Count me in as yet another, overall satisfied, viewer of Wonder Woman!
THIS is how the DC line up of movies should had been, as we lead up to Justice League. I really felt that there was an emotional core to this film not really ever expressed in Man of Steel or Batman vs Superman. God, I really never bought the chemistry between Superman and Louis here at all; it was more like, “Hey this is Superman, and this Louis. Remember how they’re supposed to be together? Well, they just are!” In Wonder Woman, I was WAY more invested in the chemistry between Diana and Steve here. They’re talking to each other, working together, FIGHTING together, or DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE!
Was this film flawless? No, not really. It could do less with some annoying slow-mo scenes (just let the scene play out in real time for crying out loud), or how underwhelming certain villains were (the fight at the end is rather cheesy, but I’ll take it over the mess in Man of Steel where CITY DESTRUCTION porn is everywhere or in BvS where it’s CITY DESTRUCTION AND BIG CGI MONSTER FIGHT). But what saves this movie, is that emotional draw to it. I was so worried that Wonder Woman would be too perfect and that nothing really horrible would happen to her here, but I’m pleased to say that there was enough that happens where you can see the shift in character development take form. It isn’t super AMAZING, but it’s sufficient to where there was investment in the character.
7/10.
suspiciouscoffee said:
I’m probably still going to skip the JL movie though, and any other DCEU movie without Patty Jenkins’ name on it 😛
Yeah, all things considered, I’m not really psyched for Justice League either. Gleaning from the trailers, it looks like more or less the same of what we’ve seen in Man of Steel or Batman vs Superman; just your typical and goofy action popcorn flick. Wonder Woman works so well because it’s a lot more personal and doesn’t rely on symbols to sell the heroes; the actions and values of Wonder Woman were far more convincing to me without it feeling ham-fisted with “THIS IS OUR SAVIOR CAUSE HE HAS A HOPE SYMBOL” schlock.