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  • The following contains spoilers for Shazam! 1 / 8

  • Shazam! continues shifting the DCEU's tone towards bright, funny movies. 2 / 8

  • One of its best jokes comes from subverting the villain's monologue trope. 3 / 8

    Mark Strong as Magic Sivana in Shazam!

  • As Shazam and Sivana are fighting towards the end of the film, they pause. 4 / 8

  • Sivana uses the opportunity to talk about his Machiavellian plans. 5 / 8

    Mark Strong as Sivana in Shazam! Profile

  • But Shazam can't actually hear what Sivana is saying. 6 / 8

    Zachary Levi in Shazam

  • The moment is both funny and fitting for the hero. 7 / 8

  • Directed by David F. Sandberg, Shazam! is in theaters now. 8 / 8