Pathetic villain

But in Wonder Woman 1984, by contrast, director Patty Jenkins serves up not one but two antagonists who simply made some bad choices as victims, and whose motivations are both clear and heartbreakingly empathetic. In a year in which “Be Kind” has become a heartfelt motto, and in which many of us are beginning to re-examine our priorities and look at the world and how it operates — with a renewed understanding of humanity’s role in the chaos we’re living through — Wonder Woman 1984 offers a pair of baddies we can empathise with, forgive even, and practice extending the “Be Kind” message towards. These big bads take the form of Barbara Minerva’s Cheetah (Kristen Wiig), and Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal) — whose story is intertwined with that of Minerva’s."Wonder Woman 1984: Barbara Minerva’s Empathetic Journey to Becoming Cheetah" by Kim Taylor-Foster, Dec, 26, 2020.
Category:Storytelling