These have not been easy times for DC Studios. For more than a decade, it was torn between failed films and numerous controversies. The result was the failure of the franchise. Afterwards, an announced reboot that began with Flash and that includes the renewal of all the main characters. However, the studio still has pending projects that are in the middle of the transition between the two stages. Blue Beetle It is one of them.
The film also has the particularity of being the first production that completely distances itself from what the DC saga was up to now. With a hero unknown to a large part of the public and a marked ethnic sense, Blue Beetle is a classic origin story with a family twist. the relatives of jamie reyes (Xolo Maridueña) occupy an important place in his adventure as a new symbol of good. What gives the feature film an emotional, close and humorous tone, far from the great preceding epics.
So, it is evident that Blue Beetle it indicates the path that James Gunn will follow in his attempt to renew the saga. Ángel Manuel Soto’s film moves away from stellar battles and cosmic enemies to tell a simple story. What becomes more evident in their final sequences and the way in which they close the plot on a note of hope.
The revelation of Blue Beetle
In the last part of the movie, James, uncle rudy (George Lopez) and Jenny (Bruna Marquezine) head to Kord Estate. The house where the young woman grew up has been deserted since the disappearance of her father, ted. And the group’s intention is to use the abandoned technology to better understand what happens to Jaime and the suit that now belongs to him.
Once there, they discover that Jaime is more than just the wearer of armor. He is also the biological host of khaji da (Becky G), personality of the exoskeleton that is now part of her body. The revelation also discovers a link between the two that includes a union at the cellular level. So Jaime would die if he removed the suit that gives him his powers.
Meanwhile, the mercenaries of Kord Industries They attack the house of the Kings. Jaime uses the power of Blue Beetle to confront the armed men and defend their relatives. However, despite the fact that he manages to neutralize the majority, his father, Alberto Reyes (Damián Alcázar), is injured and ends up dying, victim of a heart attack. In the midst of the confusion, the villain Carapax (Raoul Trujillo) manages to catch Jaime and neutralizes the power of Khaji Da. The hero’s family home is destroyed in flames.
The Kings to the rescue
It is then that the story shows that it goes beyond the technology of the main hero. With Jenny in the lead, all the Kings decide to create a plan to rescue Jaime, in the hands of vicky kord (Susan Sarandon). The villain’s intention is to download the source code of the exoskeleton for her own purposes. The system OMAC (One-Man Army Corpsfor its acronym in English) is a security strategy designed by Kord Industries to replace any police force. Some experiments that allowed Carapax obtained a suit with characteristics similar to that of Blue Beetle.
Jaime’s family comes to the rescue with a plan to get him to safety. Which includes defeating the facility guards and using bombs to destroy any possible traces. But despite her best efforts, Vicky manages to complete the data transfer while Jaime dreams of his father. In the vision, the deceased advises her to embrace his destiny and stop resisting his ability to do good. What allows the total cellular fusion between the young and khaji da.
But Vicky, already in control of the data from the mysterious blue armor, manages to refine the system he uses. Carapax. While he resets his mechanism, the hero manages to get out of the laboratory, find Jenny and miracles (Belissa Escobedo) and escape with them.
The last fight between Blue Beetle and Carapax
But before he can leave the laboratory grounds, Jaime must face one last time with Carapax. Now, both have full use of the technological capabilities of their respective armors. After a hand-to-hand fight, the power of Blue Beetle manages to prevail. By then, the superhero is enraged, convinced that his enemy mortally wounded his uncle rudy and willing to kill him.
But khaji dadue to the transfer of information from his core, he knows part of the memories of Carapax. So it shows Jaime that his enemy is a victim of vicky kord. A failed experiment that ended up destroying the man’s life. So, the boy spares the life of his nemesis. In gratitude, Carapax helps him escape and sacrifices his life to destroy the already installed facility. vicky kord.
A conclusion that announces a return
Once safe, the Kings return home, are welcomed by their community and begin to rebuild their lives. that’s when Blue Beetle shows that Jaime’s strength is not just in the armor he wears, but in a loving and supportive environment.
A recurring theme in the plot, but which, for its closure, becomes the final message of the story. What is also linked to the promise of Jennynow head of Kord Industries, that the family business will no longer make weapons.
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Blue Beetle he does not attempt to create a character of cosmic transcendence. In fact, with his goodwill-filled conclusion he proves that DC movies can take on a new dimension. They can become emotional tales about imperfect heroes growing up that humanize their great figures.