Aquaman
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Objectives: Students are expected
to be able to analyze simple present tense in the given paragraph.
Direction:
Find 15 sentences of simple present tense based on the text below and write
down the answer in the box answer below!
Aquaman
On a very stormy night, lighthouse keeper
Thomas Curry (Temeura Morrison) discovers an unconscious woman (Nicole Kidman)
washed up on the shore with a wound in her abdomen. He brings her to his home
and shelters her. Although she appears frightened and confused when she
wakes
up, Thomas shows her kindness and tends to her wound. She tells him her name is
Atlanna, queen of Atlantis, and the two begin a romance from then on.
Thomas and Atlanna spend the next few years
together, and they become parents to a son, Arthur. Everything seems lovely
until one day when a team of Atlantean commandos burst into their home and
start to attack with the intention of taking Atlanna back to her betrothed,
King Orvax. Atlanna fights back and beats the commandos down, leaving her time
to get away with Thomas and Arthur. Atlanna tells Thomas she must return to
Atlantis for his and Arthur's safety, but she vows to return to both of them
someday. She kisses Thomas goodbye and jumps back into the ocean, leaving
Arthur her trident for when he is ready to use it.
Years later, we see Arthur as a child on a
school field trip to the aquarium. He is seen talking to the fish, and two
bullies start to taunt and mock him for it. A shark then starts banging on the
glass, cracking it slightly and scaring everyone else. They watch in
astonishment as all the sea creatures gather right behind Arthur, and his eyes
glow yellow as he has them at his command.
Twenty years later, a team of pirates led by
Jesse Kane (Michael Beach) and his son David (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) take over
a Russian submarine. After subduing the men on board, the villains find that
they hit something, or rather, something hit them. It's the now adult Arthur
(now played by Jason Momoa), better known by many as Aquaman, coming to the
rescue. He makes his way into the sub and starts fighting the pirates, laying
them all out with ease before going after the Kanes. Jesse fires an RPG at
Arthur, thinking he's killed him, but Arthur picks himself up and is completely
unscathed. Arthur retaliates by piercing Jesse in the chest. The sub starts to take
on water, and Jesse gets pinned under a torpedo. David desperately tries to
free his father and pleads for Arthur's help, but he refuses to save Jesse
because he and his son have killed innocent people. David continues trying to
free Jesse, but he knows his time is almost up, and he pulls out a grenade
before ordering David to get out and to go kill Arthur. David reluctantly
listens and climbs out of the sub as he hears Jesse set off the grenade. Arthur
rescues the other Russian crewmen while David gets away in another sub.
Arthur joins Thomas as he waits on the docks
for Atlanna as he has all these years. The two go to a bar where they see a
news report of Aquaman's heroics, and Thomas knows it was his son. He reminds
Arthur how he is meant to unite both the surface world and the kingdom of
Atlantis. A group of bikers then approach Arthur, seemingly looking for a
fight, but they actually just want to take pictures with him.
Down in Atlantis, Arthur's half-brother Orm
(Patrick Wilson) is with Arthur's mentor Nuidis Vulko (Willem Dafoe) as they
prepare to meet with King Nereus of Xebel (Dolph Lundgren). Orm wants Nereus to
form an alliance with him in a supposed effort to unite the other kingdoms of
the sea, but Orm really wants an excuse to attack the surface world, believing
they will strike upon Atlantis first. Nereus is also aware of Arthur's
existence, though Orm refuses to acknowledge his half-brother or that his
mother lived among the surface dwellers. Just then, a blast hits the area, and
a submarine comes in for an attack. Orm and Nereus round up their forces to
strike back, and Orm manages to send the sub crashing to the lowest depths of
the ocean. Nereus is then convinced to side with Orm as they prepare to send a
message to the surface.
That evening, Arthur and Thomas are leaving
the bar when Arthur is found by Princess Mera (Amber Heard), daughter of
Nereus. She warns Arthur that Orm is planning to wage war on the surface, and
that the lives of people both on land and sea will be in danger. Arthur doesn't
seem interested, even as Mera tells him that Vulko has found the location of
the Trident of Atlan, which can be used to defeat Orm and allow Arthur to claim
his place as king of Atlantis. Arthur remains unmoved, due to his belief that
the Atlanteans executed his mother, but he promises to handle Orm his own way
if he does attack.
Meanwhile in the North Sea, Orm and his
commandos meet with David, as they are in cahoots and Orm had David orchestrate
the submarine attack. Orm hands David his payment (in gold coins), but David
wants to get his hands on Aquaman whom he blames for the death of his father. A massive tidal wave heads
toward the mainland as Arthur and Thomas are driving home. It strikes their
truck and pulls Arthur out. He frantically swims back to his father, but with
Mera's help, they are able to get Thomas out of the water and revive him.
Arthur looks upon the now devastated land and is convinced to join her to stop
Orm.
The two head toward a cliff side to dive into
the ocean, which is the same place where Vulko taught Arthur how to swim with
his Atlantean instincts. Arthur and Mera board her watercraft and ride past
Atlantis to make it to a sunken ship to meet Vulko. He tells Arthur that the
legend of Atlan's trident is real, as it belonged to the founding king Atlan
(Graham McTavish) and was forged from powerful steel, designed to allow someone
worthy to rule over Atlantis. Back then, Atlantis prospered on the surface and
made impressive technological advancements, but their drive for power
ultimately brought their downfall, and Atlantis sunk to the bottom of the
ocean. However, their advancements also helped Atlanteans evolve and breathe
underwater, while others regressed and mutated into monstrosities. Atlan would
spend the rest of his life in exile. Vulko provides Arthur and Mera with a
cylinder to find the final resting place of Atlan, just before they are
attacked by a commando. Arthur and Mera fight them, but another more powerful
group led by Murk (Ludi Lin) arrive and capture Arthur.
Arthur is brought before Orm so that they can
finally meet. He rubs in Arthur's face the fact that Atlanna was apparently
executed for bearing a child from the surface, leaving Arthur with the feeling
that he is to blame. Orm also explains his position and hatred for the surface
world due to the harm that they have inflicted upon the oceans. He offers to
let Arthur leave and never return, but Arthur challenges him to a duel. Despite
objections from Vulko and Mera, Orm accepts.
Arthur gears up for the duel, wielding his
mother's trident. Meanwhile, Orm gives Mera, his betrothed, a bracelet that he
says belonged to Atlanna. A flashback shows Vulko training him to properly use
it, even showing him a move that creates a type of water shield. Young Arthur
believed that Atlanna abandoned him because she didn't love him or his father,
but Vulko told him that she was executed by being fed to the creatures of The
Trench.
In the present, Arthur heads to the Ring of
Fire where the duel commences before an ecstatic crowd of people who are on
Orm's side. Although Arthur puts on a respectable display of force, Orm
attempts to drag him down into the lava to kill him. Arthur escapes Orm's
clutches, but the evil king uses his trident to destroy Arthur's. Mera
intervenes and gets Arthur out of there before Orm can strike a fatal blow. The
two get away in her watercraft and are pursued by Orm's men. Their ship is shot
down, but Arthur and Mera escape, although Orm is led to believe that they were
killed. The two hide in the mouth of a whale that Arthur summons so that it can
take them somewhere safe above the surface. Orm finds out about Arthur and Mera surviving, and
he orders his commandos to find them, but Nereus forces Orm to ensure that Mera
is brought back safely. Orm then goes to contact David and allows him to lead
the commandos to find Arthur and Mera, and he equips David with Atlantean
weaponry to ensure that Arthur is killed. David does some personal tweaking to
the weapons and suit to his own liking.
Arthur and Mera board a plane to take them to
the Sahara desert, and they jump out with no parachutes. They walk until they
fall down a hole that brings them to an old temple where Atlan's trident was
forged. Mera places the cylinder down on a round platform, but nothing happens
until she realizes it must be activated with water. After doing so, it
activates a holographic message from Atlan with instructions on how to locate
the trident. Arthur then finds a bottle with a map inside that tells them their
next stop is in Sicily. Orm meets with the Fisherman King (Djimon Hounsou) in an attempt to
get him to join forces, but the King refuses, and Orm kills him in front of his
wife and daughter. He then orders them to have their people join him.
Arthur and Mera arrive in Sicily where they
briefly indulge in the activities among the surface dwellers. They find a spot
among the statues of past leaders where they will know where the trident lies.
Arthur figures it out by putting the bottle in the hand of a statue of Romulus,
according to Atlan's message. When placed there, Arthur and Mera see the
direction of the trident's location, which is in the Trench. They are then
attacked by David and the commandos, and he now calls himself Black Manta. He
fires a laser from his helmet at Arthur, while also using weapons that turn
water into plasma blasts. Mera takes on the commandos while Arthur battles
Manta. She kills off a few and finishes the rest by manipulating red wine and
impaling them with it. Arthur manages to send Manta flying and accidentally
blasting himself with his own laser before he falls into the ocean.
Arthur and Mera head to the trident's
location after she treats his wounds, and also takes a ship. He tells her how
he feels responsible for David becoming his enemy after refusing to save his
father, as well as his doubts that he is a worthy leader or king. Mera assures
him he is wrong and that he is the bridge between man and the sea.Orm finds out
that Vulko was working against him and he orders his men to imprison Vulko.
As they sail through a storm, Arthur and Mera
are attacked by the creatures of the Trench. They fight back, but a huge horde
comes out and forces them to go underwater as the ship is destroyed. Just when
it looks like they are doomed, they are pulled out of harm's way by a
mysterious being who takes them to another location above the surface. To
Arthur's surprise, it's Atlanna. He embraces his mother for the first time in
years. He also tells her how Thomas has been waiting for her to return after
all this time. Atlanna tells Arthur and Mera how she escaped her execution and
has been stranded in an uncharted sea. She points out to Arthur that the
trident is located behind the waterfall, and only the one true king may enter
and come out with the trident. She and Mera give Arthur confidence to head on
in.
Arthur enters and is faced by Karathen (voice
of Julie Andrews), a gigantic monster that guards the trident. She doubts
Arthur's worth and tries to attack him, but Arthur then uses his powers to
communicate with her, something that only Atlan was also able to do. When
Karathen asks Arthur what makes him worthy of wielding the trident, he says he
is not worthy, and that he only wants to save both worlds. Karathen is
convinced and allows Arthur to pull the trident from Atlan's skeleton, giving
him greater power and also a new suit.
Orm, now calling himself Ocean Master, and
his forces gather to launch their attack on the surface. A climatic battle
begins as Arthur and Mera lead their own forces of sea creatures, including
Karathen, to fight back and subdue Orm's army. The creatures take out Orm's
men, leading the other Atlanteans to renounce their loyalty to him. Orm then
proceeds to fight Arthur once again, only this time, Arthur forces Orm to the
surface to fight on his own turf. Arthur utilizes the trident's power to his
advantage, and he shatters Orm's trident, leaving him on his knees. Arthur
decides to spare Orm's life, even as he demands to be killed, but Atlanna rises
from the ocean to greet Orm, and he goes to hug his mother. Vulko orders the
commandos to arrest Orm, and he goes willingly. Arthur tells Orm that he is
willing to talk to him when he is ready. The Atlanteans then accept Arthur as
their new king.
Thomas goes down to the docks once again, and
is surprised to see that Atlanna has finally returned to him. The two embrace
and kiss. Arthur
concludes with a narration stating how destiny has a way of bringing people
together the way it brought his parents together. He has now accepted his
position as a son of the land, as a king and protector of the seas as...
AQUAMAN.
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