Review of Wonder Woman (2017) by Joseph O — 27 Sep 2017

The best compliment I can give this movie is that it did its job. I've grown jaded and sick of superhero movies at this point, and I feel that there's become a superhero movie checklist, so to speak, for any of the movies to be seen 'passable' by the mainstream that actually for some reason wants to sit through 5 and a half hours of the Avengers: Infinity Wars. But I digress.

Wonder Woman is fine, it didn't offend, it wasn't boring, it had a healthy amount of character development within the action, it had characters that were well written, and the motivations for Diana, the eponymous character were well executed. It was a pleasant movie to sit through and surprisingly never felt too long, a reoccurring superhero/action movie trait I feel I'm being bombarded with at this point.

My only real issue with it is that although ambition is an absolute hit or miss with films in this genre, the film really didn't break any new ground. It was pretty much what I expected it to be from the get-go. I'm not saying it felt generic or tiring, it just was a standard 'rags to riches' superhero movie that I've seen before, just somewhat disguised as a new concept because it's a female lead instead of a man. Like I said, I'm really not a superhero movie person anymore and I've seen enough of them, so if that had not been the case, I do think I would have a lot more praise for this movie and a desire to rewatch it, but as it stands, this movie was a fun one-time experience with lots of stuff to enjoy. The best film of the DCCU by far as of now. (The Dark Knight doesn't count).