Originally Posted by
namorcosplay
I am cautiously optimistic about everything. I really like the designs, I think for a visual language the Mayan route is really cool, although the second look with the massive Mayan headdress is already stressing me out thinking about cosplaying it. (Praying for a 3d print) Ive never been on board with him being in Black Panther film cause it all started with the Phoenix, I have accepted it's happening and I cant change it so on a positive side I am glad it is in the hands of Ryan Coogler who is a fantastic director. It is better than say if htey introduced him in a F4 movie cause previously it was Jon Watts, who is a pretty vanilla director. Also PRAYING they keep him away from Sue so we can have Lady Dorma one day. I agree with people that the facial hair a no for me, Namor needs to be clean shaven with short hair. But hey at least he has his wings and ears, his eyebrows could be more arched tho tbh.
I try and look on the positive side of things that I cant change, especially after the Game of Thrones finale, and I think we will be surprised at how cool this turns out. I wouldve loved to have seen Atlantis in Antarctica, that couldve been really cool, but this also has potiental too! I mean meso-america has also been theorized to be where the location of Atlantis was anyway,so it's not that far off. Maybe that's why they chose it? Another positive is there were rumors that Atlateans would not be blue, so I am very happy that Attuma is which gives us hope for that.
I have 2 concerns right now
The first is Namora, I dont think she has ever been blue before, I know Nita was. My concern with that, and in general with the inclusion of Namora is I hope to go they dont adapt that stupid incest retcon from Agents of Atlas where Namora was like "oh my father was adopted into the royal family so we TECHNICALLY arent related" gross! Marvel does have a track record, so I am worried about that. I specifically want Namor's first love in the films to be Lady Dorma, and I will scream and preach this until I die
My second is I am hoping they dont retcon the comics, I love Namor and I hope that they dont change his history and definitely dont change his appearance. My favorite Eternal in the comics is Makkari, they gender/raceswapped him in the movie, I LOVED Eternals and Lauren Ridloff did a phenomeal job. However they changed Makkari to that in the comics, and thus visually my Makkari no longer exists except in old comics. I hope they dont do that to Namor. My hope is that it will provoke them to give him a solo run, if costume wise and maybe background visuals bleed in thats fine, but at the core I hope he stays the same. Maybe also continuing what Busiek started and brining back Lady Dorma.
I have one expectation from this film, Namor can be an antagonist, but NOT a villain. It also pisses me off when people call him the villain of Wakanda Forever, theres a difference between Antagonist and villain. Time will tell