History Awesome / Shazam2019

* Doctor Sivana unleashing the Sins on the boardroom of Sivana Industries (including his abusive father and older brother) is [[NightmareFuel as terrifying]] as it is [[KickTheSonOfABitch well-deserved]], especially when he throws his father's own taunts back at him right before he kills him.

* At the end of the movie Freddie is back to being shunned by the other kids at school when it's revealed that his siblings all changed their lunch schedule so they could eat with him...then Billy shows up to hang out with them in his Shazam form (Freddie having previously told everyone at school that he was friends with "Captain Sparklefingers", and having no one believe him)... then Billy reveals that he had invited [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} another friend]] to hang out with them too:

** Fridge-Awesome: This acts as a {{Foil}} to how Sivana dealt with his own biological family. He indeed confronted his brother and father and [[CallingTheOldManOut let them have it]] (in the most [[DisproportionateRetribution vengeful]] way imaginable) but came out of the experience feeling unsatisfied. Here, rather than chastise her (much less as Shazam), Billy finds the personal strength to be the bigger person, and walks away from it [[CharacterDevelopment with an understanding of how important his foster family has become to him]].

!!Meta

* The film has officially become the second film in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse to get certified fresh on Website/RottenTomatoes, with a tomatometer score of ''90%'' as of this writing.[[note]]''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' was the first with a score of 93% and ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'' currently has a fresh rating of 65%, but a film needs to have a score higher than 75% in order to be certified.[[/note]]
* Warner Bros. execs were so happy with its reception that a sequel was greenlit the very Monday after its worldwide release, with the whole crew expected to return.
* Many have hailed the near perfect casting of the actors for the adult forms of the Shazam/Marvel Family kids. In particular Adam Brody as Freddy and Michelle Borth as Mary were fantastic lookalikes for Jack Dylan Grazer and Grace Fulton.
* Speaking of Adam Brody, in 2007 he and D.J. Cotrona were tapped to play the Flash (Barry Allen) and Superman respectively in Creator/GeorgeMiller's live-action ''Justice League: Mortal'', but [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the film was shelved]] before filming began due to various factors, including ExecutiveMeddling. Now he and Cotrona as Pedro finally get to play DC superheroes. [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/shazam-cameos-have-a-surprising-dc-connection-director-reveals-1200221 And according to the director,]] they weren't even cast with the earlier project in mind - things just fell into place for them. Doubles as a Heartwarming moment.
* Despite facing competition from ''Captain Marvel'' and ''Avengers: Endgame'', and having to live up to ''Aquaman'', and the general stigma on DCEU movies, this movie becoming a solid hit.

* At the end of the movie Freddie is back to being shunned by the other kids at school when it's revealed that his siblings all changed their lunch schedule so they could eat with him...then Billy shows up to hang out with them in his Shazam form (Freddie having previously told everyone at school that he was friends with "Captain Sparklefingers", and having no one believe him)... then Billy reveals that he had invited another friend to hang out with them too: Superman!

* “I invited another friend. I hope that’s ok.” What makes the scene even more awesome is it’s EXACTLY something said [[Franchise/Superman friend]] would do.

* “I invited another friend. I hope that’s ok.” What makes the scene even more awesome is it’s EXACTLY something said friend would do.

* Instead of obeying Sivana's order to transmit him his powers, Billy takes back the staff and then tells his foster siblings to grasp it and call out "Shazam". When the dust settles, they've all turned into adult superheroes with Shazam's powerset, and start battling the Seven Deadly Sins.

-->'''Sivana:''' [[IronicEcho You can't always go crying to others.]]

** Fridge-Awesome: This acts a {{Foil}} to how Sivana dealt with his own biological family. He indeed confronted his brother and father and [[CallingTheOldManOut let them have it]] (in the most [[DisproportionateRetribution vengeful]] way imaginable) but came out of the experience feeling unsatisfied. Here, rather than chatise her (much less as Shazam), Billy finds the personal strength to be the bigger person, and walks away from it [[CharacterDevelopment with an understanding of how important his foster family means to him]].

* Shazam throwing two robbers out the window of a convenience store after discovering he's bulletproof.

* The Wizard shouting each power of his namesakes as he empowers Billy. Creator/DjimonHounsou's no-holds barred delivery is sure to send chills down your spine.

* Doctor Sivana unleashing the Sins on the boardroom of Sivana Industries (including his abusive father and older brother) is [[NightmareFuel as terrifying]] as it is [[KicktheSonofaBitch well-deserved,]] especially when he throws his father's own taunts back at him right before he kills him.
-->'''Sivana''': [[IronicEcho You can't always go crying to others.]]

-->'''Freddy:''' I can fly! I CAN FLY!!!

** Fridge-Awesome: This acts a {{Foil}} to how Sivana dealt with his own biological family. He indeed confronted his brother and father and [[CallingTheOldManOut let them have it]] (in the most [[DisproportionateRetributioin vengeful]] way imaginable) but came out of the experience feeling unsatisfied. Here, rather than chatise her (much less as Shazam), Billy finds the personal strength to be the bigger person, and walks away from it [[CharacterDevelopment with an understanding of how important his foster family means to him]].

* Doctor Sivana unleashing the Sins on the boardroom of Sivana Industries (including his abusive father and older brother) is [[NightmareFuel as terrifying]] as it is [[PayEvilUntoEvil well-deserved,]] especially when he throws his father's own taunts back at him right before he kills him.