This film was amusing in the start, and as it continued I became ashamed I had bought it.
The film is misleading in a number of ways. It portrays wonder woman as a mindless military girl (which I suppose is why they wanted an actress with vehement military propaganda history involved) with no real mind for true philosophy, education, and refinement in spite of her good heart making her a intellectually needy character (The character, not the actress). We are led to believe the daughter of a god was raised by the amazons with only a military war training and lacked education on politics (which existed even in ancient history), the arrogance of men, or any clue how to behave or operate in the real world where she was not a central figure in the eyes of everyone. She floundered in the city in a very unbecoming way. She could see only her obsession on the horizon without applying any tactics about how to achieve her goal other than insist he guide her there. Too many things here point to a false feminine icon that is actually more of a female barbarian with a weapon. The times would change but a true royal education even if ancient would have included tactical presentation.
Wonderwoman was more than just formidable she was thoughtful and intelligent. The original bungled a little, but not so badly that she would not be aware that everyone else in a city was not wearing a sword and fur cape and that she was not blending in when they stared. The man had to guide her to appropriate clothing pointing out she was being noticed (somewhat anti-feminist when you consider she had centuries to be educated). She then handed over her sword tipping off a total stranger that she believed everything depended on it being guarded safely. The wonder woman we knew was intellectually formidable as well as physically. A true classical tactician would have known how to find a way to address a room of men rather than be ignored completely. If I'm reading too much into the downplay of feminism here it's because I'm familiar with how the original wonder woman entered the city without help and handled everything almost seamlessly without help installing herself as an in the know secretary.
Reading after watching (which I should have done before buying it) revealed that a lot of the hype was pro Israel military going as far as saying that wonder woman was an Israeli hero from the start claiming the character nationally when the movie clearly labeled her as a descendant of a Greek god. If the movie was going to be used for propaganda they should have hired a Greek actress so the right country would herald and claim her boosting the ratings. This is very ironic since the function of Wonderwoman in this movie was to stop the god of war which is the exact opposite of propagating war.
While it is supposed to portray a strong female hero, I think it portrays wonder woman as an indestructible barbarian with a good heart. So far as the death of her main interest it was a cliché' way to avoid any entanglements that could last long enough to imply anything could happen. I apologize for any offense, I'm just being realistic about my reaction to this it's a bit insulting to wonder woman, feminism, and the concept of the amazons as well as ancient Greek culture which was one of the most advanced at that time.
Is the message that women can work out and train physically but even a goddess after centuries or millennia of education is incapable of true intelligence?
The film is misleading in a number of ways. It portrays wonder woman as a mindless military girl (which I suppose is why they wanted an actress with vehement military propaganda history involved) with no real mind for true philosophy, education, and refinement in spite of her good heart making her a intellectually needy character (The character, not the actress). We are led to believe the daughter of a god was raised by the amazons with only a military war training and lacked education on politics (which existed even in ancient history), the arrogance of men, or any clue how to behave or operate in the real world where she was not a central figure in the eyes of everyone. She floundered in the city in a very unbecoming way. She could see only her obsession on the horizon without applying any tactics about how to achieve her goal other than insist he guide her there. Too many things here point to a false feminine icon that is actually more of a female barbarian with a weapon. The times would change but a true royal education even if ancient would have included tactical presentation.
Wonderwoman was more than just formidable she was thoughtful and intelligent. The original bungled a little, but not so badly that she would not be aware that everyone else in a city was not wearing a sword and fur cape and that she was not blending in when they stared. The man had to guide her to appropriate clothing pointing out she was being noticed (somewhat anti-feminist when you consider she had centuries to be educated). She then handed over her sword tipping off a total stranger that she believed everything depended on it being guarded safely. The wonder woman we knew was intellectually formidable as well as physically. A true classical tactician would have known how to find a way to address a room of men rather than be ignored completely. If I'm reading too much into the downplay of feminism here it's because I'm familiar with how the original wonder woman entered the city without help and handled everything almost seamlessly without help installing herself as an in the know secretary.
Reading after watching (which I should have done before buying it) revealed that a lot of the hype was pro Israel military going as far as saying that wonder woman was an Israeli hero from the start claiming the character nationally when the movie clearly labeled her as a descendant of a Greek god. If the movie was going to be used for propaganda they should have hired a Greek actress so the right country would herald and claim her boosting the ratings. This is very ironic since the function of Wonderwoman in this movie was to stop the god of war which is the exact opposite of propagating war.
While it is supposed to portray a strong female hero, I think it portrays wonder woman as an indestructible barbarian with a good heart. So far as the death of her main interest it was a cliché' way to avoid any entanglements that could last long enough to imply anything could happen. I apologize for any offense, I'm just being realistic about my reaction to this it's a bit insulting to wonder woman, feminism, and the concept of the amazons as well as ancient Greek culture which was one of the most advanced at that time.
Is the message that women can work out and train physically but even a goddess after centuries or millennia of education is incapable of true intelligence?