History Heartwarming / WonderWoman2017

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* [[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wonder_woman_2017 The reviews are out from Rotten Tomatoes. And oh boy, the fans are very pleased.]] It's truly a ThrowTheDogABone to the DCEU itself, and surely a morale boost to its fans after the divisive reception of the previous films.
* [[https://buzzfeed.tumblr.com/post/161324015902/these-photos-show-exactly-why-wonder-woman-is-so Why Wonder Woman matters.]]
* Creator/ChrisHemsworth agrees that [[http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/06/03/gal-gadot-chris-hemsworth-reveal-who-would-win-wonder-woman-or-thor/ Wonder Woman could kick Thor's ass any day]].
** And as was briefly explored in the comics, [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/fckc7IOrDsmeFc7zRIact9mE5mBfX7LzW0FApsERVrnQnNBLFtPkXliaFDw3WUvRiX8tCoevsHe6=s0 Wonder Woman is indeed worthy to hold Mjolnir]].
** Even the [[https://www.comicbookmovie.com/wonder_woman/mcu-stars-congratulate-gal-gadot-and-patty-jenkins-on-wonder-woman-a151612 rest of the actors from the MCU]] congratulated everyone involved in the movie for its success. Considering the ugly MCU vs. DCEU rivalry, it's good to know that the actors had rather not get themselves involved with that and gave the people on the other side a good pat on the back.
*** The so-called rivalry is likely just for show, at least these days. Remember that comic book readers are a small fraction of the greater movie-going audience, who largely do not distinguish much difference between Marvel and DC. When one company is doing poorly, it can affect the reception of the other company's product, and Internet thinkpieces about 'superhero fatigue' start making the rounds again. That cuts the other way too; "A rising tide lifts all boats."
*** Or [[https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11125/111252101/5426318-hqdefault+%281%29.jpg this picture]] puts it, the rivalry has mostly been a creation of the fans (and certainly not all of them) and people actually working for the companies have no hard feelings towards each other. After all, Marvel has always referred to the other side as their '''D'''istinguished '''C'''ompetition.
** Later on, while some inevitably tried to turn it into a FandomRivalry, as both films are their respective franchise's first solo superheroine vehicles, the ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' crews' genuine support for one another is touching. In particular, ''Captain Marvel'' lead actress Creator/BrieLarson has openly gushed about being a big Wonder Woman fangirl growing up and that she cried TearsOfJoy when seeing the movie, and Gal Gadot herself congratulated ''Captain Marvel'''s success by posting a piece of fanart with Diana and Carol together on her social media.
* Critics reporting that it isn't just how the film portrays women that is touching people's hearts. In New York at one screening a critic reported that when Sameer stated "I wanted to be an actor but I am the wrong color" the audience was visibly moved.
* The many, many, many parents thanking Gal Gadot for [[https://www.superheromovies.biz/new-blog/2017/6/8/a-letter-to-gal-gadot giving their daughters a female hero they can look up to.]]
* Someone working at a kindergarten wrote a list of things that happened after kids went to see this movie. One of the producers sent it to Patty Jenkins, [[https://twitter.com/PattyJenks/status/874034832430424065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.fr%2F2017%2F06%2F13%2Fwonder-woman-fait-reagir-les-enfants-de-maternelle_a_22139187%2F who then posted it on Twitter and commented on it]]. Some of the things listed also count as [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments being funny]].
** And here is [[https://twitter.com/GalGadot/status/874040111381454850 Gal Gadot's reaction to it]].
* Director Patty Jenkins' response to the film being labelled as "cheesy" in [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/movies/wonder-woman-gal-gadot-patty-jenkins.html this New York Times interview]], which has been oft-quoted in the wake of the film's release to describe the emotional power of the film compared to other superhero blockbusters:
-->'''Interviewer:''' This may be a cheesy question, but what do you want people to take away from this movie?
-->'''Patty Jenkins''': Did you say cheesy? Cheesy is one of the words banned in my world. I’m tired of sincerity being something we have to be afraid of doing. It’s been like that for 20 years, that the entertainment and art world has shied away from sincerity, real sincerity, because they feel they have to wink at the audience because that’s what the kids like. We have to do the real stories now. The world is in crisis. I wanted to tell a story about a hero who believes in love, who is filled with love, who believes in change and the betterment of mankind. I believe in it. It’s terrible when it makes so many artists afraid to be sincere and truthful and emotional, and relegates them to the too-cool-for-school department. Art is supposed to bring beauty to the world.
* Film/{{Deadpool|2016}} (Creator/RyanReynolds) [[http://heroichollywood.com/deadpool-congratulates-wonder-woman-box-office-performance/ sending his congratulations]] to ''Wonder Woman'' for beating him at the box office, in the form of a heart-hand symbol with a WW pendant in the background.
* At the San Diego Comic Con in 2017, a young fan cosplaying as Wonder Woman approaches Gal Gadot and is overcome with emotion. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr-XZiaEDuY Seeing this, Gal reaches out and comforts her the best way she can.]]
* [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4759460/Wonder-Woman-Gal-Gadot-s-message-five-year-old-girl.html Gal's personal message]] to a 5-year-old Australian girl who's battling cancer.
* Doubling with FridgeBrilliance: Mitsuishi Kotono, the voice of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', being the one to narrate Wonder Woman's Japanese trailer. One gets the feeling Tsukino Usagi would get along very well with Diana of Themyscira. Both are superhuman warrior princesses who start out as {{Wide Eyed Idealist}}s and refuse to let go of their belief in the good of humanity even in the face of heartbreak, loss, and {{Breaking Speech}}es. Their outfits are slightly impractical for battle, but not canonically sexualized for the MaleGaze. ''Diana'' is the Roman name of ''Artemis'' - there are two characters by those names in ''Sailor Moon'' canon, both of whom are allies of Usagi's. Both have love interests who are massively outclassed by them, but are never intimidated by that fact. And both believe in ThePowerOfLove, kindness, and empathy being the keys to saving the world, repeatedly so. The heartwarming factor here is that there is still room for gentle-but-strong figures like Diana and Usagi to inspire others in the cultural landscape of an increasingly dark and cynical world.
* Seeing Lynda Carter, the original Wonder Woman, and Gal Gadot together, with Lynda praising the film and Gal's performance at every opportunity. Gal even calls her "Mama Bear".

** Diana telling a humble ice cream vendor in all earnesty "It's wonderful; You should be proud" upon having one for the very first time. Though confused, the old man seems genuinely touched by this odd but kind gesture.

** [[spoiler: Another interpretation of the scene, which is arguably even MORE heartwarming, is that Ares never had any influence over them, and their reaction to the aftermath of the battle is simply a very human relief that they survived the events of the night, and just don't have it in them to start fighting again. In other words, they ''choose'' peace over war.]]

* Some soldiers spot Diana and start making catcalls to her. Steve immediately told them to cut that out and show her some respect.

** When the team returns back to No Man's Land, the entire battalion starts cheering loudly when they see Chief, clapping his back and shouting his name, with one soldier even embracing him in joy. Although Chief and his people lost practically everything in the Indian Wars and the genocide that went with it, it's nice to see that there are places where people accept him.

** It's brought back up shortly after, in an equally heartwarming way, when Charlie's the only one of the mercs who is hesitant to continue on. Not because of the lack of money, but because he thinks he doesn't have it in him any more to help how they need. Diana's response, with an incredibly sincere smile? "But who will sing for us?" Doubles with Moment of Funny with Steve's and Sameer's [[OhCrap reaction]].

*** The so-called rivalry is likely just for show, at least these days. Remember that comic book readers are a small fraction of the greater movie-going audience, whom largely do not distinguish much difference between Marvel and DC. When one company is doing poorly, it can affect the reception of the other company's product, and Internet think pieces about 'superhero fatigue' start making the rounds again. That cuts the other way too; "A rising tide lifts all boats."

* Doubling with FridgeBrilliance: Mitsuishi Kotono, the voice of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', being the one to narrate Wonder Woman's trailer. One gets the feeling Tsukino Usagi would get along very well with Diana of Themyscira. Both are superhuman warrior princesses who start out as {{Wide Eyed Idealist}}s and refuses to let go of their belief in the good of humanity even in the face of love, loss, and {{Breaking Speech}}es. Their outfits are slightly impractical for battle, but not canonically sexualized for the MaleGaze. ''Diana'' is the Roman name of ''Artemis''- there are two characters by those names in ''Sailor Moon'' canon, both are allies of Usagi's. Both have love interests who are massively outclassed by them, but never intimidated by that fact. And both believes in ThePowerOfLove, kindness, and empathy being the keys to saving the world, repeatedly so. The heartwarming factor here is that there is still room for gentle-but-strong figures like Diana and Usagi to inspire others in the cultural landscape of an increasingly dark and cynical world.

* Doubling with FridgeBrilliance: Mitsuishi Kotono, the voice of ''[[Franchise/SailorMoon]]'', being the one to narrate Wonder Woman's trailer. One gets the feeling Tsukino Usagi would get along very well with Diana of Themyscira. Both are superhuman warrior princesses who start out as {{WideEyedIdealist|s}} and refuses to let go of their belief in the good of humanity even in the face of love, loss, and {{BreakingSpeech|es}}. Their outfits are slightly impractical for battle, but not canonically sexualized for the MaleGaze. ''Diana'' is the Roman name of ''Artemis''- there are two characters by those names in ''Sailor Moon'' canon, both are allies of Usagi's. Both have love interests who are massively outclassed by them, but never intimidated by that fact. And both believes in ThePowerOfLove, kindness, and empathy being the keys to saving the world, repeatedly so. The heartwarming factor here is that there is still room for gentle-but-strong figures like Diana and Usagi to inspire others in the cultural landscape of an increasingly dark and cynical world.

** Less comedic, but when Diana angrily stands up in Parliament and chastises the generals present for making cowardly compromises and reducing men to numbers instead of fighting on the front lines with their warriors, a few of the old-men are visibly shaken with shame, showing that even ''they'' secretly long for a nobler, kinder age of honor. ([[FridgeBrilliance Perhaps because most of them are old enough to remember, or even to have fought in, wars that didn't end with millions dead and battles that didn't end in year-long stalemates for both sides.]])

* Someone working at a kindergarten wrote a list of things that happened after kids went to see this movie. One of the producers sent it to Patty Jenkins, [[https://twitter.com/PattyJenks/status/874034832430424065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.fr%2F2017%2F06%2F13%2Fwonder-woman-fait-reagir-les-enfants-de-maternelle_a_22139187%2F who then posted it on Twitter and commented on it]]. Some of the things listed also count as [[FunnyMoments being funny]].

** Might also count as {{Nightmare Fuel}} when considering the numerous closeups of the victims of the war in general, and Dr. Poisons gas experiments in particular that these tiny children also have to have seen.

* Diana's [[{{Adorkable}} kind and awkward sincerity]] when facing the modern world for the first time is quite adorable. Standout moments include.

* Bruce Wayne dedicated time and most likely no small expense to track down and find the original 1918 group photo, and had it delivered by nothing less than an armored courier to Diana at her workplace (the Louvre museum in Paris). It's immensely thoughtful of him, and it shows how strong the bonds within the Film/{{Justice League|2017}} will be.

-> '''Interview:''' This may be a cheesy question, but what do you want people to take away from this movie?

** Less comedic, but when Diana angrily stands up in Parliament and chastises the generals present for making cowardly comprises and reducing men to numbers instead of fighting on the front lines with their warriors, a few of the old-men are visibly shaken with shame, showing that even ''they'' secretly long for a nobler, kinder age of honor. ([[FridgeBrilliance Perhaps because most of them are old enough to remember, or even to have fought in, wars that didn't end with millions dead and battles that didn't end in year-long stalemates for both sides.]])

* [[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wonder_woman_2017 The reviews are out from Rotten Tomatoes. And oh boy, the fans are very pleased.]] It's truly a ThrowTheDogABone to the DCEU itself, and surely a moral boost to its fans after the divisive reception of the previous films.