"Black Adam Precursor" is a really short film by South Korean writer Jim Lee from 2020. Or actually it is two short films apparently with the first running for under a minute and the second being even ten seconds or so shorter, which means the entire thing runs for barely two minutes and that does include closing credits to some extent. You can read the name of the protagonist in the title and I am not too familiar with him. I guess the boost here and that many people have seen these comic book style short films comes from the fact that the main character is voiced by Dwayne Johnson. Or I could also say The Rock and I remember how he was more famous under that alias, but with years progressed now more people know him for being an actor and not for being a wrestler, even if you can certainly say that he was an actor all along as pretty much nothing you see in the world of wrestling is authentic and not scripted.
But back to this one here: I cannot say it made me particularly curious about what is to come. The protagonist looks a lot like Johnson, maybe too much even. Reminded me of a recent animated character voiced by Will Smith that also totally looks like him, even if maybe by now I like Johnson even more than Smith, which also may have to do with the latter's wife. Anyway, this little thingey here seemed a bit too full of itself for my taste. And not too creative or inspired. He was 5,000 years in prison? I mean I understand they cannot give all the background information there, but he looks fitter and more muscular than I would expect somebody to look like after such a term. Doctor Fate seems way too similar to Dr. Strange from what he looks like here. Atom Smasher to a lesser extent maybe too similar to Hulk or The Thing (that sounds more like The Rock, especially with what The Thing is made of). I feel this could be just another attempt to cash in on the recent very successful wave of superhero movies, especially with Avengers kinda over now. But the footsteps are surely too big and Johnson's solid voice work cannot change any of that. The character is not too interesting to me and the reference about him being an antihero at best and not a kind-spirited savior also felt rather for the sake of it. You need to bring better elaboration with stuff like that. Overall, definitely not a failure, but still a thumbs-down for me. Not recommended.
But back to this one here: I cannot say it made me particularly curious about what is to come. The protagonist looks a lot like Johnson, maybe too much even. Reminded me of a recent animated character voiced by Will Smith that also totally looks like him, even if maybe by now I like Johnson even more than Smith, which also may have to do with the latter's wife. Anyway, this little thingey here seemed a bit too full of itself for my taste. And not too creative or inspired. He was 5,000 years in prison? I mean I understand they cannot give all the background information there, but he looks fitter and more muscular than I would expect somebody to look like after such a term. Doctor Fate seems way too similar to Dr. Strange from what he looks like here. Atom Smasher to a lesser extent maybe too similar to Hulk or The Thing (that sounds more like The Rock, especially with what The Thing is made of). I feel this could be just another attempt to cash in on the recent very successful wave of superhero movies, especially with Avengers kinda over now. But the footsteps are surely too big and Johnson's solid voice work cannot change any of that. The character is not too interesting to me and the reference about him being an antihero at best and not a kind-spirited savior also felt rather for the sake of it. You need to bring better elaboration with stuff like that. Overall, definitely not a failure, but still a thumbs-down for me. Not recommended.