I am Both Frightened and Aroused

Rating: 10/10 (2 July 2017)

Wonder Woman looks at a photo and has a flashback. This film is the flashback and the introduction of Wonder Woman who has already appeared in the film series. It starts with her as a young girl among the Amazons with her destiny to defeat Ares, the god of war. She meets Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) a British spy and together they attempt to stop WWI. Her mission is to stop wars.
I thought the film was better than "Thor", but not nearly as good as "Iron Man". I liked the action, dialogue, and special effects. The film looks at the dark side of humanity. It reminded me of Chomsky when he asks what an alien would think looking at mankind. That is what we get with the goddess Diana (Gal Gadot.). The island scenes must have been a goldmine for stunt women.
On the negative side, I was confused by the various accents of the Amazons. Diana's mom didn't have one, while her aunt had one. As a child and teen Diana doesn't have an accent. As an adult she does. Must be that Macedonia thing we saw in "Alexander." I thought Chris Pine was under whelming, i.e. less than average. I only like him in about half of his roles and this wasn't the half. Gal Gadot was good, I thought her fire and passion could have come out better. Personally I would have rather seen J-Law in that role and it is not as if we haven't replaced super heroes between films. The climax battle was too long and I said the same about first "Iron Man" too. I think it is a generational thing where I know how it turns out, so let's get back to the story. And speaking of stories...where was Diana during WWII?
Random 6 AM tweets: The Greek and Norse gods are real by the stories, do they ever clash? What I really wanted to see was a cameo of Bruce Willis curled up in the trenches ("12 Monkeys").
Guide: No swearing. Chis Pine is naked but covers up his "above average."