The wishing stone wonder woman9/5/2023 I have seen many say that it’s campy and intentionally dorky and whatnot. However, then the movie takes several dives in terms of quality, starting with the mall scene. I honestly would’ve loved to see an entire movie set in Themyscira where we would’ve gotten to see Diana grow up instead of seeing it in bits and pieces with the story being retrofitted to match each movie’s central theme. The cinematography, Hans Zimmer’s score, the VFX work, the stunt work, everything is just perfect. Patty Jenkins starts things off brilliantly, handles Max Lord immaculately, and then ends WW84 on a profound note. Let’s bring the dead boyfriend back and do an exposition dump to cover up the lack of character development. But after watching everything that has happened in the world for 60 years, she wants her dead boyfriend back? Really? If they would’ve replaced this sub-plot with, let’s say world hunger, and then continued with Diana’s deterioration, thereby bringing her to the realization that there’s no easy fix for world hunger, that would’ve slapped! But no. During the second half, the writers want us to believe that she’s a superhero and she’ll do anything to save the common folk. Barbara’s arc is very basic ordinary-to-extraordinary stuff which then takes a sudden hard and predictable turn for the worse. I don’t think I’ll be spoiling anything by saying that Trevor is just the comic relief here. The thing with the rest of the characters is that they’re all reacting to Lord, which is partly good and partly bad. And I think the way these elements are portrayed and concluded are pretty educational given how deep-rooted our love for capitalism has become right now. Additionally, his arc shows that when absolute power is handed over to one person who isn’t willing to take second opinions, things are bound to go to hell. He embodies the working-class mentality that the more you toil, the more you will earn, and the consequences are bearable even though in reality they are not. He obviously takes a shortcut which causes catastrophe because he fails to see the damage that he’s inflicting upon the world as he’s too busy securing his personal future. He has hit a sort of ceiling in terms of success and wants to do the act of “selling his soul to the devil” to achieve great things for himself and his son. Max Lord is a brilliantly layered character. In terms of writing, Max Lord is much more interesting than Wonder Woman and that’s both good and bad. However, there’s a catch to it all and after shit goes sideways, Diana must find a fix. The story revolves around Diana (Gadot) and Minerva (Wiig) who come across a wishing stone, an ancient artefact that Max Lord (Pascal) is after as well, that somehow brings back Steve Trevor (Pine). The music is by Hans Zimmer, cinematography by Matthew Jensen, editing by Richard Pearson, production design by Alien Bonetto, art direction by Peter Russell and Alex Baily, set decoration by Anna Lynch-Robinson, costume design by Lindy Hemming, hair and make-up by Karen Cohen, Sean Flanigan, Mindy Hall, Eva Marieges Moore, and more, the visual effects are by DNEG, Host VFX, Method Studios, Framestore, and The Third Floor, and stunts are by Rob Inch, Christiaan Bettridge, Dacio Caballero, Whitney Coleman, Fizz Hood, Antal Kalik, and more. It’s written by Jenkins, Geoff Johns, and Dave Callaham. Wonder Woman 1984 is directed by Patty Jenkins. If she hasn’t changed, please let me know and I’ll promptly turn that rating to zero. That’s why I can’t let it impact this Wonder Woman 1984 review. So, I’ve no clue if her sentiments have changed. ![]() Now, Gadot has avoided any kind of discussion about that part of her history. Be a good person and then I’ll appreciate whatever the f*ck you make. If the artist is an asshole, no matter how beautiful their art is, it sucks. ![]() I don’t believe in the whole “separating the art from the artist” bullshit. Let’s address the elephant in the room, Gal Gadot and her history with the Israeli Defence Force (IDF), how she had made a pro-Israel Facebook post after over 2000 Palestinians were killed, and how a scene of Diana saving a couple of Egyptian kids from a military convoy has been pointed out as an attempt to whitewash her image. And although the spotlight should be on the titular superhero, it’s rightfully stolen by Pascal’s committed performance. The movie highlights how absolute power can corrupt oneself, the importance of earning one’s dreams instead of taking shortcuts to achieve them, and letting go of things that can’t be brought back while being a globe-trotting, actioner. Wonder Woman 1984 or WW84, directed by Patty Jenkins and written by Geoff Johns, Dave Callaham, and Jenkins, takes place roughly 60 years after the events of the first film and follows Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) and her past love Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) as they face off against Max Lord (Pedro Pascal) and Barbara Minerva (Kristen Wiig).
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