Last week, I decided to go and see the new movie, Wonder Woman. I'm not going to lie I was a little nervous to see the movie. DC hasn't had the best luck with their movies lately, according to critics. So at first, the approach to a female-centered superhero movie made me nervous. Obviously, there hasn't been many female superhero focused movies (a shame in my opinion).

I mentally prepared myself for the worse. Hoping if this was horrible, it wouldn't be years before they tried another female-focused movie. I was happily not disappointed. I've seen some posts saying it's not very empowering or feminist in nature. I disagree with that.

I felt empowered after seeing it. It was refreshing seeing a woman fighting for what she believed in. She didn't let what people told her keep her from doing what she thought was right.

Okay, maybe she was a tad bit naive to think killing one person would solve all the world's problems. But don't we all go through a stage like that. She was told from a young age that Ares was what caused all the fighting and hatred in the world. So, why wouldn't she believe that's true. I know there was a point in my life when I thought one being caused the bad and evil in the world. I saw the good in everyone and everything. Yes, she hesitated to save the world after seeing the war continue, but everything she had known and believed was just disproved.

That is going to cause some doubt. Though, didn't she basically, in the beginning, that she had a lot to learn back then. Part of what I saw as the point of the movie is that she grew as a person. She grew up on an island where there were little to no problems. She got her dose of reality and grew from it like so many of us do.

Not only do you see Wonder Woman is strong, but there's an entire island full of women. Women who are strong and warriors. Women who don't give up. Women who stand up for each other and stand together. Diane's aunt risked her life to protect her niece because that's what she felt she needed to do. They didn't see each other as competition. They worked together and helped one another.

I don't think it struck how important movies like this are until after the movie. My eight-year-old sister went to see it with me. Seeing her eyes light up and her excitement for a female superhero being strong and standing up for herself, made it clear why we need more movies like this. Batman and Superman are cool don't get me wrong, but more female superheroes need to start taking center stage more. It was nice and refreshing seeing a woman not be forced to play the damsel in distress or just there as the love interest.

Was Wonder Woman the perfect feminist movie? Probably not, but it's a step in the right direction and that's what matters.