Review of Wonder Woman (2017) by Antonius B — 27 Jul 2017

I know this is a little different from the popular view, but I thought 'Wonder Woman' was just ok, though a decent way to spend summer afternoon. I liked a woman superhero, the diversity in the movie, and the character of the God of War, and how he debated the nature of humanity with Wonder Woman towards the end.

On the other hand, it was too long, had some corny parts that should have been cut, and was kind of standard action hero fare, which are getting so common these days. There was this really touching scene of her dancing in the snow at night with the spy, and then I thought Director Patty Jenkins spoiled it by not just leaving it as it was, and instead showed them going upstairs to make love.

I just thought that was cliche and unnecessary, just like the double entendres when he's standing there naked with his watch ("you mean you let that little thing tell you what to do?"). I also thought it was ironic that this version of Wonder Woman is hailed as the non-objectified version, when she's wearing a skimpy skirt, still has big breasts on full display, and is always perfectly made up.

It's hit and miss, and I would also note, not appropriate for little kids, much as we may want to show them a female superhero.