Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)

Without any question or doubt, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis is the definitive telling of Aquaman's origins. as the bastard son of Queen Atlanta, he has a difficult hero's journey ahead. the twist of Manta coaxing Orm into war is brilliant, and well executed. were there problems? sure. but who cares? the idea of an already engaged Atlantean Princess having been impregnated by a human and having to leave soon after giving birth to her son ups the ante on the whole Hero's Journey that we've been seeing throughout mythology. the one thing about this i don't like is they replaced Martian Manhunter with Shazam, who's not one of the founding members in the comics. but, it's the New 52 version, so what the hell?

Watched One Of My Direct to Video Animated Films Justice League Throne Of Atlantis amazing voice Performances from Matt Lanter(Star Wars:The Clone Wars) as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Sumalee Montano(Transformers Prime) Mera also starring Sam Witwer(Star Wars:The Force Unleashed, Star Wars Rebels) as Orm/Ocean Master the Main Villain , Harry Lennix(Man Of Steel) as Black Manta , Jerry O'Connell(Veronica Mars) as Superman, Jason'O Mara(Terra Nova) as Batman , Rosario Dawson(Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) as Wonder Woman ,Christopher Gorham(Once Upon A Time) as The Flash ,Shemar Moore(Criminal Minds) as Cyborg, Sean Astin(Lord Of The Rings) as Shazam, Nathan Fillion(Serenity) as Green Lantern, Juliet Landau(Justice League Doom) as Lois Lane,. The film is Exciting also diving into why Aquaman is awesome getting into the mythology/ politics of Atlantis also it was awesome to see how the Justice League Reacted to the discovery of Atlantis as well Aquaman also Amazing Voice Cast from Both Lanter and Witwer . Amazing score by Frederik Weidmann(Beware The Batman), Screenplay By Heath Corson(Batman: Assault On Arkham) Direction by Ethan Spaulding(Son Of Batman) Definitely The Best DC Animated Film of all time . Aquamans Best Debut on Small Screen 8/10

This is ludicrously bad. It is almost as if DC/WB did not want to make it. The biggest pitfall of DC's newest venture is the story. What the heck is going on in there? It is as if it was belched out of some story idea app that puts together clichéd tropes.Foreign queen sires earthling and abandons him, check. Megalomaniac villain without no motivation, check. Hero who swallows up lengthy exposition about who he is supposed to be without raising an eyebrow, check. (Speaking of eyebrows, hey DC, if you're tuned in, can you please do away with those horrendous eyebrows you slap on every character?) Oh, and the Queen must wear revealing, flowing clothes and must be murdered by her own son to provide our hero, her other son, who by the way never knew her and couldn't possibly have an deep attachment to her with a revenge story arc. Also, Mera, well classic Trinity syndrome if I ever saw one. She falls for the guy on bandaging his very first cut. Like, puhh....leeeezzzz. The doctor recommends an Anita Sarkeesian video every night for a week.On the plus side, I geeked out on the amped up gore, Green Lantern's vacuum cleaner and Superman/ Wonder Woman romance. Also, the video analysis scene where every team member puts forth collective input was nicely done. The voice work is good. Animation is good but falls short of epic. DC stalwarts definitely need to pull their socks up.And, can anyone explain why Orm created that huge tidal wave and used it merely as a stage curtain?

Is always a challenge. Honestly, he's the lamest member of the Justice League, given his only powers are swimming and talking to fish.I'm not even going to bother with the plot. They make Aquaman interesting. Superman and Batman are there but not really participating. A lot of the plot centers around Cyborg and his dealing with being a machine man. Or something.You have some good actors voicing major characters- such as Nathan Fillion as the Green Lantern or Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman. But they aren't the focus of this story. they have the stock Aquaman villains of Ocean Master and Black Manta.It's okay as a story, even with a casual understanding of the characters involved.