The world needed a hero. It got “Black Adam. ” The long-awaited superhero vehicle from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson finally arrives which is centred around a former “Shazam!”.

Around the year 3,000 B. C, in the country of Kahndaq, a young slave boy revolts against the tyrannical King Anh Kot, who seeks to forge the Crown of Sabbac out of “Eternium” crystals to gain the powers of Hell.

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But before the boy is executed for starting a rebellion against the king, he is rescued by the Wizard Shazam, who makes him his champion by endowing him with the power of the Egyptian Gods. The champion kills Anh Kot before he can put on the crown and frees Kahndaq from his reign of terror.

Teth Adam played by Dwayne Johnson is a mortal slave in the ancient city of Kahndaq who is bestowed the powers of Shazam by his son Harut played by Jalon Christian.

Harut chose to give his power to his father Teth Adam to save his life and was killed shortly afterwards. This led Teth Adam to wreak his unholy vengeance against the king who had oppressed his people and taken his son from him.

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His vengeance and destruction made the gods angry, they summoned Teth Adam which led to a confrontation between the gods and Teth Adam.

Teth Adam manages to kill some of the gods but unfortunately, Teth Adam was Entombed for 5,000 years, he is then awakened by treasure seekers, both peaceful and malevolent.

Being the antihero, Teth Adam has little regard for the lives of anyone who stands in his way. Those who oppose him, are dealt with violence.

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Blood and body parts are spilt. The Justice Society, comprised of Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Cyclone, and Atom Smasher, is summoned to reign him in, setting up a series of visually spectacular battles and ultimately an understanding between the two opposing forces.

They discover they have a much more sinister enemy to fight, one that summons the powers of Satan to unleash hell on earth.

Ishmael, one of the Intergang’s more prominent members, is a descendant of the mad king years before.

He needed to die to get the six demons’ powers, and eventually transform into Sabbac.

In turn, the newly resurrected and empowered Intergang member defeated the Justice Society.

After the battle, Sabbac was able to have the upper hand on the Justice Society members, Sabbac then proceeded to the palace of Kahndaq, only to meet Doctor Fate there.

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The mystical hero learned from one of his visions that Hawkman will die at the hands of Sabbat.

Even with this revelation, Doctor Fate is adamant that the world needs Hawkman more than he does.

With this belief, Fate slows Sabbac down while sending a message to Teth – Adam who is currently incarcerated in a Task Force X base. Shortly after, he dies while battling Sabbac.

With Doctor Fate gone, the remaining members of the Justice Society fail to stop Sabbac from reaching the throne of Kahndaq.

As a result, the city around them is transformed into a hellish landscape with legions of demons arriving.

Adrianna and her son manage to motivate the people in fighting these demonic forces as Cyclone and Atom Smasher come to their aid.

And just as the battle is going bad for them, Teth – Adam arrives to battle Sabbac and save Kahndaq.

The story slowly reveals key points of Teth Adam’s history, and he is forced to confront his own rage and violent tendencies.

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The other heroes, who maintain a strict moral code of saving all human life, eventually start to make inroads into his character, chipping away at his anger and bitterness.

Through the process, the antihero becomes more humble and a little more human, finally becoming a true hero to his city.

Black Adam has been facing a hard time with critics ever since its release. While the film has done very well in box office collection, critics are not very much impressed with the film.

The film had a 55% prior to its release and since its release, the score has fallen down to 39%. However, the film still has a high score from the audience. Black Adam has a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Fans have called out the website for not being authentic with film reviews as there are many films that have ratings, they do not deserve at all.

Top critics on the review website have claimed that the movie has failed to achieve everything the film claimed to be.

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