Aquaman was a movie that worked in spite of itself. James Wan’s 2018 superhero epic occupied its own weird, wild corner of the DC Extended Universe. It was a glimpse at what this cinematic universe could’ve been — a place for directors to realize their inspired vision of larger-than-life gods on the big screen. And in Wan’s case, that vision was of a surfer bro thrust into an Arthurian quest to save the world. It was juvenile. It was campy. It was a little creepy. But most of all, it was unique.
