No Jokes in DC Superhero Movies

[JD]

There's at least one joke in the next DC movie. It's called "wonder woman's costume." They might as well call her "Xena: Superhero Princess."

Two characters who have roots in classical/ancient Greece.

Two Greek Warrior Princesses.

Two characters who wear classical Greeco/Roman armor (chest plate, shin guards, wrist guards, skirts).

Wonder Woman uses her tiara as a boomerang weapon. Xena used a chakram as a boomerang weapon.

And somehow Gal Gadot's WW is derivative/copying Xena? Outside of them drawing inspiration from Greeco/Roman look; can you really say these two costume look identical?

Yes, and you just finished describing everything that makes them similar.

The real problem here is that they shouldn't be similar, regardless of their mutual inspiration. One is supposed to be a member of a colorful group of costumed heroes fighting the likes of Per Degaton and Krona in modern times. The other spent her later life in actual ancient Greece making up for the murderous, warlike ways that marked her early adulthood.

Now go back to those images and you tell me: Which character is dressed utterly wrong for her role?

I'm not getting my blood pressure up any more over this bullshit. When the movie comes out, feel free to cheer DC/Warner's brilliance. I'll continue to Make Mine Marvel.

They're kind similar in the basic concept, but I really don't see how they are as identical as so many people are trying to say they are. The ideas behind the characters are similar, so it does make sense that they would have similar costumes.

 

[EnriqueH]

Maybe, but it's equally naive to pretend that Han Solo was anywhere near the first fictional character to have those attributes.

And who, pray tell, said Han Solo was the first fictional character to have those attributes?

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Fair enough on both points. When I say side stories, I mean the lack of other Avengers on Earth showing up to aid their fellow Avengers. Tony pisses off a terrorist on National TV and his house is blown up but no one comes to help him

Malekith nearly frags the entire universe from London, but the other Avengers are not there to help.

Captain America and Black Widow lead an all out attack on Hydra/Shield but don't think to call their Superman tier tank Thor to come and assist them.

Then again, maybe that suggests Avengers is the side story?

 

[M.A.C.O.]

Fair enough on both points. When I say side stories, I mean the lack of other Avengers on Earth showing up to aid their fellow Avengers. Tony pisses off a terrorist on National TV and his house is blown up but no one comes to help him

Malekith nearly frags the entire universe from London, but the other Avengers are not there to help.

Captain America and Black Widow lead an all out attack on Hydra/Shield but don't think to call their Superman tier tank Thor to come and assist them.

Then again, maybe that suggests Avengers is the side story?

OH MY! That is a devious idea. Lol I like it.

 

[theenglish]

Fair enough on both points. When I say side stories, I mean the lack of other Avengers on Earth showing up to aid their fellow Avengers. Tony pisses off a terrorist on National TV and his house is blown up but no one comes to help him

Malekith nearly frags the entire universe from London, but the other Avengers are not there to help.

Captain America and Black Widow lead an all out attack on Hydra/Shield but don't think to call their Superman tier tank Thor to come and assist them.

Then again, maybe that suggests Avengers is the side story?

OH MY! That is a devious idea. Lol I like it.

One of the things I like about the Marvel films is they actually feel like comic books on the screen. They also seem interconnected in the same way that comic books are. Some parts of an overall arc appear in different titles, but you don't need to read all the titles to make sense of the story.