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Finally got to catch it last night and it was all I hoped it would be. Not too much I can add that hasn't already been said by now. A great adventure, a story well-told, and a movie that stands way above anything else DC has put out in building its "universe" to compete with Marvel's....and it tops many of Marvel's, in my book, though I have been extremely pleased with all of their movies. I hadn't seen Gal Gadot in "Batman Vs. Superman" (because I had kind of written these DC movies off, at that point), but I believed all I had read about how great she is and she did not disappoint. I've seen pictures of her and she's obviously beautiful, but her screen presence in this role....I definitely fell in love with her!
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I am a bit stunned by the WW movie, yet have the same overall impression as yourself, and I'm only able to comment on this film by reacting to your take.
I predicted the ending in many ways except a few, of which most notably was the extreme leaning towards the "hyper-analogous" tone of the climactic reveal.
The irony is that I was begging for that very kind of thing since Superman took the DCEU off the rails, but now I'm almost looking at it as the analogous-tone equivalent to the sci-fi-simplicity trope climax of the Avengers movie (another film which were received very well commercially/critically). I wasn't too impressed with Avengers, but, then again,I'm the kind of guy that would've much preferred a Hulk solo movie or a Hulk/Capt. Amrica team-up to an Avengers movie, so there's that.
At the moment those reports started rollin' in, so thought you, I, DC, WB... and anyone who is truly concerned for that DC superhero film property upswing!
My thoughts too... but this is the realistic equivalent of what I prayed for/knew was the only thing that could "save the DCEU": Bring in Disney.
now, Whedon isn't my favorite choice, but he qualifies of the RIGHT choice... we all know how he has the abilities to mainstream storytell these kinds of things... he has the "Disney" experience under his belt.
If they allow Whedon what Disney is allowing Ron Howard (with Han Solo), there's hope yet. Bring on the mega-reshoots, baby!
That IS the solution. I LOVE it. Ya never know... they may glean something from Marvel/Disney's Hulk bolstering Thor's movie strategy and decide to do something like that... although, it does seem more natural to team WW with Batman... but that leaves my favorite superhero out in the cold again!
There's always hope that another DC hero sequel (coming off a highly well-received starter movie) can help bolster the DCEU's flailing Superman...
"Aquaman: By Air Or By Sea" anyone?
"No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris MannixComment
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Rumours are that Wonder Woman 2 will continue the historical period piece approach and be set in the 1980s during the Cold War.
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I finally got to see it yesterday. loved it.!Comment
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Yeah!!!!!sigpicComment
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The cold war thing will be interesting and maybe still topical by the time it comes out. Its creeping back around right now.You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie BanksComment
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I said to my wife that I bet they bring Chris Pine back as Steve Trevor's great, great nephew or somethingComment
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1. What do you exactly see happen in the plane
2. We're talking about Greek Gods
If it's me...
...he was WB's second choice to be Hal Jordan after Bradley Cooper. But he passed on GL for Kirk. WW2 is on the same development track as GL. If they cast Pine as Hal, that would be a really interesting twist. Like Highlander meets Forever Young.Comment
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That would rule...sigpicComment
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With these recent DCEU ideas, you've been crazy like a fox!
The fact that I've never even seen Highlander or Forever Young, yet believe that I essentially understand your concept (Trevor reborn as another soul that Diana has a primal connection with), is a sign (I think) you may be onto something yet again!"No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris MannixComment
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I would LOVE to see Chris Pine as Hal Jordan! That would TOTALLY work!!
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Pretty much. I think it's because they embodied Steve Trevor with every trait Hal Jordan is supposed to posses, right? I mean, what Trevor did is why Abin Sur picked Hal. Then add in the koinkydink of having the one actor who was up for both parts and ta-da.
...and the Greek Gods are the greatest plot device a fantasy project could have at their disposal. You can randomly pick a god and say "x sent Trevor's soul back from the Elysian Fields" and that's all Diana needs to believe Hal is Steve. Her "kills Ares, war ends" dogma has already shown the audience she will believe something to the bitter end.
I also like the Hal-Diana-Kal triangle better. Nu52 saw the GL/Superman dilemma. It can be played to show how they're mirrors of each other, but that's a different thread...Last edited by hedrap; Jul 13, '17, 10:08 PM.Comment
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