Wonder Woman - Review Thread

I don't know that feminists love the whole Buck scene... 

I liked it, but some parts needed to be trimmed, like the team of stereotypes.

Wonder Woman opened to an incredibly enthusiastic response about a month ago and having finally caught up with the film I can say I’m largely on board. This is a really solid blockbuster and it’s also exactly the movie DC needed right now. Taking some of the stronger elements from Snyder’s Superman films, namely the gorgeous visuals and the sense of weight, and adding a lighter and more inspiring tone, director Patty Jenkins has made a film that nicely walks the line of fun escapism but still maintains a certain seriousness. The film is set during World War I and while the presentation is still bound by a PG-13 rating, Jenkins does still manage to convey the horror of war in a way which is felt but not overbearing. This is important for the story too, as Wonder Woman’s arc is built largely around a naive outsider who learns of humanity’s potential for cruelty. This also makes the beacon of hope that is Wonder Woman all the more inspiring, precisely because she shines during a period of darkness. Gal Gadot brings the right mix of innocence and compassion, along with a warrior’s sense of purpose and drive.

The film is somewhat reminiscent of Captain America in how it roots a superhero story in a real war, and it is also comparable to Thor in how it is working with both superheros as well as classic mythology. However, while Thor tried to distance the mythic aspects of the story and see it more as some light science-fiction, Jenkins fully embraces the Greek mythos inherent to Wonder Woman and the way she fuses this with early 20th century history is pretty neat. That alone helps make Wonder Woman feel special, but just as a superhero movie, the film features an engaging adventure plotline and some strong action scenes. The highlight is the trench sequence which eventually leads to a village siege. The scene is not only technically well-executed and exciting, but also inspiring in how Wonder Woman and her comrades save so many. Comparatively, the climax is a little sloppy and dangerously close to being swallowed into an overly computer generated mess, but the emotional weight of the scene is enough to carry one through.

For all of the film’s strong elements, Wonder Woman is held back by a handful of issues. The film could have used a better villain, some of the supporting characters are a little stock, the film’s structure is ripped straight from Richard Donner’s Superman, and the aforementioned climax is a bit of a letdown. Still, I can only be so down on Wonder Woman, which does manage to inspire and generally performs quite well as a crowd pleaser.

B+

James Cameron talking mad shit about Wonder Woman

www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/heat-vision/james-cameron-calls-wonder-woman-a-step-backwards-1032433

Doomsday would be proud.

Don't get the love for this film. I'd sooner watch B vs S or suicide squad again than this pos

The response is maybe a bit hyperbolic, but I do think his comments are pretty dumb and not fully thought out. Basically he's saying Wonder Woman is not as good a female icon as someone like Sarah Connor because Sarah is A. not beautiful and B. very flawed, but that presumes that a woman who is beautiful can't also be a strong icon/role model and it also ignores the flaws that Wonder Woman did have and which she overcame in the film (namely her naivety).

But let's be real, the only reason Jimmy C is mad is because people were touting Wonder Woman as the first female action hero (which, yeah, isn't true) and Cameron's infinite ego said, "Hey! What about me!"

Just an idiotic statement from James Cameron meant to underline how important he considers himself to be.  As all such claims usually go, this one also only winds up making him look like an ass, and ultimately manages to negate his original intent.  

My understanding is that he was at a Q&A about Terminator 2 in promotion of the upcoming 3D version and someone asked him if he paved the way for Wonder Woman and he answered.  That makes it a little more understandable I guess, but still.  

We both know they get it for free from Warner Bros.

$6.99 at Amazon.

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