James Wan talks about how The Trench spinoff flick will be a pure monster movie. AS opposed to a superhero flick like AQUAMAN.
I hear the Sea Devils will be in THE TRENCH--that's a deep dive into DC waters.
I just finished wwatching Aquaman last niight. It was a great movie. I enjoyed it. I loved William Dafoe's performance as Vulko.
I got two questions.
1. Why are they referring to Arthur's mother's five-pronged spear as trident? Trident is latin for "three teeth". Tri means three. So why not call it "pentadent"? There is also a two-pronged spear called bident.
https://slate.com/culture/2017/11/wh...ve-prongs.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trident
2. When Arthur and Orm are about to fight in an arena, there are signs written in English displayed in front of them even though the spectators are all Atltanteans and there is no single surface dweller. Don't the Atlanteans have their own language?
Last edited by Mormel; 12-15-2021 at 08:27 AM.
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It's just something they probably thought would be easier to recognize and say - trident vs. pentadent (or quintident as Mormel says above). I wouldn't look too much into that.
Yes, Atlanteans have their own language. I forget if there was a clearly established take on that in the movie or not, but I do believe there are some references to their being different languages and learning them, etc. Keep in mind Atlantis is its own civilization.
And glad you liked it. It's a good action flick that harkens back to the 80s action movies per James Wan.
Mormel, Wandering Wand, I see.
Trident was used by fishermen to hunt fish. They made a fisherman's weapon into a weapon of royalty.
The only sharp parts of the trident is the three tips of the trident. It was good for stabbing, not for slashing like a sword. I never held a trident, so I wonder how they can fight with tridents, swinging and thrusting.