Review of Wonder Woman (2017) by Jacques%20 B — 27 Sep 2017

(Small spoilers ahead).

A terrible failure. The movie is weighted down by a plethora of slow-motions and dramatic musics that void the scenes of any credibility. The main character, Princess Diana, makes bad decisions that the movie justifies by showing her determination. She's presented as a selfless defender of the innocents, and of peace. And yet, the movie doesn't go beyond a manichean illustration of "the good Allies vs the bad Germans" stereotype. Diana kills countless German soldiers whilst she had the power to save the conflict without harming them. But instead of reflecting on the idea that in war, the soldiers of both sides are victims, and that the Germans are not particularly evil, the movie shows them as expandable tokens.

The villains of the movie are absolutely laughable, from the German authorities with their ridiculous evil laughs to Ares who's not intimidating at all. Same goes for the sidekicks, who are absolutely useless and are here just to show some diversity.

I wouldn't even say this movie is really feminist. It has absolutely no subtlety in the messages it tries to convey, thus ruining the movie's pace (the scene where Diana tries new clothes) and drowning its message. She's supposed to be a strong independent woman and yet does not fail to fall in love with the first man she met in her hundreds of years of existence. A guy she mets for a few days, and still mourns a hundred years later.

This movie offers absolutely no finesse in the messages it tries to convey, it contradicts itself and end up being nothing better than a collection of slow motions, explosions and grotesque clichés.