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Wonder Woman Review!
We’ve all heard it, people have been waiting for Wonder Woman to get her own feature film for all of their lives. And if this film’s expectations aren’t high enough, for most, this film could make or break their trust in the DCEU after this franchise’s mixed reception in past films. Now I loved Man of Steel and BvS Ultimate Edition, but Suicide Squad didn’t really do it for me, so I wasn’t going into this film too worried. So is Wonder Woman a film to help DC get back on track, or just another divisive movie that will be argued about for years to come? Let’s check it out!
Good: My biggest worry about this movie was if the “girl power” message would be too much movie. I mean, I still recovering from my concussion after watching a few episodes of Supergirl having having that message beaten over my head. Thankfully I can say that this movie is a very empowering movie for women, but not too much to make people angry. I saw this movie with my mom and sister and they were over the moon when we got out of the theater, and to be honest, so was I! I thought this movie was spectacular. It truly felt like I was watching Richard Donner’s Superman for the first time in theaters, which makes sense because director Patty Jenkins credited that movie as a huge inspiration. Speaking of Patty Jenkins, can she just direct all the DC movies please? She just gets the tone that I’ve grown to love DC with by watching the animated series when I was younger. This movie was just so bright, hopeful, and godlike. My favorite thing about DC universe as a whole, and why I like it more than the Marvel universe, is that it’s a story about gods among men and how they really guide us into the light (yadda yadda Jor-El speech, you know where I’m going with this). Anyways, the reasons why I love this movie so much is very similar to why I love Man of Steel so much. It’s about a god, who doesn’t know their limits, trying to find their place in society. The only difference is Wonder Woman takes a more innocent turn on this storyline, which really builds upon the character of Diana Prince. Diana’s innocence in this movie creates humor, drama, and inspiration in the film. Which really surprised me because all of this was coming from Gal Gadot. Now after this movie, I am on the Gal Gadot hype train. I was a little nervous when she was cast as Wonder Woman and I didn’t really get enough in BvS to truly see if she can handle playing one of the most iconic heroes ever. Needless to say, Gal Gadot really impressed me in this movie. Her comedic timing was on point, her anger and confusion was believable, and she overall fleshed out her character, which in the end, elevated the movie to a whole new level. Now Gal Gadot isn’t the only star of this movie, Chris Pine as Steve Trevor was great too. I’m going to say this now, if there’s ever going to be some sort of young Indiana Jones movie, it’s gotta be Chris Pine. All I saw in this movie was a young Harrison Ford as Steve Trevor in this movie! This film is probably the second best film I’ve seen Chris Pine in behind Hell or High Water, because him as Steve Trevor totally amazed me. Like Gal Gadot, he added just the right levels of comedy and drama into this movie to have me walking out of this movie really remembering him. I went into this movie asking for Wonder Woman’s movie, and what I got was Wonder Woman’s movie, but with a surprisingly incredible second lead. This overall enhanced Steve and Diana’s romance in this movie, which I can only compare to Lois and Clark’s romance in the first Superman movie. The rest of the cast in this movie was good, Wonder Woman kinda had her own Howling Commandos which I enjoyed and the Amazons were great. In one moment in the movie, we get to see some Amazon warriors train, and I’ve never seen anything like it, it was so badass! Alright that’s enough about the cast, this review is long enough, let’s get to the action! There is one action scene in this movie, the one in the trailers where Wonder Woman is in no man’s land, which I believe will be held as one of the most iconic superhero movie moment of all time. Never before has a whole action scene given me goosebumps throughout its entire duration. Sure there are moments in superhero movies that have given me goosebumps like whenever The Chain plays in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but I’ve never been so taken back by a superhero kicking some major ass! I could go on and on about how much I loved this movie, this is probably my longest review! I’ll end the good by saying this: the soundtrack, like most DC films, is godlike and I will be listening to it as much as I do the Man of Steel and BvS ones.
Bad: I gotta be honest with you guys, I was never a big fan of Themiskyra in the comics. I never liked whenever Wonder Woman went back to Themiskyra in the JLA animated series and in this film, I just found it boring. Don’t get me wrong, the concept of it is badass, I just found myself waiting for Steve Trevor to crash his plane. Maybe it’s because after watching JLA the animated series, the Wonder Woman animated movie, and the countless comics, I was kinda over watching Diana argue with the other amazons about who she is and things like that. I totally understand why people like the first act of this film, but I was really going into this movie for Wonder Woman get involved with World War I. My second and final complaint with this movie was the villains. The villains, Ludendorff and Dr. Poison, seemed to me like the basic MCU villains, which is fine because it puts more focus on Wonder Woman, but they’re still pretty mediocre given DC good reputation for villains.
Overall, Wonder Woman was everything I wanted to be and more. Never before have I left a movie with so much hope and optimism about our world, but then to have that all ruined by merely checking Twitter. I have a feeling I will remember my first time seeing Wonder Woman for a long time. For these reasons, I’m giving Wonder Woman a 9/10. It's not a perfect movie, but it's a damn good one. I'd say it’s just short of Man of Steel and BvS Ultimate Edition in my opinion, but it’s easily one of the greatest comicbook films I’ve ever seen! If you've seen Wonder Woman, let me know what you thought about it in the comments below! And if you haven't I implore you to go out and see it. You vote with your ticket, and if you want more diversity both behind and infront of the camera, show Hollywood execs that these kinds of movies work!
Wonder Woman Review!
We’ve all heard it, people have been waiting for Wonder Woman to get her own feature film for all of their lives. And if this film’s expectations aren’t high enough, for most, this film could make or break their trust in the DCEU after this franchise’s mixed reception in past films. Now I loved Man of Steel and BvS Ultimate Edition, but Suicide Squad didn’t really do it for me, so I wasn’t going into this film too worried. So is Wonder Woman a film to help DC get back on track, or just another divisive movie that will be argued about for years to come? Let’s check it out!
Good: My biggest worry about this movie was if the “girl power” message would be too much movie. I mean, I still recovering from my concussion after watching a few episodes of Supergirl having having that message beaten over my head. Thankfully I can say that this movie is a very empowering movie for women, but not too much to make people angry. I saw this movie with my mom and sister and they were over the moon when we got out of the theater, and to be honest, so was I! I thought this movie was spectacular. It truly felt like I was watching Richard Donner’s Superman for the first time in theaters, which makes sense because director Patty Jenkins credited that movie as a huge inspiration. Speaking of Patty Jenkins, can she just direct all the DC movies please? She just gets the tone that I’ve grown to love DC with by watching the animated series when I was younger. This movie was just so bright, hopeful, and godlike. My favorite thing about DC universe as a whole, and why I like it more than the Marvel universe, is that it’s a story about gods among men and how they really guide us into the light (yadda yadda Jor-El speech, you know where I’m going with this). Anyways, the reasons why I love this movie so much is very similar to why I love Man of Steel so much. It’s about a god, who doesn’t know their limits, trying to find their place in society. The only difference is Wonder Woman takes a more innocent turn on this storyline, which really builds upon the character of Diana Prince. Diana’s innocence in this movie creates humor, drama, and inspiration in the film. Which really surprised me because all of this was coming from Gal Gadot. Now after this movie, I am on the Gal Gadot hype train. I was a little nervous when she was cast as Wonder Woman and I didn’t really get enough in BvS to truly see if she can handle playing one of the most iconic heroes ever. Needless to say, Gal Gadot really impressed me in this movie. Her comedic timing was on point, her anger and confusion was believable, and she overall fleshed out her character, which in the end, elevated the movie to a whole new level. Now Gal Gadot isn’t the only star of this movie, Chris Pine as Steve Trevor was great too. I’m going to say this now, if there’s ever going to be some sort of young Indiana Jones movie, it’s gotta be Chris Pine. All I saw in this movie was a young Harrison Ford as Steve Trevor in this movie! This film is probably the second best film I’ve seen Chris Pine in behind Hell or High Water, because him as Steve Trevor totally amazed me. Like Gal Gadot, he added just the right levels of comedy and drama into this movie to have me walking out of this movie really remembering him. I went into this movie asking for Wonder Woman’s movie, and what I got was Wonder Woman’s movie, but with a surprisingly incredible second lead. This overall enhanced Steve and Diana’s romance in this movie, which I can only compare to Lois and Clark’s romance in the first Superman movie. The rest of the cast in this movie was good, Wonder Woman kinda had her own Howling Commandos which I enjoyed and the Amazons were great. In one moment in the movie, we get to see some Amazon warriors train, and I’ve never seen anything like it, it was so badass! Alright that’s enough about the cast, this review is long enough, let’s get to the action! There is one action scene in this movie, the one in the trailers where Wonder Woman is in no man’s land, which I believe will be held as one of the most iconic superhero movie moment of all time. Never before has a whole action scene given me goosebumps throughout its entire duration. Sure there are moments in superhero movies that have given me goosebumps like whenever The Chain plays in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but I’ve never been so taken back by a superhero kicking some major ass! I could go on and on about how much I loved this movie, this is probably my longest review! I’ll end the good by saying this: the soundtrack, like most DC films, is godlike and I will be listening to it as much as I do the Man of Steel and BvS ones.
Bad: I gotta be honest with you guys, I was never a big fan of Themiskyra in the comics. I never liked whenever Wonder Woman went back to Themiskyra in the JLA animated series and in this film, I just found it boring. Don’t get me wrong, the concept of it is badass, I just found myself waiting for Steve Trevor to crash his plane. Maybe it’s because after watching JLA the animated series, the Wonder Woman animated movie, and the countless comics, I was kinda over watching Diana argue with the other amazons about who she is and things like that. I totally understand why people like the first act of this film, but I was really going into this movie for Wonder Woman get involved with World War I. My second and final complaint with this movie was the villains. The villains, Ludendorff and Dr. Poison, seemed to me like the basic MCU villains, which is fine because it puts more focus on Wonder Woman, but they’re still pretty mediocre given DC good reputation for villains.
Overall, Wonder Woman was everything I wanted to be and more. Never before have I left a movie with so much hope and optimism about our world, but then to have that all ruined by merely checking Twitter. I have a feeling I will remember my first time seeing Wonder Woman for a long time. For these reasons, I’m giving Wonder Woman a 9/10. It's not a perfect movie, but it's a damn good one. I'd say it’s just short of Man of Steel and BvS Ultimate Edition in my opinion, but it’s easily one of the greatest comicbook films I’ve ever seen! If you've seen Wonder Woman, let me know what you thought about it in the comments below! And if you haven't I implore you to go out and see it. You vote with your ticket, and if you want more diversity both behind and infront of the camera, show Hollywood execs that these kinds of movies work!