To avoid those intricacies, other films like "The Shape of Water" (2017) and "Aquaman" (2018) instead filmed the underwater scenes on dry land and added underwater qualities using lighting tricks ...

No matter where each scene is set ... with a strangely dim palette applied to lively underwater societies, make it even more of an eyesore. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is ugly in appearance ...

Oscar winner Nicole Kidman will have a minor role as Atlanna and feature in flashback scenes ... underwater. Since Justice League, there’s been a lot of buzz about the chemistry between Aquaman ...