By Skylar Jones
Staff Writer
With countless superhero movies featuring male protagonists, “Wonder Woman” exceeds expectations as one of the first female superheroes to make the theaters.
“Wonder Woman” features a compelling story along with intelligent humor, realistic special effects, and an amazing cast. The film is full of adrenaline-inducing fight scenes, as well as a love story. The movie is action packed and entertaining, and provides a strong statement for women, telling them to stay strong and fight for what they believe in.
The film stars Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and Chris Pine as Steve Trevor. It was directed by Patty Jenkins and written by Geoff Johns and Allan Heinberg. The movie is set during World War I and was shot in several locations in London and Italy.
The story follows the journey of Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor, the soldier she saved. Wonder Woman’s sole purpose is to find Ares, the God of War, and put an end to the heartbreak and losses resulting from the war. With that, Wonder Woman and Steve set off on their difficult journey to stop the war and eliminate Ares.
“Wonder Woman” is an easy film to follow with several twists and challenges that make it even more entertaining to watch. Although the film is action-packed with violence and fighting, it contains playful humor when the film gets too serious.
Not only is the cinematography unbelievable, but the special effects are phenomenal and breathtaking. The fighting scenes look extremely real, with few flaws. The action scenes in the film were the most exciting to watch because they portray Wonder Woman’s full strength.
The casting of the movie was remarkable. The actors and actresses played their roles perfectly and evoked emotion within the audience. Pine’s good sense of humor was perfectly timed and took the audience off edge when the film became too intense.
The costume design and set of “Wonder Woman” adds another level of realism to the setting. The costume and set design of the entire movie is up to date with its time period, which made it even more enjoyable to watch.
“Wonder Woman” is one of the few superhero movies that demonstrates the strength of women. Unlike other superhero films, it shows woman as strong warriors, who are at times tougher than the men. “Wonder Woman” makes an immense statement for women all around the world and sets a new standard for action films.
“Wonder Woman” is an excellent film with exciting action scenes and a compelling storyline. Its intelligent humor, incredible costume designing, and unbelieveable cinematography sets the bar high for other superhero movies. The movie was entertaining to watch with its powerful portrayal of women.
“Wonder Woman” was released June 2, is rated PG-13 and is playing in movie theaters throughout the nation.
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