Sarcastic Movie Review: Wonder Woman

Wonder woman finally gets her standalone movie, and it is by far the best movie to come out of the DC extended universe (DCEU). By which I mean it’s a good Movie. Not an unparalleled movie of unbelievable excellence, not a movie that completely blew my mind, but an above average competently made movie that finally gives DC something to at least pose a challenge to the all-powerful Marvel cinematic universe.

After stealing the show from the titular characters of ‘Batman v Superman’ in her debut (mainly because her Mom’s name wasn’t Martha) Princess Diana proves that a female lead superhero movie can do just as well if not better than its testosterone filled counter parts (yeah gender equality!). This is definitely not one to miss and might be the stepping stone for the DCEU’s comeback. With that said lets dive right into the Movie.

Story

It begins in present day with a couple of Wayne tech employees delivering an old photograph of hers to Diana which causes her to have a vivid and extravagant flashback (it’s a side effect of many movie photos). And this initial five minutes is really the only part that ties into the larger DCEU and was honestly unnecessary (You can walk into the theater 5 minutes late is what I’m saying).

The real story begins in the kingdom of Themyscira an Island hidden away from civilization and inhabited solely by super models..er I mean Amazons, a race of all female gladiators. This feministic utopia with not even a single Y chromosome in sight is led by Hippolyta, Diana’s mother with little Diana being the only child in the entire Island. A whole lot of exposition is delivered via baby Diana’s bedtime story which basically boils down to Ares the God of war is evil and must be stopped (the same Ares as seen in the book The soldiers of Ares, you should check it out).

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Flash forward a few years and Diana has grown up into the flawless Gal Gadot and an American spy named Steve Trevor (Chris pine) crash lands on Themyscira, which is when the real real story begins (realer story?).

Review

I really enjoyed the chemistry between Diana and Steve. It had the right amount of ‘will they won’t they moments’ in it and was genuinely funny at times. Steve’s character added a much needed lightness which was severely lacking in the DCEU and more importantly it felt authentic (unlike the whole cast of suicide squad). I guess that you could say that his character was ‘above average’ (It’s an inside joke if you saw the movie).