There is crackling chemistry between Gadot and Pine – even an “above average” man (as he is at pains to point out) can’t help but wilt a little under Diana’s clear-eyed, curious gaze. This changes when dashing pilot/spy Steve Trevor (Chris Pine, great fun) crashes into her world, with stories of a war to end all wars (the main body of the film is set at the end of the first world war). But along with her tribe of elite warrior women, she has been isolated from the human race that she is sworn to protect. She is a pacifist mother-protector who fights for an end to all wars. Unlike the tricky, self-serving Black Widow in the Marvel Universe or the ambiguous Catwoman, Diana is pure of spirit. Although now I mention it, the hair is pretty impressive.
It’s not even her luxuriant, swooshing hair. Her secret weapon is not the bullet-repelling jewellery not her swordplay not her ability to fire shockwaves from her wrists. The masterstroke of this origins story, ably directed by Patty Jenkins, who previously made the Aileen Wuornos film, Monster, is that it accentuates and celebrates Diana’s feminine traits. And it’s impossible not to feel a warm swell of relief that she is such a glorious badass, one who wears her femininity with the same pride and poise that she wears her armour-plated bra. But as a woman, it’s impossible not to feel a sense of ownership over the first female-led superhero flick since the lamentable Catwoman in 2004. And I know, superhero movies are for everyone, yadda yadda. As Diana of Themyscira – the Wonder Woman sobriquet is not used, saved for a later instalment no doubt – Gadot is magnificent. But let’s face it, it wouldn’t be the first time a man has underestimated the potential of a better-qualified woman. He’s a pudgy middle-aged man who has recently snorted something that makes him feel invincible she’s an Amazon warrior princess who has just punched her way through the roof of a watchtower to tackle him. PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP.‘A s magnificent as you are, you are still no match for me,” says General Ludendorff (Danny Huston, veins throbbing with evil) to Diana (Gal Gadot). DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace.
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