Most DC films tend to go for grittiness and downplay the fantastical elements and try to avoid relying on suspension of disbelief. This film does not, and it does so in a way that is better for it. The scene where Diana charges across no-man's land, deflecting the gunfire and helping clear the trench, then going on to liberate the town is uplifting and amazing in a way not seen since Superman's emergence in the first Superman movie back in the 1980's.
There is a feminist element to the film but here it was... (gasp) not the focus of the story, subtle and not anti-male. I'm not saying where I stand on feminism, I am saying the feminist aspect in this was well-handled, unlike how overt it was in the otherwise good film "Mad Max: Fury Road", and how all-round horrible it was in what I call a dumpster fire of a film - "Ghostbusters 2016".
In closing I highly recommend this. It's not DC's best, but it is good, enjoyable, unique and definitely worth watching.
A good film for DC
Most DC films tend to go for grittiness and downplay the fantastical elements and try to avoid relying on suspension of disbelief. This film does not, and it does so in a way that is better for it. The scene where Diana charges across no-man's land, deflecting the gunfire and helping clear the trench, then going on to liberate the town is uplifting and amazing in a way not seen since Superman's emergence in the first Superman movie back in the 1980's.
There is a feminist element to the film but here it was... (gasp) not the focus of the story, subtle and not anti-male. I'm not saying where I stand on feminism, I am saying the feminist aspect in this was well-handled, unlike how overt it was in the otherwise good film "Mad Max: Fury Road", and how all-round horrible it was in what I call a dumpster fire of a film - "Ghostbusters 2016".
In closing I highly recommend this. It's not DC's best, but it is good, enjoyable, unique and definitely worth watching.