WONDER WOMAN 1984: HIT OR MISS?

If you’ve been asking yourself questions like ‘Should I see WW84?’ ‘Is it interesting or worth my time?’ You need to stop asking and read about the movie. At least, that is what I do before seeing a very popular film. Let us all be honest, Marvel’s ‘Wonder woman’ was simply amazing! Marvel cinematic Universe seem to prove over and over again that they can always do it best. I think this is why few people have doubts about DC versions of Marvel franchises. But let’s save those doubts for another day and get into WW84!

Plot

First of all, great way to start a story. A lot of DC and Marvel movies start with the main character telling a story with a deep voice before anything comes up on the screen, and it gets us all the time!. In ‘Black Panther’, it was King T’Challa’s voice we first heard. The scene opening creates an intrigue that leaves us hungry for the whole movie. I also love the fact that there is a very subtle but significant connection between little Princess Diana’s cheat in the race and how the whole storyline unfolds to be a ‘Cheat-Monkey-paw’ situation.

Besides, I love the fact that they kept us thrilled in wondering how captain Steve came back(before we ever saw the movie). I also fell in love with how the wishes came to pass and how Max Lord got something precious in return from those he granted wishes to. For Diana, it was her powers. It signifies how some things we want come at really great cost.

Meanwhile, the storyline is not entirely unique. I mean, if you have seen ‘Aladdin’ and how they make wishes work, you can expect something similar. But for a DC movie, this storyline is a slight departure to the custom DC narratives where there is an evil monster on the loose seeking powers to destroy the world. If you have seen ‘Justice League’, you should know what I am talking about.

WW84 was kinda off to a slow start, and that was probably what inspired the idea of an introductory action scene which kept us glued throughout.

VISUALS

Great FX by the way. If you don’t know what this means, it is an editing tool used to create unreal things into an illusion-like reality for viewers. For example, if you watched ‘Game of thrones’, Danearys was not flying on a dragon back. In fact, she sat on a dragon shaped object the entire time.

Also, attention was not paid to the details involving crisis scenes. In crisis scenes, there is a lot going on and we don’t seem to care too much about the flaws that we see on screen. The crisis covers it all up. But in WW84, it was far-fetched. ‘Lord Max’ is asking people to declare their wishes in a broadcast antenna miles away from his office and suddenly, he sees his son in the television wondering in confusion around his office, and then he walks out quickly to meet him seconds later. Where is the logic?

Conclusion

Honestly, I think people’s expectations for WW84 was set just too high and this may have led to the disappointment some people had after seeing the movie. Apart from these, you should definitely watch WW84. It is a beaut and it is impressive how it covers social issues like sexual harassment and how people deal with insecurities. Embedding all these themes in a DC movie is excellent!

WW84 (Ratings)
Plot- 2 (Out of 3)
Visuals- 3 (Of 3)
Believability-1 (Of 2)
Action- 2 (Of 2)
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