Blue Beetle (film)

Blue Beetle is a 2023 American superhero film about Jaime Reyes, who suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he's bestowed with an incredible suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle. It is the fourteenth installment in the DC Extended Universe. Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto. Written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Jaime Reyes is a superhero whether he likes it or not.(taglines) Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle The love that I have for my family, that's what makes me strong. I think I just cut a bus in half. They don't get out much. Everything right now feels so out of reach. Let's party. Whoa! I'm in space. Ha ha, yeah! KHAJI-DA!!! YOU THINK THAT YOU COULD BEAT ME?! HUH?! YOU SHOULD HAVE FINISHED ME WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE! Khaji-Da Host acquired. Re-entry systems ready. Host overreacting. Threat approaching. Engaging host protection. Threat eliminated. I have an arsenal at my disposal. Whatever you can imagine, I can create. Nice choice. I advise we back away. Jenny Kord Guard that with your life, but do not open it. It's called the Scarab. It was given to me by my dad as a kid. It's some kind of world-destroying weapon. It's designed to protect its host. Sometimes it does what you want, and sometimes it doesn't. Your house is full of love. Your family, that's a home. The world is a place to protect. Milagro Reyes You always land on your feet, bro. You're Jaime. You went in to get us jobs, and all you brought back was a hamburger? Did you know what was gonna happen to my brother when you stuck him with this world-destroying thing? [as they see the Scarab embedded in Jaime's back] Oh, I forgot how bad it looks. Rudy Reyes The universe has sent you a gift, and you have to figure out what you're gonna do with it. Maybe it's time to get our own hero. Batman's a fascist. What do you think the government is gonna do when they figure out some kid has this military tech? You are the Blue Beetle. You are a superhero, cabrón! Victoria Kord The Scarab chose you, but it doesn't belong to you. It belongs to me. Target the family. We are going to change the world, with the power of the Scarab. [Last words] NO! PLEASE! NO! IGNACIO, NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! STOP! Ignacio Carapax / OMAC The love you feel for your family makes you weak. [Last words] Sacrifices must be made for the greater good. Nana [in Spanish] Down with the imperalistas! José Francisco Morales Rivera de la Cruz / Dr. Sanchez My name is not "Sanchez", pendeja! It's José Francisco Morales Rivera de la Cruz! [Last words] Go. I'll be fine. Dialogue Jaime Reyes: Doesn't it bother you that they talk about progress and get everything, while we have to sit here and go broke? thumb|That progress is not for us, okay? The poor go over here and the rich go over there, until the rich want to be here and they push us out! We used to have the other side of the tracks, and now they want that too! Milagro Reyes: You're a Mexican in the Edge Keys, cabrón! That progress is not for us, okay? The poor go over here and the rich go over there, until the rich want to be here and they push us out! We used to have the other side of the tracks, and now they want that too! Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle: [after he drags Carapax/OMAC across the island's infrastructure and beats him to a pulp] WE'RE NOT DONE!' [pins Carapax to the ground with staple pincers]Khaji-Da: Jaime. Threat disarmed. You're losing control. Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle: [as he breaks Carapax's helmet and rips it off his head] YOU THINK THAT YOU COULD BEAT ME?! HUH?! YOU SHOULD HAVE FINISHED ME WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE![Jaime rips Carapax's helmet off to make him vulnerable]Khaji-Da: OMAC neutralized. Recommend to disengage.[Jaime/Blue Beetle transforms his arm into a stinger to prepare the final blow on Carapax/OMAC and screams in fury as he brings his arm down; the stinger halts suddenly mere inches to Carapax/OMAC's eye, revealing Khaji-Da had prevented Jaime from killing him]Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle: [struggling] What are you doing?! Khaji-Da: We're not killers, Jaime. Let him go. Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle: [grieving] What about Dad...? What about Rudy...?! Khaji-Da: During the transfer, I've unlocked his memories. Let me show you.[a series of flashbacks chroniclizing Carapax's life in reverse began to be shown, starting with his augmentation with the OMAC, and then when he was about to get his robotic appendages]Doctor: What if he doesn't survive the procedure? Victoria Kord: Then we'll just get another one. Doctor: It could kill him. Victoria Kord: [looking down on Carapax in his memory] Sacrifices must be made for the greater good.[Carapax screams as he gets his robotic appendages; flash back to when he steps on a landmine during a militarian operation and loses one of his arms and legs]Ronald Reagan: [voiceover] This country is confronting a brutal challenge, from guerrillas armed and supported by others outside Guatemala.[more memories are shown chronologically in reverse as it shows a younger teenage Carapax serving in the military and shooting coldly, before cutting to a younger adolescent version of him shooting and a kid version of Carapax being forced to shoot, followed by him being drafted in the military, getting his hair shaved off, and then being taken by the military]Newswoman: [voiceover] The United States is committed to restoring democracy and to address the root causes of the violent insurgency] Ronald Reagan: [voiceover] We know about the problems confronting Guatemala. [the memory of a hiding young Carapax found by Victoria and the military is shown] Victoria Kord: Perfect. Round them up. [one last memory is shown with a kid Carapax delivering buckets of water to his mother, before he spots two planes about to airstrike the place] Young Carapax: MAMA!!! [the airstrikes blow up the vicinity] Carapax's Mother: [before she is caught in the ensuing explosion] IGNACIO! [the young Carapax is blown aback by the blast; in the aftermath, he becomes traumatized as he obtains the locket necklace with the picture of him and his mother; we cut back to the present-day Carapax, who looks saddened and remorseful after seemingly remembering what happened throughout his life; Jaime pulls back a bit after experiencing the memories] Khaji-Da: Do you understand now? [a few moments pass, as it seems Jaime's rage got the best of him, thrusting his stinger arm down and screaming; cut to the Bug Ship arriving with Rudy, having survived the ordeal with Carapax/OMAC's attempt to kill him, hanging on to the hangar] Rudy Reyes: Hey! Cabezon! [soon we cut back to Carapax, where it's revealed that Jaime had stabbed the ground next to him, having spared his life after seeing how much he had suffered; he pulls his stinger out of the ground and leans back, looking to the sky as he calms down for a few moments, before transforming his stinger arm back to normal to help Carapax up; he takes his hand and gets helped up from the ground, and Jaime disables his broken facemask] Jaime Reyes: You're wrong. The love that I have for my family? That's what makes me strong. Taglines Jaime Reyes is a superhero whether he likes it or not. He's the first superhero in his family. Hungry for a hero? Cast Xolo Maridueña — Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle Bruna Marquezine — Jenny Kord Adriana Barraza — Nana Damián Alcázar — Alberto Reyes Raoul Trujillo — Ignacio Carapax / OMAC Susan Sarandon — Victoria Kord George Lopez — Rudy Reyes Elpidia Carrillo — Rocio Reyes Belissa Escobedo — Milagro Reyes Harvey Guillén — Dr. Sanchez Becky G — Khaji-Da External links 9362930 Blue Beetle Category:2023 films Category:Action films Category:2020s American films Category:Superhero films Category:Films based on DC Comics Category:DC Extended Universe Category:Science fiction films Category:American coming-of-age films Category:Films about families Category:Films set in Texas Category:American IMAX films