From the get-go, Aquaman reels you in with the story of Arthur Curry, a character of two worlds – the land and the sea. His parents, Atlantean royal Atlanna and lighthouse-keeper Thomas Curry fall in love after their paths cross one fateful night, and thus the half human, half Atlantean boy is born. Unfortunately, Atlanna has no choice but to return to her native dynasty after a few years, and Arthur is raised by his father while longing to visit his mother one day; that is until he learns that Atlantis doesn’t take too kindly to those who birth ‘half-breeds’. Shunning the underwater empire altogether, he chooses a life of small-time heroism, rescuing people in danger in the ocean and earning not only a near-mythical reputation, but the ire of seafaring baddies. It doesn’t take too long though before his routine is interrupted by the news of Atlantis banding up with other underwater kingdoms to attack the surface world. This James Wan effort is the most-successful DC film to date, taking in an incredible US$1.1 billion at the box office!
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