History YMMV / WonderWoman2017

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Quite a few people considered it a wasted opportunity that the movie did not stick to the idea that [[spoiler: Ares was not behind the war and that the people fighting in it were fighting [[HumansAreBastards purely because they wanted to]]]], particularly since it would have provided a great reason for Diana to seclude herself from humanity. This is especially strange given that up until that point in the movie, Diana's entire character arc was about learning how humans are both capable of evil and good, but the choice for [[spoiler: Ares]] to appear throws all of it under the bus. Its such a sore spot for people that many feel it damages the films quality.

** Two more with ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' and ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' fandoms, with some of their fans being bitter and salty about how ''Wonder Woman'' stole their thunder in becoming the first critically acclaimed female superhero movie of the Blockbuster Age. Not helping matters is that their movies were delayed repeatedly and have to play catch-up with the first ''Black Widow'' movie coming out in the same year as the ''Wonder Woman'' sequel.

** Two more with ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' and ''Film/BlackWidow2020'' fandoms, with some of their fans being bitter and salty about how ''Wonder Woman'' stole their thunder in becoming the first critically acclaimed female superhero movie of the Blockbuster Age. Not helping matters is that their movies were delayed repeatedly and have to play catch-up with the first ''Black Widow'' movie coming out in the same year as the ''Wonder Woman'' sequel.

* GenreTurningPoint: ''Wonder Woman'' is the first female-led superhero movie since the failures of ''Film/{{Catwoman}}'' and ''Film/{{Elektra}}'' over a decade before its release, and the first ''ever'' to be very well received at that, and ended up a massive box office hit. Perhaps more importantly is that the film represents the first time a major movie franchise with a budget of over $100M has been directed solely by a woman, opening the door for other female directors to handle larger projects (something people had been calling on Hollywood to do for a while prior to this film's release).

* MemeticMutation:
** A shot of Wonder Woman shielding herself from heavy gunfire has been used as a metaphor for what happens when women express opinions online.
** Some people also jokingly said that Wonder Woman would make a good DLC for ''VideoGame/Battlefield1''.
** [[https://a.disquscdn.com/get?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2F3oriNY8B1vjkoUUKVW%2Fsource.gif&key=wj08mdYrIIYSim7xCuVZbg&w=600&h=217 Fan-made gifs of Wonder Woman]] blocking "Website/{{Rotten|Tomatoes}}" bullets. Doubles as HilariousInHindsight since they were made before the movie came out, and the movie was been well-received on the site from the first reviews published to an eventual 93% rating.
** "Waiting for Gadot", a pun off ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'', became a popular joke especially after the film got highly positive early reviews.
** [[http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-reactions-for-wonder-woman-are-spectacular-1795356828 The film receiving very positive early buzz]] after the critical thrashings given to ''Batman v. Superman'' and ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' has led to jokes about [[https://imgur.com/gallery/vzjecpa Wonder Woman single-handedly carrying the DCEU on her back]].
** "Disney paid the critics!"[[note]]After both ''Batman v. Superman'' and ''Suicide Squad'' were savaged by critics, an absurd fan theory that Disney was paying off critics to bash DC's movies and praise Marvel's movies began circulating. ''Wonder Woman'''s critical success obviously debunks this idea, and people are now quoting the original claim as an IronicEcho.[[/note]]
** There are quite a few jokes about Lebanon's terrible taste in movies after they banned this highly acclaimed film due to the Israeli lead, Gal Gadot (who was in the IDF), but had allowed in the far more divisive ''Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice''. Which also featured Gal Gadot (granted she wasn't the main focus in ''[=BvS=]'').
** Sameer's line [[AmazonChaser "I'm both frightened...and aroused"]] has become a popular reaction image online in response to hot women doing badass things.
** The strong similarities between Steve Trevor and Steve Rogers's [[spoiler:deaths (performing a HeroicSacrifice]] involving a plane filled with explosives aimed at a major city) prompted jokes that if you're in a period piece and your name's Steve, avoid airplanes at all costs.
** The shot of Wonder Woman hiding a sword in the back of her dress has led to [[http://booksandquillsmag.com/articles/wwgotyourback/ several women trying the same with their own swords and dresses]] under the hashtag [=#WWGotYourBack=]. Turns out, it actually works!
** Creator/RobinWright's ''other'' [[Film/ThePrincessBride famous geek role]] has sparked a number of them, from pictures of Antiope {{Bridal Carry}}ing Westley, to a mashup with [[Franchise/StarWars Princess Leia]] celebrating "childhood princesses" being promoted to generals.
** Another Robin Wright one has Antiope being paired with a shot of Film/ForrestGump usually either running towards the screen or with a shocked expression, now seeing “Jenny” again (and kicking ass).
** [[WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys Nigel Thornberry]] is Ares! [[note]]Due to his reveal as a stereotypical mustachioed Englishman which [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBXlChTUwAAAYyH.jpg spawned some hilarious edits]][[/note]]
** It was a popular joke that the Amazons have such an intricate and dramatic fighting style due to being an army with no war to fight and needing to fill their time. This led to many fans coming up with increasingly ridiculous situations that Antiope wanted to prepare them for.

* TheUntwist: [[spoiler:Ares really did exist and really was controlling the higher-ups during the war]]. Seeing that [[spoiler:Ares]] is one of Wonder Woman's greatest foes and there couldn't be a more fitting place to utilize [[spoiler:The God Of '''War''']] than what is widely considered one of the most violent conflicts in human history, the creators would not dare to just shrug off such an iconic villain as non-existent, even if it did risk lessening the impact of a [[HumansAreBastards powerful message]].

* HypeBacklash: It didn’t take long for fans of Zack Snyder to turn on this film and decry it as "selling out" with it’s lighter tone and simpler plot. The near-universal praise from critics and fans alike didn’t help matters.

* MagnificentBastard: The [[WarGod God of War]], Ares once wiped out his fellow gods when they quarreled over Ares' wish to eliminate humanity. Surviving while injured and crippled, Ares instead plays on humanity's own preexisting prejudices and fears to sway them to destroy themselves, giving humans ideas for weapons and helping to manufacture peace that he knows they can't keep, setting the stage and giving them the matches to burn it down. When he reveals himself to Diana, Ares elaborates on his methods, also wishing Diana to join him to wipe out humanity and make the world a paradise.

* WordOfGay: Diana Prince, who has been confirmed as bisexual.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** After ''Film/ManOfSteel'' came out, but before ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' did, some fans complained that DC was too scared to branch out with a character like Wonder Woman while Marvel was busy [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy making a movie about a walking tree and a gun-toting raccoon]]. Shortly afterward, it was announced that Wonder Woman would be in the ''Man of Steel'' sequel. Later, this movie was announced to be in production (along with a number of other untested properties), and it would arrive long before Marvel's first female-led movie, ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' (which, ironically, has already been delayed multiple times, while the ''Black Widow'' movie that MCU fans have clamored for won't be coming out until 2020). On top of all that, ''Wonder Woman'''s domestic and international box office totals surpassed those of ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', and its domestic gross tops that of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', which premiered the same year.
** Marvel's habit of casting white men called Chris as heroes (such as with Creator/ChrisEvans, Creator/ChrisHemsworth and Creator/ChrisPratt in the roles of Captain America, Thor and Star-Lord respectively) was sometimes played with by fans adding a fourth Chris, Pine being one often thrown into the mix for a potential future Marvel role. Then Pine got involved with a superhero movie, only it's ''DC''. Pine even performed a song about this phenomenon when he hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. It only gets better come 2018 when Chris Pine finally gets to play a Marvel superhero...it's just that he's voicing Peter Parker (well one version) in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', which is ''not'' in the MCU.
** When ''Wonder Woman'' was released, some audience joked how it borrowed so much from the MCU movies like ''Film/{{Thor}}''. Just a few months later in the same year, ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' happens to have [[spoiler:an evil OmnicidalManiac god destroying the hero god's weapon like it's nothing, yet the hero apparently manages to [[MagicFeather wield his inherent powers over thunder and lightning in a rematch]]]], just like in ''Wonder Woman''.

* LGBTFanbase: ''Like you wouldn't believe''. It goes without saying that this movie has gay and bisexual women practically swooning, not just over Gal Gadot but the entire island of Themyscira. The main plot features a gorgeous superheroine who comes from a LadyLand of insanely beautiful badass women who have long since concluded that men are necessary for procreation but "[[BiTheWay not for pleasure.]]" Do the math. It also helps that Elena Anaya, who plays Dr Poison, is openly gay in real life.

* MagnificentBastard: The [[WarGod God of War]], Ares once wiped out his fellow gods when they quarreled over Ares' wish to eliminate humanity. Surviving while injured and crippled, Ares instead plays on humanity's own preexisting prejudices and fears to sway them to destroy themselves, giving humans ideas for weapons and helping to manufacture peace that he knows they can't keep,setting the stage and giving them the matches to burn it down. When he reveals himself to Diana, Ares elaborates on his methods, also wishing Diana to join him to wipe out humanity and make the world a paradise.

** [[spoiler:The strong similarities between Steve Trevor and Steve Rogers's deaths (performing a HeroicSacrifice]] involving a plane filled with explosives aimed at a major city) prompted jokes that if you're in a period piece and your name's Steve, avoid airplanes at all costs.

** [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys Nigel Thornberry]]]] is Ares! [[note]]Due to his reveal as a stereotypical mustachioed Englishman which [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBXlChTUwAAAYyH.jpg spawned some hilarious edits]][[/note]]

* {{Moe}}: Young Diana is very adorable and huggable thanks to her cute looks, as well as her ConstantlyCurious and cheerful nature.
** ''Adult'' Diana herself applies also, with her curious innocent kindness and radiant sunshine smile.

* RewatchBonus:
** In the scene where Diana interrupts the war council, Sir Patrick's reaction comes off as simply being flustered that a woman ([[DistractedByTheSexy and a rather gorgeous one at that]]) is in the room. It's actually that [[spoiler:Ares is surprised that the God Killer specifically created to destroy him (who also happens to be his ''little sister'')]] is suddenly right in front of him.
** When Queen Hippolyta brings young Diana to the tower, [[spoiler:she never confirms for Diana (and the audience) that the sword she is showing her is the godkiller weapon]].

** [[spoiler:Steve's sacrifice and Diana screaming in agony from it.]]

** Some viewers were disappointed more wasn't done with Dr. Poison. For starters, she's a female scientist during World War 1, a period of time where someone such as herself would be looked out with confusion or disdain from her allies. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP71LRajbWs One youtuber]] discussed this by pointing out how she acts as the perfect {{Foil}} to Diana: Diana had the ability to choose her destiny, while Dr. Poison essentially didn't, but the choice was made to make her a straight up villain in the end and not a TragicVillain. Others think it may have been more interesting if [[spoiler:''she'' was Ares]].
** [[spoiler: The choice to kill off Ares. Not only is he Wonder Woman's most powerful and iconic villain, but he has so much backstory and potential that lends him to being one of the biggest villains in the DCU. He easily could have been a villain the Justice League could have had to face, and with how small Wonder Woman's Rogues Gallery is, he makes for a good long term villain. Instead he gets killed shortly after appearing, which calls into question now what they can do with Wonder Woman since her first solo-film has her beating a literal God of War]].

* UncannyValley: Any time Dr. Maru speaks. The way the jaw on her mask moves looks pretty unsettling. Likely intentional, given that she is a chemical weapons developer willing to [[spoiler:murder the German High Command]].

** Hell, pretty much anyone who isn't Ludendorff or Ares qualifies. They've suffered trauma, loss of loved ones and serious injuries. ''Wonder Woman'' is almost on par with the likes of ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Film/AVeryLongEngagement'', ''Film/WarHorse'' or ''Literature/AllQuietOnTheWesternFront'' in making war look so unappealing. Even Dr. Maru gets some WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds, as it's hinted that she probably has some self image problems due to her scars.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** Several early reviews of the film were quick to trash ''Film/ManOfSteel'' and ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' director Creator/ZackSnyder, with many requesting that Creator/PattyJenkins take Snyder's place as the [[MyRealDaddy "architect"]] of the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse. The film was released to the public just short of two weeks after Snyder stepped down from his work on ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' [[TearJerker due to the suicide of his daughter.]]
** Those subscribing to the theory that Mercy Graves [[HesJustHiding survived the bombing]] from ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' on account of her character being an Amazon in several incarnations may have felt this after seeing, tragically, what a misplaced bullet can do to an Amazon [[AdaptationalWimp in this continuity]], let alone an explosion.
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The scene where Diana gushes when seeing a baby for the first time has a nice reality subtext; Gal Gadot was pregnant during part of the filming.

** When ''Wonder Woman'' was released, some audience joked how it borrowed so much from the MCU movies like ''Film/{{Thor}}''. Just a few months later in the same year, ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' happens to have [[spoiler:an evil OmnicidalManiac god destroying the hero god's weapon like it's nothing, yet the hero apparently manages to [[MagicFeather wield his inherent powers over thunder and lightning in a rematch]]]], just like in ''Wonder Woman''. Are we sure it's not the other way around?
** The fact that Creator/DavidThewlis (a.k.a. Remus Lupin), like Creator/GaryOldman (a.k.a. [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy Jim Gordon]] or Sirius Black) before him, has been cast in this movie must mean that DC must ''LOVE'' casting [[Film/HarryPotter the Marauders]] in their movies. Time will tell if Adrian Rawlins and Timothy Spall will join the DCEU.
** For further hilarity, Chris Pine played a soldier named Steve during a world war and rides a bike, meaning now Marvel and DC both have a Chris doing that. [[spoiler:He even performs a HeroicSacrifice involving a plane filled with explosives aimed at a big city, though he truly dies.]]
** Only two weeks before the movie premiered, Creator/DavidThewlis's character on ''Series/{{Fargo}}'' delivers a monologue about how Gavrilo Princip was only in a position to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand and start World War I because he [[ForWantOfANail stopped for a sandwich]][[note]] This is likely untrue, as historical evidence suggests that Princip went to the cafe solely intending to ambush the Archduke and not to eat. As well as this, sandwiches were practically unheard of in Serbia at the time. [[/note]] In this film, he plays a character whose [[spoiler:machinations implicitly caused and sustained the war.]]
** Creator/RobinWright is the second actor from ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' to portray one of Wonder Woman's supporting characters after Creator/CaryElwes in the largely reviled [[Series/WonderWoman2011Pilot 2011 pilot]].
** The [[WesternAnimation/WonderWoman2009 2009 animated Wonder Woman film]] included a scene that imitated one of Robin Wright's scenes in ''Film/ForrestGump''.
** That brief-but-eerie glimpse of Dr. Poison in the first trailer where she's glaring at the audience. In the film, it turns out that Steve is fake-flirting with her and she's just listening intently.
** Creator/DavidThewlis is the second actor to [[spoiler:play the DC Comics' interpretation of Ares]] and have a lead role in a film adaptation of ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'' following Michael York, who played the hero in ''Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1977'' and [[spoiler:the role of Ares in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'']], while Thewlis played the hero in ''Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1996''.
** [[WesternAnimation/{{Wonder Woman|2009}} This is not the first time]] Steve Trevor is portrayed by an actor known for a role as a [[Series/{{Firefly}} starship]] [[Franchise/StarTrek captain]].
** This incarnation of Wonder Woman can't fly... [[Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella but she can totally jump hella high]].
** Patty Jenkins has the same birthday as original Wonder Woman Lynda Carter, July 24th.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: See [[AwesomeMusic/DCExtendedUniverse here]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Sameer, Charlie and the Chief, Steve's MultinationalTeam. Despite being {{Canon Foreigner}}s who just appear to be evoking the Howling Commandos in ''Captain America: The First Avenger'', the characters surprisingly tie into the movie's [[WarIsHell wider]] [[HumansAreFlawed themes]] well (Sameer can slip into disguises so well because he was an actor before getting drafted; Charlie is strongly implied to be suffering from PTSD; the Chief is a Native American working as a smuggler for both sides because, as he puts it, he lost his lands to "[Steve's] people") and the actors' performances make them quite endearing.
** Many bemoaned how brief Etta Candy's role was in the film, as she is Wonder Woman's traditional sidekick and she provides excellent comic relief and a glimpse into the early feminist movement.
** Not a character, but the new logo intro that played at the beginning of the movie has become quite popular, with Internet communities scouring to identify every single character shown. Said logo is also a ShoutOut to the two title sequences of the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' animated series, which is a fan favorite all on its own and is the definitive example everyone holds ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'' to.
* EpilepticTrees: In some myths containing Amazons, they slept with unwary men to get pregnant and kept the resulting girls themselves but returned the boys to men, though in other myths its made clear they'd rather have their dalliances result in real relationships but they won't leave their lifestyle so the men have to decide to join them if they want to remain together. Does this mean that Amazons in the movie also practiced the sleep with 'em and leave 'em method? Why is there not a single child in their country, but the Amazons differ in age?

* AmericansHateTingle: Downplayed. Despite the film’s phenomenal performance at the domestic box office, its foreign gross amounted to less than half of its worldwide total, which is almost unheard of for a superhero blockbuster in TheNewTens. [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/09/21/wonder-woman-is-the-worst-performing-superhero-film-in-overseas-markets-in-a-decade/ This article]] discusses this phenomenon in more detail. It should be noted, though, that the film's $409 million foreign gross isn't a dealbreaker by any means, given it is higher than ''Film/ManOfSteel''[='=]s while also having a much smaller budget. Just for comparison due to their similar releases and box office totals, ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' made $60 million more than this film but its domestic/foreign split was 38/62 percent when ''Wonder Woman''[='=]s was 50/50 (rounded).

** Creator/DavidThewlis is the second actor to [[spoiler:play the DC Comics' interpretation of Ares]] and have a lead role in a film adaptation of ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'' following Michael York, who played the hero in ''Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1977'' and [[spoiler:the role of Ares in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'']], while Thewlis played the hero in ''Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1996''.

* AwardSnub: When Oscar voting came around, it wasn't nominated for ''anything'', not even technical awards, which are usually seen as consolation awards for comic book/superhero films. The most puzzling snub is omission of Rupert Gregson-Williams for Best Original Score since many critics have praised him for building an entire soundtrack using only ''Wonder Woman'''s leitmotif. Needless to say, some people were pissed off, though Gal Gadot urged everyone to not make a big deal of it, saying that no one involved with the film had awards on their mind and are just happy so many people loved it. As a consolation, Gadot was invited as a presenter for the Oscars ceremony on March 4, 2018, which felt like a gesture of recognition for some.

* NightmareRetardant: Ares looks pretty sinister, so long as he's got his helmet on. When Diana knocks it off, all audiences can see is [[spoiler:[[Film/HarryPotter Remus Lupin's]] head on [[Film/LordOfTheRings Sauron's]] body]]. However, even when wearing the helmet, Ares lacks the [[FaceFramedInShadow shadowed face]] and [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] of his more well-known counterparts, meaning [[spoiler:Sir Patrick's 1910s style mustache]] is distractingly visible under the helmet.

** Some viewers were disappointed more wasn't done with Dr. Poison. Others think it may have been more interesting if [[spoiler:''she'' was Ares]].
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Quite a few people considered it a wasted opportunity that the movie did not stick to the idea that [[spoiler: Ares was not behind the war and that the people fighting in it were fighting [[HumansAreBastards purely because they wanted to]]]], particularly since it would have provided a great reason for Diana to seclude herself from humanity.

** Creator/DavidThewlis is [[spoiler:the second actor to play the DC Comics' interpretation of Ares and have a lead role in a [[Film/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau film adaptation]] of ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'' following Michael York, who played the role in the 1977 film and the role of Ares in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'', while Thewlis played the lead in the 1996 film and this role as well]].

** Many were outraged when it was reported that Gal Gadot's paycheck for the film was far lower than Creator/HenryCavill and Creator/BenAffleck were getting for their DCEU appearances. However, the intricacies of the contracts involved means the discrepancy isn't as large as it might appear from the numbers that were reported, plus Cavill and Affleck were already known stars while Gadot was a relative newcomer (for comparison, she actually got ''more'' than Chris Hemsworth or Chris Evans got for their first MCU films). Furthermore, there's also a difference between a first film (where the actor has very little leverage, as someone else could easily get the role instead), and sequels (where the actor has much more leverage as the studio doesn't want to have to recast [[TheOtherDarrin the same character with a new face]].)

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Steve Trevor has traditionally been the TropeCodifier of UselessBoyfriend [[DistressedDude who also needs to be saved by Wonder Woman]] and after William Moulton Marston died, several writers didn't know what to do with him, which led to his appearances after ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' reduced and forgotten. Together with the Comicbook/New52, where he became an ARGUS agent who acts as the government's liaison to the Justice League, the movie was also able to rework his character, making him a badass spy who is able to stand on his own and become useful. The 2009 animated ''WesternAnimation/{{Wonder Woman|2009}}'' version of Steve spent a good deal of the short running time trying to seduce Diana with snark and rogueish charm, taking attention away from the central conflict. This version of Steve is far more focused on completing his mission.

* ScapegoatCreator: As has been the standard so far, Zack Snyder is blamed for elements in the film people haven't liked as much such as the bombastic third act.

** Two more with ''ComicBook/BlackWidow'' and ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' fandoms, with some of their fans being bitter and salty about how ''Wonder Woman'' stole their thunder in becoming the first critically acclaimed female superhero movie of the Blockbuster Age. Not helping matters is that their movies were delayed repeatedly and have to play catch-up to ''Wonder Woman''.

* AmericansHateTingle: Downplayed. Despite the film’s phenomenal performance at the domestic box office, its foreign gross amounted to less than half of its worldwide total, which is almost unheard of for a superhero blockbuster in TheNewTens. [[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/09/21/wonder-woman-is-the-worst-performing-superhero-film-in-overseas-markets-in-a-decade/ This article]] discusses this phenomenon in more detail. It should be noted, though, that the film's $409 million foreign gross isn't a dealbreaker by any means, given it is higher than ''Film/ManOfSteel'' 's while also having a much smaller budget. Just for comparison due to their similar releases and box office totals, ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' made $60 million more than this film but its domestic/foreign split was 38/62 percent when ''Wonder Woman'' 's was 50/50(rounded).