's father tried to kill Aquaman, but instead trapped himself under debris. However, Black Manta's first encounter with Aquaman demonstrated why he was a perfect secondary villain. His motivations were interwoven seamlessly into Orm's overarching narrative goals. Moreover, the film streamlined his secondary villain role by making him a mercenary ally for Orm, the primary villain. ![]() David's quest for revenge on Arthur was a minor subplot that never took up more screentime than it actually needed. The first Aquaman film used Black Manta to cleverly solve the multi-villain problem. The Black Manta Subplot Enhanced Aquaman's Arc The end result for multi-villain films has generally been a precarious balancing act of storytelling where some - or all - of the villains get watered down backstories and motivations to fit into their limited screentime. Given the average two and a half hour runtime for most superhero films, movies in the genre have struggled to develop parallel plotlines for even two antagonists. The latter film's convoluted, confusing antagonists especially demonstrated the major pitfalls of writing multi-villain plotlines for films. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 introduced both Electro and the Green Goblin, while Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 infamously crammed three of the webslinger's adversaries into one story. Sony Pictures experienced the same problem, when they adapted multiple supervillains per each of their Spider-Man films. It's been a dilemma that other superhero franchises, like Marvel, have faced as well. The DCEU's multi-villain problem wasn't unique to its franchise alone. How Much of Blue Beetle is Canon to the DCU? ![]()
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