https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=11248 ComicsPriceGuide.com Forums - Entertainment - Wonder Woman starring Gal Gadot - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Fri, 02 Jun 2017 07:54:02 GMT Fri, 02 Jun 2017 07:54:02 GMT https://www.comicspriceguide.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=11248 This movie takes place during World War I, about 20 years earlier then when Wonder Woman was first introduced into the comics in the early forties. From what I read the director and writers did not want to appear to copy Marvel Comic's Captain America movie which took place in World War II. So, they just moved her first appearance to World War I. Also, her comic book boyfriend, Steve Trevor, played by Chris Pine in this movie is also in this era.
The plot is simple as Wonder Woman leaves Paradise Island and her family of Amazons because Steve Trevor accidentally lands on shore while trying to escape some Germans. Upon hearing of the great battle taking place in the outside world, Wonder Woman is convinced that the ancient legends of the God of War, Ares, are true and he is behind it all. She wants to do her best to locate and defeat him. Her mother and Steve Trevor just humor her on this simplistic theory of hers.
As the movie progresses Wonder Woman starts to find out more things about herself and her powers. At first it seems like the main villain would be a female scientist who is developing horrifying gas to be used against Germany's enemies, but then Wonder Woman discovers that it is probably the German officer above the female scientist.
An interesting aside is the fact that there was a mysterious female doctor during this era named Elsbeth Schragmueller who was also known as Fraulein Doktor. There was even a very good film made in 1969 called "Fraulein Doktor" which dealt with the effects of gas used on World War I troops. To show how convoluted stories and legends go this female doctor was only a doctor because of a degree in politics from a University. And she had mysteriously disappeared after this war and her identity was only revealed later after World War II.
Some social relevance is delivered into the script when one of the band of men Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor use to help them navigate their way through enemy territory, discusses how he wanted to be an actor, but because of his skin, which is swarthy, he knew he would have no chance. This revelation falls apart when it is remembered that right after World War I the top actor in Hollywood was Rudolph Valentino, a naturalized Italian with a very swarthy appearance. Apparently no one bothered to check history.
As the movie moves along Wonder Woman gets more action scenes and the audience will barely notice that the movie took over 2 hours to finish. It is no use staying to the end of the credits because there is nothing, unlike Marvel movies.
This movie is very enjoyable and once again Gal Gadot makes the statement that she is indeed... Wonder Woman.
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