![]() ![]() I found myself completely engaged in their arcs. It’s the strength of the characters that powers the middle act. His motivations are simple to understand and his actions flow organically from scene to scene. Without much backstory and one primary goal, Maxwell manages to be the most compelling part of Wonder Woman 1984. Pedro Pascal chews the scenery as the larger-than-life, power-hungry businessman with dodgy ideas and a way with words. ![]() Not sure why the DCEU insists on coding Diana as straight when she lived on Themyscira.įinally, we have Maxwell Lord. Which is a pity because Birds of Prey, another DCEU film in 2020, effortlessly integrated queer people of colour. Barbara certainly seems to be taken by Diana’s style and beauty, but nothing comes of it and the film is devoid of any actual queer characters or content. I read Barbara’s interest in Diana as queer-coded-though this isn’t everyone’s reading of their interactions. Gal Gadot as Diana Prince with Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva in Wonder Woman 1984. I also am not sure why their conversations weren’t allowed to pass the Bechdel-Wallace test. I like that they get to work together and become friends, but this relationship soon devolves when Barbara becomes an antagonist, which we knew was going to happen. Introduced as a bumbling but brilliant gemologist and geologist working in the same department as Diana in the Smithsonian, Barbara is unsurprisingly taken with Diana and the two strike up a friendship around their shared interests. This film tries to rectify that situation with Barbara Minerva (Kirsten Wiig). One of the biggest problems with Wonder Woman was the lack of women in Diana’s life once she left Themyscira. But she also gets a partner who understands her powers and knows when to take a backseat, which is great. His resurrection is tied into the plot, and his inclusion adds much levity to the story and to Diana’s personality. ![]() Image courtesy Warner Brothers MediaĪside from Diana, we get Steve Trevor again in this film. Chris Pine as Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman 1984. I can’t understand why after those experiences, Diana would want to be alone I would have liked for her to have a healthy social life in Wonder Woman 1984. ![]() While living on Themyscira, she was surrounded by people who loved her and were always there for her-until they weren’t, of course. As a side-effect, she lives a lonely life, which doesn’t track with the kind of person she is or her upbringing. This has been stated in the other DCEU films featuring Diana and it just doesn’t make sense to me.ĭiana’s need to help people has been reinforced across all films, but for some reason, she has to do it from the shadows, constantly asking the people she saves not to remember her. We see pictures of her with her other friends from World War I, but since she’s a demi-god and they were humans, her friends have passed, leaving her alone. At the start of Wonder Woman 1984, it’s been almost 70 years since Steve’s death and Diana still hasn’t moved on. My biggest grouse with Diana’s depiction in the DCEU is how much of her personality and her life is wrapped up in Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), her first love. I did miss the pure-of-heart Diana from the first film, but there’s much to love about the more mature version we see in this film. She is flawed, protective, and selfish, but eventually, she is a selfless hero who believes that human beings are inherently good. We see her at her loneliest, as well as how she eventually learns to connect with other people. Though she is no longer the ice-cream-loving ingenue with an unfailing belief in the good of humanity, Diana is nonetheless a relatable character. As in her first solo outing, Diana Prince once again gets to have a multi-layered personality. That’s a lot of pressure, and the film doesn’t always live up to it.īut before we get into what doesn’t work with Wonder Woman 1984, I want to point out how much I loved the characters in the film. It’s arguably the only female-led superhero film to garner a sequel. Wonder Woman 1984, the DC Extended Universe’s (DCEU) highly-anticipated sequel to Wonder Woman, has much to live up to. Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal (cast) Wonder Woman 1984 Patty Jenkins (director and writer), Matthew Jensen (cinematographer), Richard Pearson (editor), Dave Callaham and Geoff Johns (writers) Set against the backdrop of global political tensions and the oil boom, Wonder Woman must once again believe the best in humanity to save the world. In Wonder Woman 1984, Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) faces off against foes both strong and willful-Max Lord (Pedro Pascal), and Cheetah (Kristen Wiig). ![]()
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