Another World War. Another bunch of German super weapons intended for mass destruction. Another act of supreme self-sacrifice. Another guy named Chris playing another guy named Steve (this came to me as I was writing the review and I just had to share).
The film begins with a brief scene in the present day—Diana Prince (Gal Gadot), receives a package from Bruce Wayne—the movie takes us back in time to Themyscira, the legendary island of the Amazons. There, a young Diana is told by her mother, the Amazon Queen Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen), that she sculpted her out of clay and then had the god Zeus breathe life into her.
Diana wants to train to be just like the proud, immortal warrior-women all around her. Her mother opposes the idea, but her aunt, General Antiope (Robin Wright), starts to train Diana in secrecy from a young age.
Diana also learns about the war god Ares, son of Zeus, who was defeated when he rose up against his father millennia earlier, but is believed to be on the prowl once more, fomenting discord in the World of Men.
When Diana saves Captain Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) from a near death experience, she learns about the war that’s happening outside of their paradise bubble. As an Amazonian Princess, she’s determined to end the war by finding and killing Ares – it is her birth-right duty. So, after Diana arms herself with sword, shield, and truth-impelling lasso, it’s off to London and then to the war front in Belgium.
Will our heroes manage to put an end to the War to End All Wars? Will Ares eventually show his true face? Is the human race, with its hatred and its wars, even worth saving? You can probably guess the answers to all of these questions, and they are, as usual, largely beside the point.
The Breakdown:
Love: “Only love can truly save the world” seems to be the theme of this film and there’s a small, but interesting, sub-love story woven through-out the story line.
Comedy: Diana knows very little about the world, and men, so her naivety and innocence brings comedic relief through-out the film.
Action: There’s tons of kick-ass action that never seems to “get old” through-out the film. I can watch Wonder Woman kick German butt all day long.
Wonder Woman is in theatres now! Check out the official trailer below:
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