SHAZAM FURY OF THE GODS BREAKDOWN! Easter Eggs & Details You Missed!

Are critics being too hard on Shazam 2 Fury of the Gods? Erik Voss breaks down DC Easter Eggs you might have missed! To get your NR fan discount go to www.hovsco.com/?ref=newrockstars and use promo code ROCKSTAR100 at checkout to get an additional $100 off the already discounted price!
Shazam Fury of the Gods full movie breakdown, review, Easter Eggs, ending explained, and how this will connect to the upcoming DC timeline! Erik Voss explains some details you missed in Shazam 2, and whether the movie deserves the criticism it's been getting.
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[@elliotwilliams381]

@NewRockStars t-shirt on Freddie is clearly the white tree of Gondor...

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[@GustEdgeOfficial]

Surprised you didn’t point out that the electrified magic dome in the final battle was foreshadowed by Billy’s plasma ball in his room overloading with power and exploding after he got woken up from his WW dream

[@dragons69]

yeah I was expecting them to mention this!

[@ajzstudios]

I also noticed that. Very subtle nod

[@OhioKing_Z]

Came to comment this

[@andypearce5537]

Good call!!

[@officialmattmedia]

Yeah WW dream. Wonder Wizard dream 😂

[@M1T0K1D]

Honestly, anthea’s powers were so cool. It was like doctor strange or doctor fate but different enough to be unique

[@TheDamagedKoda]

Reminded me of forbidden magic used by the ancient one in doctor strange for sure. But still cool.

[@joshdaniels]

it was such a cool depiction of whats essentially teleportation

[@jarianharris8240]

Yeah it was very cool

[@originaluddite]

@@joshdaniels thanks for describing it as a trippy POV on teleportation. Initially I was thinking it was much more reality-bending than that, which seemed oddly over-powered for the most junior of the trio.

[@mauliafajarpurwanto4845]

Like muzan house demon

[@joshdaniels]

I took the more serious tone Asher's billy had compared to Levi's Billy as intentional. We're constantly reminded throughout the film that billy is struggling with his abandonment issues and other trauma he's faced in the past so he's a lot more closed off, all while he's still a kid (17). When he turns to Shazam, he's much bigger and much more powerful. I feel like he sees that as a way to escape what he deals with as regular small kid billy, so he becomes more confident and playful and he's able to just become a lot more goofy behind a 6"2 (or wtv) muscular and powerful mask hahaha. When he doesnt have that power, he feels small again and his issues feel like its greater than his power. You even see how serious he was when he had the whole conversation with his mom, and when he turns to Shazam after he becomes that confident person again and just gives a wink and flies off. idk i feel like it gives Billy as a whole a lot more layers

[@complexjuan]

This!!!

[@mts7130]

Thank you for mentioning the difference between Asher Angel's version of the character and Zachary Levi's. I really wish Levi would have played his character as earnestly as Angel did. Here's a kid that's had such a rough life and says the magic word and it's all forgotten, until he says it again.

[@pRettygiRl408]

Asher Angel was phenomenal in both films! I wish Zachary could have studied his younger version more instead of making his own version of the character. And this goes for both films...

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Also, the rating system for the doors ("M for mature", "E for everyone") is based on videogames. The author of the rating system is Eugene, the biggest videogame fan in the Shazamily.

[@jarianharris8240]

Shazamily lol I like that

[@Alejandroigarabide]

@@jarianharris8240 I took that from TV Tropes.

[@Kiera_Spooky]

SHAZAMILY! YAAS!

[@_Suited]

@@Alejandroigarabide glad I’m not the only one who says Shazamily

[@wildwind413]

As someone who avoided the trailers for this movie, my jaw hit the floor and I actually jumped out of my seat when Gal Gadot appeared with that music.

[@radrobd123]

Good for you. Unfortunately for me, it was ruined by the TV spots WB put out for movie a week BEFORE the movie was released which ruined the Cameo as Gadot was featured in the spot

[@bignapolean3068]

Same-!!!

[@onekeithtomany]

Fun fact: Freddie's t-shirt with the tree emblem is actually the White Tree of Gondor from The Lord of the Rings.

[@RiverNaiad]

I was going to say I caught that right away. How was that missed as just “a tree”!? 😅

[@Trojan24]

It really bothered me that it was overlooked...

[@andrewshandle]

DC got to push that WB synergy ;)

[@Kiera_Spooky]

Yeah, Voss, how'd your nerdy ass miss that? SMH tho

[@silverwolf.jewelry]

Yes, thank you I am glad someone else caught this. I actually just repeated in my own comment

[@SnowKing141]

I don't know how anyone is not enjoying this movie but I loved this movie it was very fun and the perfect sequel I loved the first Shazam! But the second one I think is better. Shazam! Is one of my favourite DC Superheroes now ⚡

[@crimsonstormsurge]

Exactly

[@ethanwhite145]

Even the director didn’t like it

[@Wolfsburge]

Everyone has different likes & dislikes. Won't roast you for liking this movie.. yet it just seems very silly & poor story for me .

[@kitanomotoso1854]

@@Wolfsburge it was still good tho

[@Wolfsburge]

​@@kitanomotoso1854 sure

[@davidhooie4692]

Not sure if this was mentioned yet, but the closing credits begin with Elvis singing a little less talk and a lot more action. Elvis was a huge Captain Marvel Jr. fan, it's why he started wearing short capes with his jumpsuits.

[@radrobd123]

The song is "A Little Less Conversation"

[@ryanbadagliacco9614]

That tree on his shirt was the White Tree of Gondor

[@mikeyallen6758]

Yeah came here to mention that. One does not call the white tree of Gondor "a Tree". Tis THE tree

[@charlesmclemore5321]

Absolutely

[@yerocnodespdon]

I went into this movie thinking it's just going to be a fun superhero ride I was not disappointed so idk what the beef is

[@abivalentin8331]

I agree 100%

[@lotusq5786]

@@abivalentin8331 same here

[@alp5439]

Wow that cameo of the old shazam actor is just crazy.. my respect for him ⭐

[@TheRabbitRonin]

9:30 Billy mispronouncing Solomon made me think of how Bill and Ted said so-crates instead of socrates haha

[@CalobAdamsInfamous913]

I love this movie. Yes Zachary Levi is playing a little too childish but he is a great Shazam and I love the actor who plays Billy. I hope this continues into the DCU.

[@reesetwist2290]

This movie is way better and more fun than thor 4 was. God that movie was such trash. With that said thor 4 doesnt hold the honor of worst superhero movie. That title belongs to WW2. 🤮

[@knkaitlog]

yep it really is. could be a fun family movie

[@michaeldipaola1313]

What you said at the end! 100%!!!!!!! It’s as if people expect every movie to be a masterpiece that is to be adored and worshiped until the next movie comes out replacing the last as the new masterpiece. Are you not entertained? Must you keep your heads so deep up your 🍑 you can’t just watch a movie and enjoy it? Be happy they’re making them at all.

[@dimitreze]

this movie is not a masterpiece and is not good either

[@abivalentin8331]

So incredibly true! I don't understand why people can't just sit and have fun with a movie without expecting it to be the greatest movie ever and they have so many criticisms but have no idea how much goes into making these movies.

[@TheOneMarr3ro]

That’s how I feel about Marvel and people complaining about those movies all the damn time haha

[@dannigirl5349]

I agree I love the Shazam movie. I also don’t think that every superhero needs to be so serious all the time it makes them more human. More relatable, and definitely funnier to watch.

[@rachmann516]

I know this movie is fiction however, the problem I have with the narrative that gods lorded over humans, is that it is bs. And the proper term is "demigods". The names of the demigods are generally the posts they occupy not necessarily actual names. For example the demigod Varuna is known as Poseidon in Greek mythology; Neptune in Roman mythology; Tangaroa in Polynesia and so on throughout the world for several millennia. The demigods were never there to exploit humanity, rather to maintain the infrastructure of this universe. That should be evident and logical given each have dominion over particular aspects of the universe-water, climate (which impacts food production), the various elements are under their control and so on. It is important to tell the truth at the very least to convey the proper narrative that undergirds these mythologies for in them are needed wisdom for humanity.

[@VorpalDerringer]

4:36 Not just any tree, that's the flag of Gondor from the Lord of the Rings--a nation protecting a special magical tree from an ancient time period.

[@charlesmclemore5321]

I was about to reference the tee shirt

[@ocularpatdown]

I thought so

[@siddharthpavan5412]

The final showdown inside of the dome is already foreshadowed before in a scene, where Billy wakes up from the wizard's dream and notices the plasma ball getting overcharged and burst.

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

Honestly, I’m happier when bullying against disabled people isn’t specifically called out in fiction. It treats us as people rather than poor defenseless objects of pity. Freddie’s portrayal of his impairment was great in this film. The tree shirt that he was wearing is the symbol of the white tree of Gondor from Lord of the Rings. I don’t think it was focused on in the movie, but in the books it’s a tree that’s dying because Gondor has no king, only to be restored at the end when Aragorn is crowned. Foreshadowing the tree in the Greek gods realm at the end of the movie.

[@TheRushDrive]

I love both movies, but my biggest issue is Zachary Levi’s Billy feels like a total different character compared to Asher’s Billy.

[@StacyODell]

Agreed -- Asher's seems more mature and serious

[@millieshenton4332]

I said exactly the same after I watched this movie a few days ago! I didn’t notice it much in the first film but yeah in this second one it really distracted me as they seemed like two different people

[@rantalmore]

Yea he feels like if a shy kid suddenly gained powers and exploded out of his shell with false bravado or something

[@TheOneMarr3ro]

Yeah, that part didn’t make sense to me 🤷🏻‍♂️ acted like a totally different person but supposed to be the same person, just grown up basically, idk why they didn’t make him more serious

[@tabaributler2225]

@@TheOneMarr3ro there are some saying it's a mask to hide how he really feels which kind of makes sense because he started getting serious at the end which I enjoyed a bunch.

[@shadf6080]

Great video! Although you missed the fact that DC seemed to retcon the suits from the first movie in that quick flashback. Could be because they’re trying to separate it from the DCEU but leaving it ambiguous because (like you said) it depends on how well the movie is received.

[@lariat4148]

Time ripples

[@TMSokoya]

I just saw it as them maintaining continuity with their retcon 😆. A shame because I love those original suits overall, but I respect the attention to detail.

[@defenderofminorities3056]

@@TMSokoya the original suits looked like muscle suits, these look way more practical and in tune with realism

[@rebelprime]

​@@defenderofminorities3056 keep the emblem atleast

[@RSRye]

Thanks for giving the movie a full breakdown, I know that it doesn’t have the critical acclaim that it deserves, so it’s nice to see it getting some sort of recognition; it felt like a og feel good superhero movie about doing the right thing!

[@AShock26432]

The tree on the kid’s shirt is the iconic Tree of Gondor from Jackson’s LOTR films :). Great t-shirt

[@tdrewman]

One of the Easter eggs I caught was the mobile RV, the same type that was used in the Shazam 70s TV show

[@jeffcombs1238]

I was about to type that. Surprised so many people missed it.

[@radrobd123]

Also, William Gray's character called Levi "Captain Marvel"

[@houseofgeekdomgaming]

I thought it was a super fun family movie with some spectacular VFX moments. I'm sad more people won't go see this on a big screen.

[@shawnm4759]

Freddy is honestly my favorite movie character ever. Seriously Grazer does a phenomenal job and I hope he gets all the roles in the future!

[@crimsonstormsurge]

Really hope this film does connect to the new dcu as I really wanna see these characters more

[@anthonycuevasproduction]

Me two

[@KennethWrites]

Evidently the Skittles thing was in the original script. They shot it, then asked the Skittles people (Skittles person?) after the fact if it was cool.

[@JohnWick-yw4oo]

It was a fun movie, I liked it. Yes, it has a few flaws, but overall it was good. I remember watching the original Shazam show on tv as a kid, so as soon as I saw the guy with the red shirt and yellow collar, I immediately recognized him.

[@A31dN0X]

I personally had a blast watching this film. Not a big DC fan but I genuinely enjoyed it more that the last few Marvel films.

[@bethb4432]

I really liked it, idc what the critics say. It was a lot of fun and I think it will work well on rewatches.

[@jsociety4964]

Me too me & my brother saw it

[@TheDamagedKoda]

One of the BEST PARTS of the movie is when Freddys superhero character "Captain EveryPower" starts grunting and yelling struggling to hold the cars on the bridge like the typical superhero pose shot but then stops and says "I'm kiddin its really easy" hahahah fun joke for adults and kids.

[@huntress647]

I really really really really want and need Shazam and the Shazamily to RETURN! I love them so much ❤

[@medo5417]

I honestly had a fun time time watching this fil. It didn't have to be End-Game level quality to be an enjoyable watch :)

[@cringehorse]

There was a shot at the beginning after Billy has the weird dream, where the plasma ball in his room goes crazy and blows up That plasma ball was almost exactly like the dome at the end sparking out with all the lightning, and blowing up.

[@slicedcheese9917]

the tree on Freddy's shirt is actually the white tree of Gondor from Lord of the Rings

[@darthserin]

Saw it in theatre yesterday. I liked it a lot too Eric!

[@erkfx4154]

There was a possible reference to Tangled. When Shazam was recapping the bridge incident, the reflection of the lights they have hanging in the lair are showing on the TV and it looks like they’re floating above the water like the lanterns in Tangled, AND THEN Zachary Levi says “hey, where’s Eugene?” Which is the actual name of the character he played in that movie. I could be wrong, but it was cool noticing that because Tangled is my wife’s favorite movie.

[@aaronjohns8077]

The tree of Gondor deserves more respect than “just some tree”

[@dannyerboi2357]

The tree on the kids shirt was the White Tree of Gondor from Lord of the Rings

[@coltonkinsella5858]

Freddie isn’t just wearing a shirt with a tree, that’s the white tree of Gondor!

[@OneJumpMan33]

It's an interesting take about the character Levi is playing. I was discussing it last night and I thought the opposite. Like while he is still way goofier than the kid he's playing he is way more mature than last movie. Like at least we got to see vulnerability which he has more courage to do as shazam and the darkness come out a bit at the end also

[@regulusking4299]

I felt like Levi’s Billy was a bit of a mask trying to act all happy and lightening the mood away from how he really feels. It felt clear near the end when he got serious and the stakes were high. He wasn’t playing around anymore

[@bethb4432]

ITA with all that. It was if he could let go as the superhero and be more of how he wants to be.

[@cathalmasterson1116]

I love this video. It feels like a breakdown from 2017 to 2019 and I love it

[@yoda908]

Annabelle also made an appearance in Aquaman

[@kemarwilliams-mclaren3132]

Just finished watching it a couple hours ago; I don’t understand the low score tbh. I really love this movie

[@jinky0u812]

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and unlike some Marvel movies of late, felt the danger was real. I even got emotional in moments of the film. I can't understand why the movie isn't doing better than it is. It doesn't deserve the Rotten Tomato scores that it's been given. It's genuinely a great superhero popcorn flick. I fell like, it this was presented in 2007, people would have thought it was the greatest superhero movie they had ever seen, just behind 1978's "Superman".

[@Dishinshoryuken]

Snyderites They refuse to help any DC/WB items til Snyder owns the DCEU

[@Ccubed92]

You definitely are just. Emotional wreck if this movie affected you that bad

[@commaJim]

10/10 coffin flop reference.

[@sportitojoe]

Aside from Freddie's shirt "foreshadowing" the tree of life, isn't that also the Tree of Gondor from Lord of the Rings, another WB property?

[@roboraptorwolf9726]

Yes

[@GetOnMyHypeJP]

Damn, didn't expect such a low critic score. I really enjoyed the movie.

[@zacharysipelii1972]

Yo when Freddy was fighting off the power when calypso was trying control his mind was pretty badass 😂

[@robbiedamascus]

Poor Mark Strong. Again in a post-credits scene that will do nothing. But... I always remember how PERFECT he was as Sinestro. There will be no better casting for future green lantern movies/tv shows

[@moneylover318]

To be honest I think He will stick around along with mr mind

[@sharongrenville5311]

I enjoy this film, it was fun time in the theater, I don't know why everyone is hating on it. Not every superhero movie has to be a 10/10.

[@MooseBraden]

Erik voss is a 🐐

[@k7l3rworkman97]

Is he? He didn’t recognize the White Tree of Gondor

[@polkadotproductions3459]

Fun tidbit, the baseball field in the final battle is featured in the batman brave and the bold episode “triumvirate of terror!” Were the Justice league play baseball against the legion of doom :)

[@brendamartin3444]

I enjoyed this movie enough to go see it a second time!!

[@rantalmore]

Same it was so good :)

[@CarvC23_]

Adding my comment from 3 months ago as I’ve watched it the second time tonight: The sequel to Shazam was an adventurous movie! This film was an electrifying adventure as it was great to see again on the big screen as it had hype and action moments throughout the film.

[@andrewzapata9819]

Honestly I’m kinda glad they established what he should actually be called and the wizard says Shazam and them saying,“Duh of course we always say it.”

[@zebra_everything]

I didn't realise it had realesed

[@dakotaloven1362]

Great reference find on the fire fiddle I personally thought it was a reference to the devil went down to Georgia I know THAT fiddle is supposed to be golden but idk was the closest thing I could find or think of

[@kensredemption]

Yet another disconnect between the critics and the fans. Loved this movie. Want to see it again.

[@TheYoungDoctor]

5:55 DC Comics didn't get the rights to Captain Marvel until 1972, five years after Marvel introduced theirs in 1967 which was 14 years after Fawcett stop using the character in 1953.

[@aaravkhemani3911]

The white tree on Freddy's shirt is actually the White Tree Of Gondor, another Lord Of The Rings reference.

[@redliteb.w.720]

I really liked it and hope this isn’t the last we see of Shazam and his family 😢

[@G-mountain863]

You better meeting Michael Gray who called Shazam captain Marvel

[@SHDUStudios]

That tree on his shirt is the banner of Gondor from LOTR. During the scene with Billy and the Wizard in the cell, there were also quite a few D&D jokes and references.

[@sansfangirl4life439]

if im not mistaken, Freddy's shirt at 4:36 is the sigil for Gondor. :3

[@claytonbraswell7276]

I am glad you are breaking down Batman 1989 on the DD. I watched it over last weekend and I love how the light mostly focuses on Batman eyes, as Batman: TAS took the same approach during their run as well.

[@mikeskenne]

Totally agree w/ the Bully scene. My sons stated that it was pretty realistic, though. That their teachers never intervene.

[@user-zf2ru4eq4w]

What I liked about the cameo from Michael Grey is that he was wearing the Shazam colors on his shirt. That was a really nice detail.

[@cooperterry884]

Was it just me or did anyone else think they were trying to reference “The Killing Joke” Joker in the Wizard’s outfit at the end. Maybe I’m just forming connections that aren’t really there because I’m not sure why they would make this reference in a Shazam movie. But the first thing I thought of when they showed the over the shoulder shot of the Wizard at the door was the killing joke.

[@ThousanWhite]

I kinda disagree about the Angel/Levi performance gap between the first and second movies. I just rewatched the first movie and I think the gap between how Levi and Angel played Billy was way bigger compared to the second. I felt that they tried a little harder in the second to kinda make Angel play Billy a little bit more like Levi does.

[@radrobd123]

well let's be honest, Asher's role in the second movie was downplayed. He was given very little screen time (only in 4 scenes) while Levi was in predominantly the whole movie

[@blackermarket123]

Tree on the T-shirt is The White Tree of Gondor from LotR, bruh.

[@ther3aper561]

Riffing on Levi mispronouncing Soloman but mispronouncing Cyclops is an interesting thing that happened this video

[@stateofhibernation]

Ya know... I'd kind of be down to see if DC made a fall of the gods movie. And it's just the story of Aries killing all the gods. Maybe they could give us a bigger scene of the attack from dark seid and afterwards is when Aries strikes. When the gods have been weekend and the fighting strengthened him

[@oolong2]

The "all about family" scene was not filmed in Philadelphia, it was filmed a few blocks from where I live. I didn't realize it until I watched the movie.

[@x0habiib0x]

The dome barrier bursting was foreshadowed with the plasma globe earlier after Billy had his dream.

[@hgoines1]

Levi's performance worked for me because we didn't see the kid much at all. The kid with the crutch we saw a lot of and he was goofy too at 16 or 17 so it works.

[@TheDevilElvisShow]

I really enjoyed the movie. The Billy Batson cameo was hilarious. I'm with Voss I can enjoy a comic book movie for being a comic book movie. I'm old enough to remember when we didn't have any other than Superman. These are still great times to be a fan Uh Uh HUH!!

[@nichole4133]

Freddy’s tree shirt is from Lord of the Rings! It’s the pattern on Boromir’s gauntlets and Pippins tunic!

[@GrimlockGuy34]

I had fun during this movie, not all the jokes landed for me but the ones that did really got me. I just wish someone got Bane’d during the fight with Helen Mirren.

[@ChrisOnStage2]

That was my prime beef with this movie: 18-year-old Billy Batson was a mature teenager, while his counterpart, Shazam, was STILL a goofy kid? That made no sense! There HAD to be some consistency!

[@rantalmore]

Best superhero movie of the year!

[@RCnurse]

Great video dude!!

[@chadcognac5626]

“And I hope this doesn’t awaken anything in me” 😂

[@123haninhk]

“I hope this doesn’t wake anything in me.” Ooohh, can you guys do a deep dive of Community???

[@rmorjr64]

My only complaint us that Zachary/Shazam acts more like Freddy than Billy.

[@radrobd123]

My complaint is that Billy (Asher Angel) was barely used in the movie. He only appeared in 4 scenes while Levi was predominantly in 90% of the movie

[@pigglarmy]

This film is literal perfection

[@_Suited]

@@robertcrane5003 by perfection he means perfection

[@josiahtombley58]

Great performance from off-screen producer Brandon in the ad section! 😂

[@Rj-dv7rf]

Great review

[@christophercasey7388]

The burning violin is Nero's. It is referenced in the comic.

[@phillipmotbey765]

This movie was great, and I would love to see them again in the future

[@Adam_s_Uncle]

13:36 - it's a nod to Mr. Tawny! how did you miss that?!! 😮

[@m.scottmcgahan9900]

We actually don't know why Michelle Borth didn't return.

[@dulithaperera6600]

11:15 saying family is so satisfying 🤣

[@thekylemontilla]

I died during the taste the rainbow scenes

[@GuardianKyle]

Ironically, this film was supposed to be post The Flash and carried over into the DCU. The costume redesigns were meant to be part of the changes to the timeline as well. But because of issues with Ezra Miller and Flash was pushed back, this film was released first.

[@jackryan2786]

Not the flyers Gm’s kid reference 😭😭

[@SoundBlackRecordings]

I thought the exact same thing about the bullies. I was like this isn't the 50s anymore.

[@BretMuckdogs]

Thanks Erik!