Diana (Gal Gadot) is raised on the island of Themyscira, a mysterious place, hidden away from the rest of the world. It homes the Amazons, a race of female warriors. Diana is trained to become the best warrior she can be so that she is able to potentially fight Ares, the God of War, should the time come. When a WW1 plane suddenly crashes in their sea, Diana rescues the pilot, Steve Trevor (Chris Pine). The first man she’s ever seen tells of a great war that is happening; which leads Diana to leave the island, believing Ares is the cause, and that killing Ares will end the war.
I enjoyed the part where Diana went round London with Steve. This part was quite comical as Diana learned of things she had no knowledge of and based clothing choices on how suitable they’d be to fight in. Lucy Davis is really good during this section as Steve’s assistant, Etta. At one point Diana puts on a pair of glasses to be more conspicuous and Etta sarcastically says a line about her suddenly not being the most beautiful thing ever. In the film, that line’s really funny – trust me.
From a guy’s perspective there’s no denying Gadot’s beauty brings so much to the role of Diana/Wonder Woman. She is an Amazonian princess and indeed a demigod. She’s a wonderful character. Her naiveté about ‘the world of men’ combined with her overwhelming sense of duty to end the war is incredibly endearing. She has a faith in mankind and she cares for them as if they were her own people.
It’s a great character, well portrayed by Gadot. As a 90’s kid though I have to say it – she’s no Xena!
I enjoyed some of the WW1 period settings. I liked that they showed wounded soldiers and men PTSD. It made the film seem much more real. There was also a scene which involved Diana taking charge of the situation and going over the top into no man’s land in order to take on the Germans. It was a powerful moment and a stunning image. I personally think this is when she turned from Diana, Princess of Themyscira, into Wonder Woman.
On the whole, Wonder Woman seems to have been a success, both critically and commercially. It’s good to see DC having some fun with this movie. The humour, the sets, the costumes, the performances were all good.
- Movie URL: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/297762-wonder-woman?language=en-US
- Movie Critic: AAA