5 Dumb Things That Happen In Aquaman

David Caracciolo
Slackjaw
Published in
4 min readFeb 1, 2019

Aquaman’s been floating around in cinemas for some time now, most of y’all have seen it. If you haven’t, step back! You’re about to dive into SPOILER infested waters…

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Still here? Good.

Aquaman’s a fun film, but it shore is dumb! It’s packed with SMH moments that are so dumb… like people who say “SMH” rather than just shake their heads kinda dumb.

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Here are 5 examples…

1. Octopus Playing Drums

I get it. Aquaman’s a superhero fantasy, but this goes beyond the realm of plausibility…

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Before Aquaman and Ocean Master engage in Atlantean combat, we get a brief shot of an octopus doing a drum roll underwater! This raises a few questions.

Firstly, how do you train an aquatic animal to play drums?

Does it understand rhythm?

Secondly, and most importantly… how can anyone hear it???

Still in the Atlantean stadium…

2. Atlanteans Love UFC

Before their big fight, Aquaman and Orm’s photos and stats go up in the stadium like you’re watching a UFC fight card…

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Does this mean that Atlanteans are fans of UFC? How do they get the cable?

Even if they’re not fans and came up with the concept on their own, why would they bother doing a photo shoot before the big match???

3. Arthur Forgets Mera’s Name

We know Aquaman and Mera have met on more than one occasion…

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So why does Aquaman act like he’s never met her before in his life when she shows up in the first act? He even asks what her name is! Are you friggin’ kidding me???

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The only explanation I can think of is that Arthur’s been reading pickup artist books and is pretending not to care! That’s right, Aquaman’s special move is a “neg!”

Oh, who are you again? I’m so busy being a superhero I never cared to ask.

Dude, stop playing it cool and ask her out already! Before she gets bored and moves on. There’s plenty of fish in the sea!

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Then again, she doesn’t make it easy…

4. Aquaman Stinks!!!

While Arthur and Mera are getting to know one another, Mera throws an insult back at him claiming he smells bad…

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I dunno ‘bout you, but that smells fishy to me…

How can you smell someone underwater???

However… if you thought that was dumb, Arthur then goes on to smell himself and recoils from the stench!!!

Dude! You smell so bad, people can smell you underwater! Have a shower!!! Wait a sec… how do Atlanteans bathe again?

When’s the last time Mera had a shower?

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Nevermind… I need to lie down.

5. Fish Soldier Dunks Head In Toilet

In one scene, one of the Atlantean soldiers is so desperate for water he dunks his head in a toilet!

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Not only is that dumb, it’s disgusting!

But it raises a disturbing question. How do Atlanteans go to the bathroom anyway? Do they just go whenever they want?

Hmm, that explains why Arthur goes for a swim every time he’s been drinking all day at the bar…

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David Caracciolo
Slackjaw

I like big PUNS and I can not lie. You other writers can't deny