If Shazam and Billy Batson are the same character...

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Post by CrepedCrusader on Mar 19, 2023 15:59:32 GMT

...why are their personalities so different? It's like, whenever he turns from Billy into Shazam, at least 50 IQ points are knocked out of his head. It reminds me of when parent-child body-switching movies were a thing, and before the switch the kid would be a normal kid, but after they switched, the kid (in a grown-up body) would just act downright retarded.

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Post by Power Ranger on Mar 19, 2023 16:25:53 GMT

I think it was Pitch Meeting on YT who mentioned that. It’s like he’s a serious kid who becomes an irresponsible buffoon as Shazam so as to be a totally different character. I wish more thought was put into these scripts.

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Post by politicidal on Mar 19, 2023 16:43:05 GMT

It's also an issue I had with the first movie. My only guess is that Billy Batson was originally meant as a younger child in an earlier draft and they just never bothered to change the script. Or perhaps they were just following that trend in similar movies like you mentioned.

Lux Elite Member @elite Posts: 18,424 Likes: 6,662	If Shazam and Billy Batson are the same character... Mar 20, 2023 17:16:08 GMT via mobile CrepedCrusader and ShadowSouL: Padawan of Yoda like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lux on Mar 20, 2023 17:16:08 GMT Exactly at times wasn't sure who was supposed to be the superhero version of the other thank Christ for the costume.

If Shazam and Billy Batson are the same character...

Post by CrepedCrusader on Mar 19, 2023 15:59:32 GMT

Post by Power Ranger on Mar 19, 2023 16:25:53 GMT

Post by politicidal on Mar 19, 2023 16:43:05 GMT

Post by Lux on Mar 20, 2023 17:16:08 GMT