Great Superhero movie in an era of cheesy garbage

Rating: 6/10 (19 February 2018)

With the new era of superhero movies, turning away from the Grimm Burton-style batman, the genre is slowly diving into a comedy-heavy CGI mess... But this movie really stands out in the first 2 acts, as the action is alternative and fresh and the effects dialed down to a minimum. This could sound like a critique but is actually a compliment. See a lot of superhero movies tend to throw as many special effects on the screen as possible, which not only confuses the viewer at some points but also covers the fact that the script is poorly written, and therefore a need for CGI distractions.Wonder Woman stars off with the clichÃ© start of a hero-story, but goes deeper than just hero vs. antagonist. It shows the fear and strategy of war and really moves on the setting of the timeline. The actors are charming and really knock it out of the park when it comes to convincing the audience of their empathy. The biggest critique I have, is based on the final act of the film, which shy away from the deeper and more meaningful narrative. The ending leaves us with a very CGI-heavy and over the top dragonball-style-fight. This is the worst part of the movie - even though it's well made - it's still a complete shift in tone so that the tempo build up from the rest of the film, is completely ruined. It also ruins the first good antagonist from DC in a while (last one was Bane from the dark knight trilogy), from being a totalitarian war tyran - to being a literal God-of-War.... And the medieval skyrim-style armor doesn't really make it any better. Overall! the music and effects are great! actors performing really well! and the war narrative fits good until the end. The final act is boggus, and the antagonist turns to garbage. Really a shame that this could have been way better, but still a good movie.