Yes to Gal Gadot, No to Wonder Woman

Rating: 8/10 (7 June 2017)

I saw this movie a week ago and at the time, I was too impressed(a woman director, first female led superhero movie in a long time, lovely music, action..) to have any second thoughts. I wrote a very positive review and in the end, mentioned that I'd gladly pay a ticket for the sequel. But over the days since I posted the review, I have had uncomfortable thoughts about the script even if the movie has been very well made. It has a story based loosely on events around World War I or II and projects the Germans(of that era) as villains. Yes Germany in the early 1900s were the "bad guys" like how maybe North Korea is looked upon today. It's a past that people want to forget, so it can feel uncomfortable for many who are natives of the country to see glimpses of their dark history show up on screen again, especially as an entertainment. Is this how a comic need to be? But then, Hollywood has, over the last many decades, made entertainment and profit from past misdeeds of other countries like the Vietnam, Russia, Iraq, North Korea or Afghanistan. It's ironic since in this movie, Wonder Woman accuses a character that he's into the war for profits. My dislike is just not about Wonder Woman really. I have had issues with the scripts of few other DC or Marvel movies released over the last few years(not to mention some of the violence shown) too.
So although I score Wonder Woman high for sincere performances(Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and Robin Wright especially) and lot of technical hard work(music, visuals, effects, action or cinematography), I cannot recommend it unfortunately. I wonder even if I'd see a DC or Marvel movie again.