The son of an Atlantean queen and a lighthouse keeper from the town of Amnesty Bay, Arthur Curry would grow up to become the superhero Aquaman, and later take on his birthright as the King of Atlantis. He is a founding member of the Justice League and is among DC Comics' most recognized heroes.
I am starting to think that it's just difficult to bring Aqua into live action - or even animation.
I was all gung ho for Throne of Atlantis. I even paid $20 to watch it on Amazon as soon as I possibly could. It was okay and I will probably watch it enough times to feel like I got my money's worth, but I didn't come away from the movie thinking Aqua was any "cooler" than before. In fact I am more skeptical about a live action movie than before.
I think part of the issue is: he has a very specific arena that he excels in. I don't live on the coast and I haven't seen the ocean in years. If he was fighting crime in my city he'd just probably have to change his name to something else, use the strength and just not even mention the Atlantis thing. See what I mean? Unless you live on a house boat or happen to be Atlatean it's hard to relate to Aq.
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