Review of Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017) by Jon C — 30 Jan 2018

Another film about the most famous super heroine of all-time but solely focused on the creation.

William Moulton Marston was a professor teaching psychology with his wife about how women can be just as strong and as empowering as men with concepts like dominance, submission, and inducement.

Both of them wanted to better understand the female thinking process so they decide to experiment with one of their students Olive Byrne.

Next to creating the first ever lie detector all three of them are one of the earliest examples of a polygamous relationship, something that was still considered taboo back in the day.

Among their desires and explorations Marston creates Wonder Woman as a symbol of truth that women can be strong, free-thinking and powerful.

Yet Marston faced utter scrutiny from the public claiming his comic book character promoted violence, sadomasochist behavior, and sexual depravity, the books were even banned for a period of time.

The film is appropriately dramatic with its 3 leads from Luke Evans to Rebecca Hall to Bella Heathcoate, the music is very graceful, and has a more profound context in terms of its dialogue and history.

The underlying tones of freedom and feminist energy really shine, too.

Another important story to be heard not just about the iconic character but the creators who gave her strength to stand out.