You're a wonder, Wonder Woman!

Rating: 8/10 (21 July 2017)

Recently seeing what appears to be Hugh Jackman's last Wolverine films,I felt like opening the pages of another Comic-Book adaptation. Finding Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad to be disappointing, I was surprised to hear some very positive comments from a friend about the latest DC film,which led to me finding out how wonderful Wonder Woman is. The plot:
Born out of clay by her mum (!)Diana Prince grows up on the island of Themyscira,and is trained in combat by Amazonian warriors. Looking out to the ocean one day,Prince sees a plane crash. Swimming out,Prince gets American pilot Captain Steve Trevor to safety,as a German cruiser invades the island. Losing some of her fellow Amazonian's whilst fight the Germans,Prince gets Trevor to reveal that a horrific event called "The Great War" is taking place. Believing evil god Ares to be causing it,Prince leaves the island to kill Ares and end the war,but soon discovers that Ares is not the only evil in war.
View on the film:
Directing her first feature film since 2003, Patty Jenkins returns in blazing form,with the dishwater dull darkness of the DC world being wiped by Jenkins and cinematographer Matthew Jensen for eye- catching Steampunk creations,as the WWI setting allows rickety planes and quirky steam/gas powered weapons to be thrown across the screen. Retaining the slo-mo DC trademark,Jenkins gives the fight scenes an exciting crunch,via well-held wide shots allowing each fight move to be clearly seen,and the final "goodie V baddie" battle having enough use of weapons to give it a real thump.
Wisely trimming it of almost all franchise links,the screenplay by Allan Heinberg/Jason Fuchs and Zack Snyder frees itself for a breezy fish out of water tale,with a much needed inclusion of comedy into the DC world actually giving Prince and Trevor's romance some warmth. Following the Steampunk design,the writers let Wonder Woman soar in an exciting alt history adventure,which delivers a message that highlights the horrific number of deaths from "The Great War."
Off the Enterprise, Chris Pine gives a dashing performance as Trevor,with Pine playing the comedy moments with relish,as David Thewlis gives a cackling boo-hiss turn as Ares. Knocking out all who stand in her way, Gal Gadot (who did stunts while pregnant) gives an excellent performance as Prince,who is given a "classic" which is joined by an extremely charismatic fighting style,as Gadot shows Prince to truly be a wonder woman.