Aquaman: Chilling theory might make you want to rewatch the film

Film's final shot will be forever changed

There’s an Aquaman theory doing the rounds that might actually make you want to re-watch the film.

It suggests that rather than being the “stereotypical hero” of the DC film, Jason Momoa‘s character is in fact a villain hiding in plain sight.

A resurfaced theory, highlighted by Digital Spy, notes that the character’s powerful trident is to blame for this.

Shortly after first receiving it, Aquaman’s “entire modus operandi revolves around fear”.

The first sense that things are spiralling out of control is when Aquaman sets the Karathen on both King Orm’s forces and lost kingdom the Brine during a crucial battle sequence.

While he purported to be trying to save the Brine, the Karathen is seemingly responsible for its destruction.

It’s argued that Aquaman – real name Arthur Curry – uses the trident to “play on the nightmares of Atlanteans to convince them that his way is the only path forward”.

The theory also suggests that the reason Aquaman chose to break Orm’s spirit by reuniting him with their dead mother is because he “could take her away again” whenever he so wished.

One of the film’s final shots sees Aquaman lifting the trident as leader of Atlantis, with everybody cheering on. However, the theory says that people are cheering for him “because they have no choice”.

Is Aquaman a ‘merciless tyrant’? A resurfaced theory suggests so

“He holds them all hostage with that trident. They’ll always know what Aquaman can do to them. The one person who could challenge Aquaman is now broken and terrified of losing his mother again.”

Is Aquaman a “merciless tyrant”? It certainly gives the film an intriguing spin – and one to think about if you ever do decide to re-watch it.