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'Wonder Woman' kicks serious bad guy butt!



'Wonder Woman' is an origin story that tells follows Diana Prince - princess of the Amazons, before she was Wonder Woman. When a pilot crashes and tells the Amazons of a conflict in the outside world, Diana leaves home to fight a war to end all wars, discovering her full powers and true identity.


Following the DC Extended Universe's lack-lustre films of late, 'Wonder Woman' is an amazing film that stands out from the rest.


Director Patty Jenkins has besought us the best portrayal of 'Wonder Woman,' and best portrayal of a DCEU character to the screen since Christopher Nolan's 'Dark Knight' trilogy. Jenkins does the iconic character justice, proving that women should be given the chance to star in the leading roles in modern day superhero films more often.



The film has been scripted well and directed superbly, unlike other superhero films such as 2004's 'Catwoman' and 'Elektra' in 2005. The DC Extended Universe got off to a shaky start that didn't deliver, and we can only hope that this is a change of pace the Universe needs.


There'll be no doubts about the comparisons appearing between the DECU and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with no shame in saying that Wonder Woman (played by Gal Gadot) is DCEU's Captain America - a fish out of water with a heart of gold.


Despite some backlash against Gadot for her personal views, and Lebanon's banning of the film because of it, one cannot imagine anyone else playing Wonder Woman. Her wonderful comedic timing, as well as romantic chemistry with Chris Pine's Steve Trevor leaves the audience satisfied and totally engaged.



The Amazonians accompanying Gadot include Connie Nielsen (as her overprotective mother and Queen Hippolyta), and the badass Robin Wright (playing her right-hand woman, Antiope). Though, much like the MCU villains, it's not 'Wonder Woman's' strongest suite. And what's more amazing about the rest of the cast of Amazonian warriors is that real life athletes were hired to fill the cast, making their race and onscreen presence more believable and awe inspiring from start to finish.



It's a visually spectacular film with mind-blowing action set pieces pulled on camera by Matthew Jensen. It's not a conglomeration of special effects as we've seen in previous instalments of the DCEU in 'Man of Steel' and 'Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice' helmed by Zack Snyder, and 'Suicide Squad' helmed by David Ayer. Those films were considerably 'messy', while 'Wonder Woman' finally provides us with a refreshing sense of logic and humour.



The film may not truly get going until we leave the island of Themiscyra, after an average first act that was needed to establish Diana's character, but it is arguably essential to the rest of the film. Diana's broken into a world that's so unlike what she imagined, and from there, we're taken straight into the action. It's enough to get us excited about seeing a woman kick some bad guy butt!



Amongst all this is a love story that's interwoven but doesn't dominate. It is possible that if 'Wonder Woman' had been helmed by a man, changed in any way, the suggested sex scene would have been taken further and made almost pornographically unnecessary. We've seen this before.


'Wonder Woman' is one of the best superhero films in a long time, and is an important film for women. It is likely the first in a dramatic change in cinema, and how we view films going forward.


'Wonder Woman' is in cinemas now.


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