When she meets a young girl who is crying because the boys won't let her play, Wonder Woman assures the girl she can do anything she wishes, picks up a branch and, as Steve puts it, teaches the girl how to "disembowel her playmates." After a couple more incidents that are jarring to her sensibilities, she laments how resigned women seem to be to "their place." To this point in the character's history, this is the most straightforward portrayal of Wonder Woman, in video form, as a person with a clear disdain for the state of her gender everywhere outside of Themyscira. While out in the real world she must also find and capture Ares before he takes over everything.Īs soon as Wonder Woman and Trevor arrive in New York, the movie takes full advantage of the fact she's a woman who has been completely sheltered from the effects of misogyny. To complicate matters, Ares manages to escape the island, thus making Diana's mission twofold. They hold a massive competition to see who will escort Col. Since Ares has been their only example of manhood, the Amazons are understandably distrustful of Steve. Fast-forward about a millennium, and US pilot Colonel Steve Trevor (Fillion) crash lands on the island after being shot down. Zeus also grants Hippolyta a daughter, Diana (Russell), molded from the sands of Themyscira. The only man on the island is Ares, whom they are to keep as a prisoner for all of eternity. After defeating Ares the Amazons were given Themyscira, an island of their very own, where they will remain isolated from the outside world and the effects of time. Her mother Hippolyta (Madsen) is leading the Amazon women in a battle against Ares (Molina), the god of war, and his army. The movie starts centuries ago, before the birth of our heroine. With DC Animated films proving to be successful on both critical and commercial levels, it was only a matter of time before Wonder Woman would get her own cartoon solo flick. Granted, she was a major part of the team, but she wasn't afforded the same opportunities at being a solo character as Batman, Superman, and several other male characters on DC's roster. However, whether due to a lack of confidence in her profitability, or just plain sexism, the character was relegated to merely being part of the flagship team of DC Comics, The Justice League. By 2009, Wonder Woman had long since achieved pop culture icon status.
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