Wonder Woman is my favorite character in the DC universe.
I enjoyed this in the same way I enjoyed Captain America: Civil War. Fun, some good (if truncated) character moments for all, but “safer” than necessary. It’s clear the studio got “cold feet” as the opportunity to further explore the MoS take on Superman (undoubtedly to the satisfaction of many, but not to me) was turned into “how can we make this Superman like all the others”.The opening with Batman chasing a petty criminal to set a trap for a parademon was cool, and I hope Matt Reeves was watching because this is the Gotham look that I'd like to see in the solo, not entirely "Gothic Burton", not entirely "Real Nolan" but just right... (Batman Begins would be the closest to the "proper" look so far)
The movie then goes on to gather the group of heroes that have, for one reason or another, shut themselves off from the world. Even Steppenwolf fits into this theme. He's an outcast too, exiled for his failure and trying to claw his way back into good graces. As I've mentioned earlier, this is where it's pretty obvious that the movie was originally likely conceived as another 3 hour Snyder/Terrio epic much more in line with BvS, with strong thematic undertones, before the reception to BvS forced them to shorten and streamline the movie, putting the majority of the focus on characters and their interactions.
The core of that however still remains in where the finale action takes place, the heroes aren't saving skyscrapers and cozy office buildings, they're saving people in not-Pripyat, those that were dealt a bad hand way before aliens landed in their back yard, those abandoned and forgotten by society that's too entrenched in their own fears to feel empathy for those far less fortunate than them.
As for characters, despite the short running time all the characters have little moments where they shine through and I loved the little interactions they had, and that there were a lot of them. The only one that didn't quite work for me was the little talk between Mera and Arthur, which felt too expository, but I'm all for women slapping some sense into men so I didn't really mind that one either
The way they handled the return of Superman was unexpected, and really well done. I enjoyed all the discussion leading up to it, and the fact that Batman was being his manipulative self but also getting served("If she kills you, we'll back her up"). I love that the secret contingency Batman had if things went south was Lois and not some kryptonite doohickey. The fight with confused Superman was great, especially the moment he notices the Flash which was absolutely priceless, I knew it was coming and it was still freaking awesome
I really hope Superman shows up in the Shazam! movie, his moments with Flash and Cyborg show why having a kid look up to him would totally work, and I shall be very cross if WB doesn't announce a proper Superman sequel soon. Having Cavill on your payroll and not doing it is Heresy!
Overall, I really enjoyed the movie, it has a pretty straightforward story, a rather fast pace and while some moments should have been given some more time to breathe it got its point across nonetheless and was fun and entertaining in the process. Even though I will probably never get over what could have been if only people were more receptive to taking risks with popular characters I think there's enough things here for me to appreciate even more on a rewatch which I'm looking forward to, as well as to the next installments in this universe.![]()
That's true. Current RT score from critics is 39%. While RT audience score is 86%.Just had a look on Twitter and the reactions seem so wildly different compared to the critical reception that you would think the critics saw a different movie.
Make movies that appeal to those outside the True Believer crowds who attend on opening Thursdays?I said there would be a disconnect and there is. What can you do about it?![]()
That's true. Current RT score from critics is 39%. While RT audience score is 86%.
I said there would be a disconnect and there is. What can you do about it?![]()
Ah, yes: Truth, Justice, and the Suppression of Free Speech!Get rid of critics and 'aggregate' websites alltogether.
Get rid of critics and 'aggregate' websites alltogether.
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