Wrong time, wrong place

Rating: 6/10 (18 September 2017)

It may be the right time for some heroes, but it's the wrong time for some stories. Superheroes in the cinema are as common as they were in the childhood of many (30+) viewers. A mostly male scene, deserves a female counterpart. Those are Wonder Woman, Black Widow and more to come.
But apart from being the hero we (or female fans) deserve, the superhero genre more than others, needs a story, more than a pretty face. Luckily, the director gave Wonder Woman more than just heroism, super strength and bravery. They chose for a hero who is conflicted with her own kind, but also with mankind, making her lonely in more than one aspect.
The mistake however is also making her young and naive. Being young and naive could be the right choice if there was more time, or if it was through flashbacks. Being a hero is often a story about growing up, maturing, letting go and accepting responsibility. There are 2 red threads: the hero that doesn't choose his path but has to (Superman, Spiderman), and the hero that does choose his path and wants to (Batman, Captain America). But that has been done before, and too many times. As stated, Spider-Man, Captain America, etc.
What sets Wonder Woman apart is her special heritage. The director could've chosen to focus on her childhood, her development, her mythology, but that's the part that was rushed. The director could've chosen to focus on her relation with other heroes, to make her a part of the bigger DC universe. But unfortunately she chose the familiar path of a hero that decides to go to the war (sounds familiar), gets confronted with something that's bigger than her, and finds a way to defeat it. With that path, the movie falls flat as it fails to set itself apart as different. The well timed comedy, the lessons about humanity and the good job by Gal Gadot couldn't save this from being standard.