There are many adjectives you can use to describe James Wan’s action scenes in his latest film “Aquaman.” Some might say it’s fun, colorful, and creative. Others (including myself, sadly) might use some other, less favorable words. But in a new video as part of the New York Times’ Anatomy of a Scene, Wan attempts to explain how he created a new style of underwater fighting, while showing one of the many, many action scenes in the film.
The scene in question is a fight between Jason “My Man!” Momoa’s Aquaman and Patrick Wilson’s King Orm the Ocean Master. Because a simple fight scene wouldn’t be enough, Wan explains why he set their first battle in the middle of an underwater volcano, surrounded by members of their society, while the two men wear heavy armor and use tridents. Think “Gladiator,” but with a lot of flips, swimming, lava, and more pointy things.
Ultimately, no matter what you think about “Aquaman,” and boy, you’re guaranteed to have thoughts once you see it, the action scenes are fairly creative and do present battles that are unlike anything you’ve probably seen before. The question is whether or not that’s a completely good thing.
However, the video also shows that a lot of thought went into every aspect of the choreography and design of the fight scenes, leading you to once again see that Wan did everything in his power to make “Aquaman” the spectacle that it is.
And it seems like his hard work paid off, as the film is poised to dominate the holiday season, as it’s already done overseas.
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