Author: Brian Truitt / Source: USA TODAY
Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) is forced to deal with his connections to the surface world and the underwater one in director James Wan’s “Aquaman.” USA TODAY
Spoiler alert! We’re discussing plot points integral to ‘Aquaman,’ so beware if you haven’t seen it yet.
In “Aquaman,” Jason Momoa’s tatted-up Justice Leaguer isn’t the only awesome warrior dude to get an origin story.
Aquaman’s archvillain from the comic books, Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), also gets an important albeit short character arc in director James Wan’s underwater adventure. “Batman has a lot of really interesting supervillains, but what makes Aquaman exciting for me is having antagonists who come from a unique place,” Wan says.
In his first big scene, the seafaring superhero busts up a bunch of pirates including Manta who’ve boarded a Russian sub, and amid the fighting, Manta’s dad (Michael Beach) is pinned. Despite the son’s pleading, Aquaman refuses to save him as the ship sinks.
Understandably irked, Black Manta gets in cahoots with Aquaman’s half-brother, Atlantean King Orm (Patrick Wilson), who has designs on being the Ocean Master and outfits Manta with technology that turns water into lasers. (For real, it’s pretty cool.) With the…
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