Wonder Woman
Dir: Patty Jenkins
Cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston,
David Thewlis
The DCEU has had a pretty bad track record when it comes to their movies. This
breaks that trend and is actually pretty good. The gorgeous Gal Gadot stars as
Diana, an Amazonian warrior who believes in the greater good in humanity and
must fight to protect it.
Diana, an Amazonian warrior who believes in the greater good in humanity and
must fight to protect it.
Much like the first Thor, Wonder Woman begins with little Diana looking up to
her mother while being raised on the remote island of Themyscira. This island is
strictly inhabited by strong women who fight like Roman soldiers. As Diana grows
up, she gets trained to fight just like her fellow sisterhood.
up, she gets trained to fight just like her fellow sisterhood.
One day while she is gazing out over the ocean, a spy named Steve Trevor (Pine)
crash lands on the island and tells her that a war to end all wars is about to happen.
She makes it her personal mission to save the world before all of humanity is lost.
The two team up to take down the Nazis who want to use powerful mustard gas
to end humanity.
The Good:
The action scenes were phenomenal along with the slow motion shots during the
fight sequences. The cinematography was excellent, as there was a perfect blend
of action, comedy and some romance. Her theme played during the action scenes
was on point. Chris Pine and Gal Gadot shared great on screen chemistry and the
attractive Israeli is quite easy on the eyes.
The Bad:
It was a little long for me but it kept my interest up enough from becoming boring.
The villain of the film falls into the pit that every Marvel movie did; forgettable.
He had so much more potential as his convoluted plan didn't work as hoped.
Overall:
Wonder Woman is your typical fish out of water story and it's an excellent movie
from start to finish. From here on out, it's a step in the right direction for the
DCEU. It should light a fire under Marvel to keep them from being complacent.
The passion project for director Jenkins worked out pretty well for her and it
opened the door for future female directors. Little girls should be inspired
by Wonder Woman's fearlessness to take charge and kick some serious butt.
She makes it her personal mission to save the world before all of humanity is lost.
The two team up to take down the Nazis who want to use powerful mustard gas
to end humanity.
The Good:
The action scenes were phenomenal along with the slow motion shots during the
fight sequences. The cinematography was excellent, as there was a perfect blend
of action, comedy and some romance. Her theme played during the action scenes
was on point. Chris Pine and Gal Gadot shared great on screen chemistry and the
attractive Israeli is quite easy on the eyes.
The Bad:
It was a little long for me but it kept my interest up enough from becoming boring.
The villain of the film falls into the pit that every Marvel movie did; forgettable.
He had so much more potential as his convoluted plan didn't work as hoped.
Overall:
Wonder Woman is your typical fish out of water story and it's an excellent movie
from start to finish. From here on out, it's a step in the right direction for the
DCEU. It should light a fire under Marvel to keep them from being complacent.
The passion project for director Jenkins worked out pretty well for her and it
opened the door for future female directors. Little girls should be inspired
by Wonder Woman's fearlessness to take charge and kick some serious butt.
Grade: B+ (8.5/10)
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