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In the 1940s, the first comic superhero film and television work was born. The protagonist of this work is not Superman or Batman, but a man with a red tights, a white cloak, and a yellow lightning bolt. His name is Captain Magic. Captain Magic, his full name is William Joseph Billy Batson. Billy was originally an ordinary young man, but was later selected by Shazam the wizard and became the defender of human morality. He was given the power of Shazam who used magic and became The most powerful mortal in the world.
"Captain Fantastic" first appeared in the second issue of "Genius Comics" in 1940. Once it was released, it was warmly welcomed by readers, and the sales of comics once surpassed "Superman". Become the most popular superhero in the 1940s. In 1941, the Republic of the United States produced and released a 12-chapter black-and-white short film "The Adventures of Captain Marvel", also known as "Captain Marvel's Bizarre Adventure". Starring by American movie star Tom Taylor, and due to the fact that it is too old, this movie leaves little information in the country, nor does it leave any footage.
"The Adventures of Captain Magic" tells the story of the protagonist Billy and the archaeological team came to a tomb for archeology. The archaeological team accidentally discovered an ancient weapon that can emit powerful light, a golden scorpion. In order to snatch weapons and rule the world, Scorpio, the criminal with a black turban, begins to attack the archaeological team. On the other hand, Billy met the wizard Shazam in the tomb and accidentally gained the power of Shazam to protect everyone. After a fight, Scorpio was finally vaporized by the light, and the golden scorpion was thrown into the lava by Captain Magic. Destruction.
Although manpower and materials were scarce at the time, and the movie scenes were relatively simple, the movie was very interesting. The overall rhythm of the story was very tight, with suspense and climax in each chapter, and even the identity of the villain was reversed in the end. In particular, there are a large number of flying shots in the movie. It was said that it was not until the 1978 "Superman" movie that Hollywood made relatively realistic flying stunts.
While filming "The Adventures of Captain Fantastic" with the technology at the time, these shots were almost impossible to do. Fortunately, at that time, the two staff figured out a way to tie 4 pulleys to the dummy. Rolling on the wire, and then shooting by moving the camera's field of view, finally realized the flying lens, which was considered the most successful screen illusion in the film industry at the time. Although the
film could not escape the fate of losing money at the box office, the writer at the time Jim Harmon believed that this was one of the best film series ever, and as the male lead Tom Taylor was also considered to be The most memorable serial hero in history. Until now, "The Adventures of Captain Fantastic" is still recognized as one of the most successful films in Republic Pictures.
Although "Captain Marvel" became the first superhero in the history of comics to have a live-action movie, the fate of "Captain Marvel" has been rough since then, because Marvel first registered the Captain Marvel comic book trademark in the 1960s and was born " "Captain Marvel", DC can only stop the promotion and publicity of Captain Marvel, and was forced to change its name. In 2011, "Captain Fantastic" was officially renamed "Shazam".
After 78 years, the superhero movie adapted from "Shazam" in 2019, "Thunder Shazam" was released in the United States on April 5th. This is the first film shot after the big changes in the personnel of the DC Cinema Universe , Is also the first DC movie universe filmed by Warner New Line. Compared with the deviation in the plot and setting of "The Adventures of Captain Fantastic", "Thunder Shazan" is closer to restoring the comic story. The rhythm of the movie will also be more amusing and sand sculpture. The editor of
believes that movies about heroes from "Captain Marvel" to "Thunder Shazan" make the editor unable to stop. These movies contain the intention and sincerity of the filmmakers, allowing the editor to enjoy a visual feast. , Pay tribute to these producers again. The image source of
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