The wasted chance of a masterpiece.

Rating: 2/10 (18 December 2017)

Wonder Woman is the result of very little work on how the comics presents the character and too many unnecessary facts. The movie, unlike other superhero movies, didn't have the same purpose: to bring action and show the adventures that superheros go through. Instead, it shows issues concerning historical facts, like women's right to the vote, just to send a message that isn't what the movie follows, what unfortunately could make the film an over-two-hour boring experience.
The film starts with the beginning of everything: Diana lives in Themyscira with the Amazons, with no contact with men. One day, a man who's escaping from the Nazis penetrates into the island, and (no surprise) is saved from drowning by Diana. From there on, she will be dragged everywhere by Steve, who uses her help to defeat the Germans. Some scenes were supposed to be funny by joking about Diana's innocence, like when she tries on some dresses and asks how women could fight a war wearing that. In that regard, the film succeeds but also fails at times - some jokes are just cringy.
The movie takes place in the UK in the context of World War I, and that is, for me, its biggest letdown: Wonder Woman, a super strong hero, fights mostly against humans - soldiers in war and their guns. No need to say those scenes are, at most, interesting for the special effects, when she is in the trenches. On the other hand, there are no super villains yet for her to combat and give us the big emotion (as expected) of watching a DC movie. The final fight and the revelation happen at the end, which I found a very nice way to end the movie, with a well elaborated conversation between Diana and her god brother, who intends to lead humanity to do what he believes to be their fate: chaos and destruction. However, the movie, which throughout the past 2 hours had explored a romance between Diana and Steve, gave her a reason to fight for the humans, since she was in love with one (even though the sole purpose of Zeus creating the Amazons was for them to protect mankind). And, at that point, I could only be very sorry for Hollywood weakening such an icon of bravery. The feminine character is, unlike Batman, Superman, etc once more, portrayed as a compassionate helper rather than a strong protagonist.