Girl power all the way

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2017)

Wonder Woman is pure summer escapist entertainment. These blockbusters were designed to get people into the theaters and to appeal to 15-year-old boys in Taiwan - normally not my thing, but they definitely have their place.
Here Diana is Gal Gadot who has it all and boy does she kick some you-know-what. The actress apparently did her own stunts, including while she was five months pregnant. So she's a superwoman in real life and in reel life, also having served with the Israeli Army.
The cast includes Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, and Danny Huston. How fabulous to see the "House of Cards" leading lady, Wright, as an Amazon warrior.
In this version, Diana fights in World War I, not II, which director Patty Jenkins found more interesting.
Filmed partially in Italy, the settings are glorious.
Superheroes, all-powerful men and women who fight evil in the world, started to become popular during World War II, I wonder why, feeding into the fantasy of someone swooping down and solving our problems. If only! But there's nothing wrong with being entertained, looking at a couple of beautiful people in Pine and Gadot, and hearing that only love can save the world. It's a good reminder and bears repeating.