First off there will be SPOILERS, So before I get to that I just want to say, If you like superhero genre then you DO want to see this film. It is as good a creation as has occurred in the last few years since the Dark Knight reboot, but DC still cannot GRASP their own characters! (SIDE TANGENT: Ex: Superman always saves the day and is a Boy Scout)
So I watched this a week ago and it has really bothered me to think about what was missed. The WWI background was a small bother due to knowing that Wonder Woman started in WWII, and that the group brought together reminded me of Captain America: The First Avenger. My first thoughts were why did Wonder Woman have to sleep with Steve Trevor? why the awkward sex talk on the boat? Why such week looking villains? And my wife had a similar complaint as others about the thin looking Gal Gadot, but from what I read and saw she did bulk up and did do many of her stunts even while being pregnant. So her size was not an issue to me.
After reflection this week, here is what bugged me. 1) Amazons should have been knowledgeable of the world, knew about crisis's weapons and maybe lost one life on the beach. Hyppolyta should have held the contest to determine the one amazon to go to the man's world and when Diana won, leaving, she should have told Diana that she had power more than she knew she had and that it would also lead Ares to her. Otherwise, the amazons look unprepared, ignorant and cowardly by hiding.
2) The boat scene was reportedly ad lib-ed, but it was fine only if Diana emphasized the wisdom of staying warm, take it or leave it. Instead of emphasizing her lack of experience and 'innocence.' I think this also played in the lead up to the sex part, where a platonic strong love like the Captain America and Agent Carter relationship.
3) Really, you put Diana in a Dress?! Diana chose to wear the local clothing to fit it, not as a innocent trying to find 'fighting' clothes. I think about the first episode of Xena when Xena tries to put her weapons aside to wear peasant garb, but it does not hide her warrior spirit.
4) I could live with the rest and the Diana came out when she left the trenches to fight. But Dr. Poison and Ares, were so weak, especially Ares, and the fight was brute force with not the kind of slick moves I would expect from an Amazon and the long lived Ares God of War.
In summary, it was a good attempt-kind of reminded me of when Micheal Keaton took on Batman after the strong memories of Adam West. It was an improvement, but not on target. It took another set of movies to get the essence down. Just like Christopher Reeve nailed Superman, Wonder Woman has raised the bar but it still has a way to go. Wonder Woman needs to have Intelligence, Wisdom, Strength and lead others, not follow (this happened in Dawn of Justice). She was ahead of the game and Saved the day! There is no innocence to the man's world, she has a Amazon view that she chooses to carry or to voluntarily set aside in order to accomplish a task so that she does not understand or accept the gender bias in our society.
So I watched this a week ago and it has really bothered me to think about what was missed. The WWI background was a small bother due to knowing that Wonder Woman started in WWII, and that the group brought together reminded me of Captain America: The First Avenger. My first thoughts were why did Wonder Woman have to sleep with Steve Trevor? why the awkward sex talk on the boat? Why such week looking villains? And my wife had a similar complaint as others about the thin looking Gal Gadot, but from what I read and saw she did bulk up and did do many of her stunts even while being pregnant. So her size was not an issue to me.
After reflection this week, here is what bugged me. 1) Amazons should have been knowledgeable of the world, knew about crisis's weapons and maybe lost one life on the beach. Hyppolyta should have held the contest to determine the one amazon to go to the man's world and when Diana won, leaving, she should have told Diana that she had power more than she knew she had and that it would also lead Ares to her. Otherwise, the amazons look unprepared, ignorant and cowardly by hiding.
2) The boat scene was reportedly ad lib-ed, but it was fine only if Diana emphasized the wisdom of staying warm, take it or leave it. Instead of emphasizing her lack of experience and 'innocence.' I think this also played in the lead up to the sex part, where a platonic strong love like the Captain America and Agent Carter relationship.
3) Really, you put Diana in a Dress?! Diana chose to wear the local clothing to fit it, not as a innocent trying to find 'fighting' clothes. I think about the first episode of Xena when Xena tries to put her weapons aside to wear peasant garb, but it does not hide her warrior spirit.
4) I could live with the rest and the Diana came out when she left the trenches to fight. But Dr. Poison and Ares, were so weak, especially Ares, and the fight was brute force with not the kind of slick moves I would expect from an Amazon and the long lived Ares God of War.
In summary, it was a good attempt-kind of reminded me of when Micheal Keaton took on Batman after the strong memories of Adam West. It was an improvement, but not on target. It took another set of movies to get the essence down. Just like Christopher Reeve nailed Superman, Wonder Woman has raised the bar but it still has a way to go. Wonder Woman needs to have Intelligence, Wisdom, Strength and lead others, not follow (this happened in Dawn of Justice). She was ahead of the game and Saved the day! There is no innocence to the man's world, she has a Amazon view that she chooses to carry or to voluntarily set aside in order to accomplish a task so that she does not understand or accept the gender bias in our society.
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