by Renaud Bédard
SUB-MARINER THE MOVIES
by Renaud Bédard



Right up front in the beginning of any Sub-Mariner related movies, just after whatever title of any possible interpretations, if anyone has any respect for anything, those words should always appear, based on Bill Everett, and the name of the original creator that started it all should be honored, always

A first Sub-Mariner movie should show a bit of the origin of Atlantis itself, where thousands of years ago because of volcanoes and earthquakes all possibly caused by an ancient war, and Atlantis eventually broken and sinking bellow the sea killing most of its habitants and leaving only very few survivors to a very different evolutionary course, forced to adapt living in the middle of the ocean and eventually beneath it. Then in the 1920's, a ship from above unknowingly causing chaos for the underwater people bellow, forced the daughter of the old Emperor Thakorr to take action on her own, despite her father's opposition not wanting to attract attention and possibly reveal their world bellow. Found on the ship, Princess Fen warned of the danger and eventually fell in love with Captain Leonard McKenzie; but the honeymoon was short lived, as an forces of Atlanteans lead by the ambitious Krang would attack the humans making no quarters, and forcing back the Princess to her world bellow, where month after she gave birth to little boy half human and half Atlantean which she named Namor

Also in this first movie, the very first Sub-Mariner story published in Marvel Comics issue #1 1939 could be shown, as Namor would come face to face with deep-sea divers in metallic suits and flame torches; it could all be over an environment problem with polluters and toxic wastes dumped on the floor of the ocean forcing Namor with symbolic tattoos of ankle wings to defend the very existence of his own people living bellow

- SUB-MARINER VERSUS ORIGINAL HUMAN TORCH -

In this movie could appear two of the greatest golden age Marvel icons, Jim Hammond the original Human Torch and Namor The Sub-Mariner, with the classic confrontation between the forces of water and fire, and maybe someday the Human Torch or Sub-Mariner could return the favor each in their own films with different angles and perspectives from the opposite points of views, where on the Human Torch side Namor would be the bad guy and on the Sub-Mariner side Human Torch would be the enemy. Namor would be hero to some and baddie to others for defending his world from the chemical and sonar pollution of surface men, versus Human Torch, hero to some and baddie to others for defending his city and country against attacks as well, kind of like the situation in today's world as a parallel to wars and environmental problems; Namor the Sub-Mariner from a cross with a very long lifespan race adapted to the ocean, and the original Human Torch, machine on the surface created and at first feared by surface men for his power, but deep down more human that most human beings

- WORLD WAR TWO ERA -

I see the world above at war with each other again, using even more dangerous deadly weapons and advanced technology, all disturbing the underworld ocean peace, until one from bellow known as the Sub-Mariner has enough and decides to attack every war vessels in the region causing all that commotion; and his fight would take him to the shores of one country where he would eventually have to face one of their original champion, the Human Torch 

- SUB-MARINER BLACK -

A chance in the attitude of the Sub-Mariner could be explained after the war with the lose of someone very close and important to him and his family, like the death of Namora, a cousin, but also a very intimate close personal friend; poisoned by the Lemerian princess Llyra, the lose might have affected deeply Namor for the rest of his life, seeing the whole world very differently with a darker heart. And if anyone is wondering, yes, this is also a suggestion for a comic book hardcover Sub-Mariner graphic novel in the same Blue, Yellow or Gray style, this one Black, to tie in together different periods in the life of the Sub-Mariner and explain the hero at times, but also the political pressures of the underworld, and the destructive rage all at once. At some point during the very formation of the Avengers before Captain America was found, maybe someone like Thor could have faced Namor and at least try to reason with him, where the opening for a great spectacular modern day cameo

PS: Please release in hardcover books, Marvel Masterworks Marvel (Mystery) Comics New Improve Definitive Edition Volume 1 with a few bonus pages on the old Timely Comics days; and in home video, the 1966-1967 animated TV series "The Marvel Super Heroes"

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