Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures From the opening scene of Kahndaq, it didn't seem like Black Adam was original, given that its location seemed similar to Amazon from Wonder Woman or Ancient Rome, places like that. However, Dwayne Johnson's character did stretch the perception of what it means to be a hero and, while it was a step back from his usual tough yet fun-loving characters, showed that he was not a complete villain depending on who he fights for. Black Adam is about Teth-Adam, who gets powers from those who created Captain Marvel/Shazam, and uses those powers to liberate his enslaved people in Ancient and modern Kahndaq. But the Justice Society, led by Hawkman, tries to intervene in his perceived villainous acts. Adam and the Society will have to learn to work together when a bigger entity comes to destroy Earth as we know it. Almost everything I saw in this film was similar to Black Panther : the debate over who is the villain, the politics, the freedom from sl...