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Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman | © Warner Bros.
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This is one of
those movies that is so good that you almost don’t wanna talk about it, because
you’re afraid it might ruin the magic of it. Watching this film (especially as
a female), is one of the most inspiring and empowering experiences I’ve ever
had. The director, Patty Jenkins, created a masterpiece. It is absolutely incredible
and breathtaking. You almost wanna start crying, because it makes you feel so
good when you watch this film. I take my hat off to Patty and everyone who
worked on this project, because this film is perfect in every single way.
There’s so
much I wanna say about this move. I would almost have to do a director’s commentary
for the whole film; because I find every
single scene in it so inspiring and breathtakingly beautiful. But of course
I can’t do that when I’m writing a review; so I’ll just touch on a few of my favorites.
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| Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman | © Warner Bros. |
The Wonder
Woman Character:
The wonderful
thing about Diana is that she understands that mankind has both dark and light
within them; that sometimes humans are stupid and selfish and horrible and
evil; but that every person deserves love, acceptance and to be given a chance
at redemption. She understands that even with the corruption and evil inside of
us, peace is still possible.
Gal Gadot as
Wonder Woman:
Gal embodies
everything that Wonder Woman is; she is funny, empathetic and full of charisma
and that shines through into the character. Diana is just the right amount of naïve
yet also witty and intelligent, strong and
sexy. She’s incredibly strong; not
just physically but also emotionally. Gal did such an amazing job with this
role; she trained tirelessly for it and it really shows. Plus, when they were
doing re-shoots it was super cold and muddy and she was pregnant (!); it’s just
so impressive that despite all of that, she nailed it! When I hear that I
think: that is Wonder Woman. That is
what being a woman is all about; it’s endlessly inspiring and empowering.
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| Chris Pine as Steve Trevor and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman | © Warner Bros. |
Chris Pine
as Steve Trevor:
Chris played
this role so perfectly. He brought this immaculate combination of strength,
emotionality, depth yet also distance; he somehow made Steve seem closed off
and at the same time showed him opening up, cracking open this hard outer shell
of pessimism once Diana comes into his life. I honestly don’t know how he did
it. He has just the right amount of charisma, he doesn’t up play the sexy
charm, he keeps Steve feeling very grounded and realistic; he’s really
adorable, sweet and kind – not just strong.
He falls in love
with Diana pretty much as soon as he sees her, but honestly, didn’t we all? Chris
plays Steve as being earnestly in love with Diana; it’s so beautiful that he
sees how amazing, incredible, capable, strong, beautiful, and independent she
is and he loves her for it.
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Gal Gadot as
Wonder Woman in the unforgettable No Man’s Land scene | © Warner Bros.
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No Man’s
Land:
Words can’t
even describe how I felt- how I feel
everytime I watch this scene. It’s one of the most pivotal and breathtaking
scenes in the film.
When I heard
that the other higher ups in production, had tried to convince Patty to take
that scene out of the film, I was flabbergasted; thinking, how could the film even have existed without that scene?
Patty just did
such a great job of executing it. And everytime I watch the film, I realize more
and more how important it is to the storyline; it’s the first time we see Diana in the iconic Wonder Woman costume (without the coat over it). And I am so
incredibly thankful to Patty that she fought for this scene; and apparently she
even drew storyboards herself desperately trying to convince them and explain
to them why this scene was so incredibly necessary for the film.
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| Director Patty Jenkins & actress Gal Gadot while filming No Man's Land Scene | © Warner Bros. |
Nudity
scene:
I thought the
nude scene was so refreshing; in that the female was fully dressed and the male
fully nude. Because as women, we see so many scenes like this one, only usually
the woman is completely naked and the man is fully clothed; so it was just nice
to see it the other way around. The scene itself is adorable and hilarious; the
comedic timing is spot on.
"Pre Love-Making" Scene:
This is the
scene where you see them going up to bed together. I’d like to point out that
there is literally zero dialogue in this whole scene; sometimes silence conveys
more than words, if they had had dialogue, I don’t think it would have worked
as well as it does.
It’s so lovely,
the way Chris played it. Because, often when we see sex scenes in movies, the
guy’s always looking macho, like he knows what he’s doing, he’s got it all
under control, not nervous at all. Or he’s just focused on her body and not her. And not all guys are like that.
But that’s not at all what’s happening here. It’s
so lovely, the way they did this scene; it’s so much more endearing and
realistic.
Right before
Steve is going to go to bed with Diana, there’s just this innocence; he’s
overcome with emotion, and he’s nervous. He loves her for her, not for her body;
and you can see all of that on Steve’s face.
The scene is tender and pure, and incredibly refreshing.
The Kiss:
When Steve
and Diana kiss in the film it’s not like “Oh my god, they finally kissed!”
There’s no need beforehand for this anticipation for a kiss scene or pushed
sexual tension. We’re not worried about “Are they gonna kiss? When are they gonna kiss?” The storyline
has so many important parts and the love story is only one part of that. They achieved such a beautiful balance between
focusing on their love for each other and the mission that each of their
characters is going on.
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| Chris Pine as Steve Trevor and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman | © Warner Bros. |
Balance of
the Sexes | Modern Love Story:
Diana is her
own hero and Steve is his own hero. It’s not as if they need to be with the other person; they choose to be together because they want to be, not because it’s a necessity. And I think that’s what a
beautiful relationship, a healthy relationship should be.
What’s more
is that Steve doesn’t try to pin Diana down or hold her back. He doesn’t try to
stop her from doing what she knows she needs to do, he just focuses on what he
knows he needs to do; and I find that to be such a beautiful and refreshing
love story.
