Review of Wonder Woman (2017) by Biotofu — 02 Jun 2017

+ First good female protagonist super hero movie.

+ Good main characters development with clear motivation behind them.

+ A great band of supporting characters + Memorable music - Some bad reshoots - Too much slow mo - Weak villains DC has+ First good female protagonist super hero movie.

+ Good main characters development with clear motivation behind them.

+ A great band of supporting characters.

+ Memorable music.

- Some bad reshoots.

- Too much slow mo.

- Weak villains.

DC has finally made a decent movie for its DCU! Yes, you heard me right! Wonder Woman didn’t suck! Unlike that abomination that that Zack Snyder called BvS, which was an union between a bad batman movie, a **** superman movie and a justice league youtube trailer, Wonder Woman was a proper, decently directed and well written movie. Gal Gadot didnt particularly impressed me with her acting but I thought she was sufficiently compelling here as a out of place, naïve innocent Diana, who just wanted to save mankind by ridding the world of some pure evil. And she got what it took to look determined, confident and hot af from her training as a model. Yes, I would dare say that shes even hotter than Scarlett Johansen’s Black Widow.

Wonder Woman was so powerful, the only way to hurt her is through her belief and the movie did a decent job at poking the chink in her armor. Compared to movie Superman, apart from his obvious weakness to kryptonite, the villains can easily hurt him through kidnapping the helpless ones he loved, Lois and freakin Martha. Steve was a capable spy and soldier, which was showcased in many situations during the run time. Diana’s character growth came in the form of better understanding human kind through war, the dark side of humanity, and the cruelty of reality. Steve Trevor represented everything why human beings deserved Wonder Woman as their savior contrary to what Dianas mother wanted her to believe. Steve himself was a super hero without super power as he taught Diana the beauty of human kind. Much of the conflict between Diana and Steve rose from their difference in pursuing good and righteousness. And in turn, he taught Diana how he was willing to do evil things to do good. He was a silent hero capable of defending himself and what he believed in, when he showed his courage to lead a hopeless suicidal mission without taking any credit. Steve was a great counterpart that helped Diana to understand and grow. The scene of him high up in the air and flash back worked so well because of how well done his character was.

I enjoyed the music quite much. So far I think DC is better at making original soundtracks than Marvel. I mean, do you remember any music from Iron Man or Avengers? DC has the OP Hans Zimmer for the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight trilogy and this catchy Wonder Woman tone that was introduced in BvS. When you hear it, you know Dianas gonna do some cool **** There are many moments when they subtly play it in the movie too if you pay attention to it.

The management of time and pacing could be a lot better. There are obviously some bad reshoots which they tried to edit in… Hopping back down with the sword from the roof… The movie had some great action moments but suffered from what most action movies are overusing these days… slow freakin mo… a lot of the action takes would be better if played in normal speed or even sped up. I really didn’t like Dianas slow ascension up the ladder with all those close ups… The final fight seemed a bit lazy too.