Movie Review – Wonder Woman 1984

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6 responses to “Movie Review – Wonder Woman 1984”

1. 

   Jill Florio

   December 27, 2020

   I am so bummed that 2020’s ONLY blockbuster sucked. Maybe it’s part for the course this year. #Kidding

   I mean, a D- is a hair away from being an F! It was THAT bad? What kept it from an F +?

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   Dan Gardner

   December 29, 2020

   Kristen Wiig was really good in her role. Not especially in the fight scenes because those were just poorly choreographed, but her acting was really good.

   Even the funny scenes in this movie were heavy handed. The only slightly funny scenes were of Steve (Chris Pine) getting used to life in the 80s, like escalators and such. That was okay, but it’s just been done so many times in different movies. Other than that I don’t think they even tried to show humor.

   Oh, and did I mention that the action scenes were boring?

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   Michael Fields

   December 31, 2020

   I have to disagree here some, While Wonder Woman was NOT a great movie, it was good entertainment, (You did not like the lesson young Diana received in the flashback, I thought that and the action of that was GREAT) And the guy did not DIE, have you ever seen Quantum Leap? Did the people there that he inhabited die, NO. That is what happened here, Steve took over his body and WOULD have been him if the wish stayed, because if you look at the end of the movie, with the snow the SAME GUY talks to Diana, so if he “almost died” as you said how is he walking around VERY happy. Could the movie be better YES of course, and that goes for pretty much every Marvel movie also which they too have HUGE holes in them (Like in End Game) how can you go back in time, change it and not change the future, and so many more, but they tell you in the movie, don’t worry about it, just watch the movie. In Wonder Woman the action in the desert was also VERY good. I would give this movie a C at least and the first one a A, And there was a good lesson to learn from it, sometimes if you are solely focused on making the most money, or owning everything, you forget the small things in life that mean the most and make you human. And this is even a lesson of good vs Evil as if someone gives you something there is ALWAYS a catch, so if the devil wants to grant you, your wildest dreams, don’t be surprised if you have a groundhog 2020 life

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   Dan Gardner

   December 31, 2020

   Hey Michael. Maybe I wasn’t clear about “the guy” that Steve sort of “took over.” I know he didn’t die, but he would have, in effect, died had Diana not renounced her wish. And that was never once addressed as a reason to renounce.

   I think a better way they could have handled that aspect of the plot would be to acknowledge the fact that once the current crisis is resolved that Diana will have to renounce her wish and return “the guy” back to his body. Instead they played it as though Diana was planning all along to keep her wish because, as she argued: it’s the one and only thing I’ve asked for and I deserve it.

   That argument just doesn’t play with the noble character of Diana. If they had acknowledged that Steve was on borrowed time it could have been even more dramatic.

   And I’ll say it again, that farewell scene was just astonishingly bad. As a writer I can’t think of a worse way they could have handled it when there are so many other options to choose from. The brevity of the scene and lack of drama just sucked the life out of what should have been the dramatic climax of the movie.

   I don’t have any particular problem with the moral of the story. It’s been done to death, but so has every other moralistic trope.

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5. 

   Susanne

   December 31, 2020

   I watched the movie with my three cousins. Our Christmas tradition for the past three years to go see a movie together. Last year was Jumanji and it was much better than this. They all enjoyed it better than I, and they felt the final ‘credit scene’ made the movie. I probably ranked it higher than you, maybe just because i was happy to see family again. But agree that the movie lacked a solid thrilling plot and i really didnmt get excited about the characters. Found myself asking my cousins questions about plot scenes after the movie. Too bad, because having women lead roles in a movie is important to the next generation of young girls. Kudos to Gal Gadot,… maybe there will be better roles and writing in the future.

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   Dan Gardner

   December 31, 2020

   I’m glad you enjoyed your time out with your cousins. Traditions are important. More now than ever.

   I agree about the need for strong lead roles for women. If WW can’t bring it then who can? On top of everything else the movie is written and directed by Patty Jenkins. So there’s no excuse for the movie’s inconsistent messaging.

   In that respect I think the entire character arc for Barbara (Kristen Wiig) should have been rethought. The messaging would have been better if in the end it had been Barbara as the reluctant hero who overcomes her desires and does the right thing.

   I feel that superheros of any sort make for poor role models because their situation is unattainable. No one is actually going to become a superhero. So it’s a real fantasy to imagine ourselves in their shoes.

   Barbara is an exceptional women when the movie begins who can be a relatable role model. But as soon as she’s elevated she becomes evil and resists every call to do the right thing.

   And as I’ve said in previous comments, WW resists doing the right thing for most of the movie. And in the end she only does the right thing because her powers are diminishing and she needs to “save the world, again.” It’s just unfathomable to me that they glossed over the potential murder of an innocent man that Steve inhabited. Diana should have known that she had to renounce her wish as soon as they discovered that Steve had taken over someone else’s body. But it’s not even mentioned. Did the creators think the audience would be too stupid to notice something that obvious?

   They broke the first rule of writing: don’t treat the audience like idiots.

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