A Movement disguised as film.

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2017)

Wonder Woman. Light spoilers ahead. I had to think about this but I wanted to talk about the experience we had at the theater last night and I think I'm finally able to put into words the feelings that were running rampant in my mind as I watched the movie and afterwards as I talked with Shawna. One of the best things about last night, other than the fact that I got to see one of the best super hero movies out there with my wife, was that the crowd watching the movie was amazing. Prior to the film starting there was a very strong sense of occasion. There was excitement in the air. People were up & walking about, not content with just sitting to wait for the movie to start. They were talking with neighboring movie-goers, laughing, getting drinks & food, wide-eyed and ready but all of them were in good spirits. It was like the best unorganized mutual party you could fathom. The crowd cheered and clapped and hooted and hollered. Especially when Diana made very strong metaphorical references to the cowardice of men in positions of power in the New World. We were all silent when the mood was somber. We all laughed together and with the characters on the screen when the time was right. What I can surmise is this; we ALL became involved in a movement that was titled Wonder Woman. I could feel that in that theater. We could all feel it. Every one of us. It was tangible and it was real. I felt it strongest as the movie unfolded before me and for the first 40 minutes of the movie, I could not stop wiping my eyes. Not because the movie was sad but because of the very real truths Diana and this film brought to us. Not just what her character was saying on screen but what this movie being in theaters world wide means to people every where. If there was a negative thought in my mind last night it was simply to wonder why this film had not been released a decade ago. But then I think, maybe the timing is right. Maybe this is a boost we all need to do the right thing. To be better than the sum of our parts. To carry the weight that others are unable or too weak to carry. When Diana tells Steve Trevor and his men "But it's what I'm going to do." as she launches herself into the bloody battlefield to bring peace and safety to the poor and downtrodden, I don't know if there was a dry eye in the theater. Because this is what we need. This is what we should be doing. Standing up for those who are weaker, smaller, lost, confused and war torn. Wonder Woman told us to stand. And the theater stood. As we all should. Thank you Gal Gadot. Thank you Patty Jenkins. Thank you Allan Heinberg. Thank you for bringing the heart of what a super hero is to the people of the world.