John UM
Tonight, “Neptune” will be officially released in China, and it is two weeks ahead of North America! The festival that belongs to China’s DC fans has come, but it may not be more than DC fans. It can be said that although “Sea King” is an independent superhero movie, it tells about the past and present life of Neptune. But the main story still happens after the movie “Justice League” and is still part of the DC universe
Director Wen Ziren started with a horror film, but he did not let “Sea King” continue the dark style of “Justice League” “Batman vs. Superman”. The film as a whole is biased towards fantasy epics. The biggest attraction is the underwater world and the wave of action scenes. The powerful visual spectacle will blow everyone’s attention! Compared to Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, Neptune is still relatively new to domestic audiences. Taking this opportunity before the release, I will introduce you to the past and present of the “Neptune”
1. Two kings of the sea king.
“Haiwang”, also known as Waterman, first appeared in “The Multi-Comic Manga” published in 1941. The prototype of the character comes from the ancient Greek mythology of Poseidon. He sank the Nazi submarine and defeated the German soldiers. When he first appeared, he was the image of the anti-war heroes of World War II. Namo Mackenzie, the superhero of Marvel, who was next door, was born in 1939. This mermaid hero who is also King Atlantis is also considered to be the prototype of Neptune. In several decades of comic stories, Neptune has experienced many rewrites of origin and changes in character trajectories
Among them, the “Golden Age”, “Silver Age”, “Infinite Earth Crisis”, “Restatement of Origin”, “New 52” and other series are quite lengthy and complicated. But in a nutshell, Neptune’s life can be reduced to two versions. The basis of the adaptation of the film “Sea King” story is mainly the combination of several stages after the “Unlimited Earth Crisis”. Neptune’s real name is Arthur Curry, the son of Thomas Curry and Atlanta, the lighthouse keeper of Cier Harbor, USA. Mother Atlanta is the queen of Atlantis, the sea sinking kingdom, because of her curiosity and repeated visits to the land world, the expulsion of Atlantis. On a stormy night, she met Tom Curry at the beach, and the opening of the film also restored the plot
2. Sea King’s super powers and weapons.
Sea King has an unimaginable super power. He can pull a freighter across the Atlantic with about 160,000 tons. He can also push a nuclear submarine from the bottom of the sea to the surface. He can maintain his advantage in the confrontation with Wonder Woman, Tyrannosaurus and Super Kid. His power is even comparable to that of Superman. In the DC anime “The League of Justice: The Throne of Atlantis”, there have been cases where Sea King defeated Superman. Sea King has very hard skin. Extremely cold and hot, as well as gunfire attacks and bomb explosions of general weapons are ineffective against him. He also has a long-lasting endurance and superior healing ability unlike ordinary people
Haiwang is the fastest superhero in the DC universe. In the movie “Justice League”, we have seen him rushing forward in the water like a motor. He had traveled back to Niagara Falls, and it was reported that swimming speed could reach a constant speed of 175 mph in a matter of hours. He also has a strong jumping ability, jumping from the bottom of the water, can jump to several levels of water. Neptune’s agility on land is also quite high, although not as fast as Superman, but the reaction capacity is said to be better than Superman. The most important and well-known superpower of Neptune is the telepathy of marine life. He can communicate with them, control their behavior, and even control plankton inside the human body to change the water balance of people. Neptune is also much stronger in vision and hearing than humans. He has extraordinary night vision ability, and can clearly see the depths of the sea under tens of thousands of feet at night. His superb hearing ability allowed him to hear the heartbeat of the creature on the other side of the submarine even across the submarine
So, what is the weakness of Neptune? Although the movie did not mention it, the comics mentioned that even if the sea king is amphibious, he can only stay on land for an hour. If he does not touch the water, his vitality will become fragile and suffocate. As for the fighting power of Neptune, on the one hand, he relies on close combat, on the other hand he still has to rely on weapons. Neptune’s first weapon was the pendulum that his mother Atlanta passed to him. Later he broke through the trigeminal search for the “dead king”, also known as the Neptune Trident. This weapon symbolizes the kingship of King Atlantis from generation to generation. It can control the sea, call the wind and rain, and help Neptune become the ruler of Atlantis and the Seven Kings. The third weapon occurred in the “New 52” story, and the Greek god gave the sea king a Poseidon trident. The new Trident allows him to control, channel, and generate tsunami, summon ice and snow, and even transfer water anywhere. This indestructible trident can also be reduced to a dagger size for easy carrying and hiding
3. Sea King and the movies in them.
Neptune’s original shape is short blonde hair, blue eyes, sometimes bare upper body, sometimes wearing golden scales armor and savvy green pants. Later, the comics changed his classic style, letting him have long hair and an unkempt beard, and replaced the silver armor more like a gladiator. During this period he suffered a broken arm event and his left hand was also fitted with a harpoon. Sea King’s costumes in the movie were the same as the original style of the comics, but he added tattoos and retained the long black and black hair of Jason Moma. In the comics, Haiwang’s younger brother, the “Ocean Lord”, has three versions of his life. The film adopted the setting of the “New 52” period of the Justice League, but made some changes in the relationship between mother and child. Aum became the child of the captain of the Queen of Atlanta and the Atlantis Guard, and was also the brother of the sea king’s half-brother. He was cruel, killing his mother to win the throne, becoming the king of Atlantis, and trying to provoke a war between Atlantis and mankind
4. “Mawang” plays “Sea King”.
Haiwang’s actor is Xu Jinjiang? After Xu Jinjiang’s Thor hit the face, he slammed into the face of Jay Monma. Jason Morma’s reputation is not big, the most famous work before is the game of rights. His “Mawang” Zhuo Geao is naked and muscular, fierce and domineering, full of charm, but only appeared for one season. Jason Moma was named one of the sexiest figures in the world in 2017, compared to the companions of Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Gail Gadto. Obviously insufficient. But looking back at his life, he is really a great candidate for Neptune. Born on the island of Hawaii, he grew up living on the sea. Like Haiwang, he is also a mixed-race. His father is a Hawaiian. His mother also has the blood of Germany, Ireland and Indians. His major at university is marine biology, and the first film and television work “The Beach Ambulance Season 11” was also related to the sea. This time, Jason Moma can turn over his career and watch “The Sea King”!
