Shazam! (2019) I remember watching a cartoon series on Malaysian TV in the 70s of a character who would shout something like 'Shazam!' for the person to gain magical powers. It involved the Arabic landscape, camels and all. So, when I agreed to watch this movie, I thought it was that one. Hold behold, I was totally wrong on that account. My memory had played tricks on me. It was Shazzan, not Shazam! Apparently, there is a DC hero who has been around since the 1940s and initially came with the name Captain Marvel. His franchise was doing so well that even a feature film came out. Then came the copyright infringement suits and everything went south. Captain Marvel was rebranded as 'Shazam!'. 'Shazam' is the acronym of mythical figures - Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury. Shazam is said to embody the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus to initiate the lightning, the courage of Achilles and th...
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