Wonder Woman was the first female that was as powerful as Superman, as smart as Batman, and as charming as Spiderman, to go along with her good looks. I was always excited whenever her character was on screen because she commanded a level of respect few women superheroes could achieve.
There were the women of X-Men (Jean Grey, Storm, Shadow cat, and Mystique) who were often background-characters or damsels in distress. There was Batgirl but she never able to steal the scenes from Batman or Robin.
Her name alone, Bat “girl” presents her as a juvenile and immature figure. In other genres outside of superheroes, there was Daphne and Velma from Scooby Doo. Daphne was always the damsel or Fred’s love interest and Velma was the nerdy girl in the background.
There were few, if any, female characters that stood out the way Wonder Woman did. So, when I saw that Wonder Woman would be getting her own movie, I was beyond excited to support a female superhero.
Last summer, I went to the movies to see "Wonder Woman" and after 2 ½ hours, I left disappointed. The movie was bland and formulaic missing any chance to break any new ground. I was angry that Diana of Themyscira wasn't portrayed the way I would have liked to see her. Although I haven’t seen "Black Panther" yet, I feel this movie will give me a similar outcome.
A movie that is marketed as this cultural phenomenon with a woman or African American in leading superhero role celebrated worldwide.The constant tone attributed to the modern movies is selling a brand that doesn’t need to be sold to reap as much profit from the film.
Per phase, this movie wasn’t made for me.
This movie is for the millions of women who continue to fight sexism daily.
This is for the women who had to endure watching men in tights fight villains.
This is for the women who had to watch other women being sexualized and exploited on screen for a male audience.
This movie is for the young girls who are in need of positive female representation and to be assured they can be whatever they want.
The movie wasn’t the worst superhero movie I’ve ever seen (i.e. Wolverine Origins, Green Lantern, Amazing Spiderman) but it wasn’t the best superhero movie either. In the end, this movie wasn’t for me but that’s not a bad thing.
I hope the success of this movie will prompt Hollywood to make more movies with a woman in leading roles. It is important for young girls to have representation in the superhero fil genre. The impact will show girls that they can be anything and that no barrier placed against them will stop them.
