[DreamSword]

Blue Beetle

Listen to me, Androzani, GrandComplete, and En-chan watch and discuss the film HERE.

Look at that screenshot. This movie is totally a tokusatsu film!

Sure, the fandom joke that Blue Beetle is a toku in disguise is partly what inspired this episode, but at the same time, this movie is just all around great.

There's so much to love about it right from the outset: The cinematography is very clear and nice to look at, the action scenes, while relatively simple, are choreographed well, and the Blue Beetle suit is an actual suit and not CGI!

And speaking on a somewhat more personal note, the Mexican representation all throughout the movie is top notch. Featuring a wonderful soundtrack, relatable scenarios, and a stellar cast who all bring such wonderful life and energy to their performances. Yes, even George Lopez.

But most important of all is the characters. Sure, it's a superhero movie so there's the usual fantastical science going about, but everyone in the cast feels like a real person you could actually run into; with all of them also having incredibly likable personalities to match. One of the villains even manages to capture a great deal of sympathy despite their backstory only coming in at the end.

The emotional core of the film is present and on point all throughout, with the tone never once wavering, feeling forced, or being condescending towards the audience. I always get fully invested from minute one, and stay all the way through. And that's even with the romance that I felt fell a bit flat and is the only real deterrent. But hey, that's a very minor footnote in what I overall found to be a very fun experience.

Blue Beetle is the best superhero film I've seen in years, and I really hope to see this rendition of Jaime Reyes again someday.