Hello, and welcome. One of my most anticipated movies of the year has been Wonder Woman 1984. You can imagine my disappointment when this movie was delayed and delayed due to this little thing called a pandemic. (Most of my other anticipated movies of this year have been delayed till next year and we will see how many of them will actually make their release date). Warner Bros. decided to give me a Christmas present when they decided to release Wonder Woman 1984 day and date (meaning same day) in theaters and on HBO Max. I would be remiss if I failed to mention the lasting impact of this decision and Warners Bros. to release all of their 2021 movies in a similar fashion as this could be disastrous for the movie theaters. With that being said it is probably best to get to my review now and leave that discussion for another day.
Plot
Wonder Woman aka Diana Prince (Gal Gadot)
is living during the 1980s more or less incognito but she comes across a magical stone that will grant you your heart’s desire. The stone winds up in the hands of an evil businessman, Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal). Wonder Woman now needs to get the stone back before the world ends. This is the most basic plot summary without giving any spoilers.
Opinion
Overall, I loved this movie, but that is not to say I loved everything about it. Gal Gadot is wonderful as Wonder Woman and I also loved to see Chris Pine back as Steve Trevor as their chemistry worked well. The other actors did a fine job as well, especially Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva.
On the technical side, this movie is fantastic. You see great visual effects with Wonder Woman’s lasso, particularly in one scene when she lassos a bolt of lightning (remember, it is a comic book movie)
With all of that out of the way, I do have a few criticisms and unfortunately, they are major. Kristen Wiig’s transformation into the cheetah is kind of forced and it would have been a lot better if they had introduced her in this movie and her transformation in the next movie, that way her arc of going from good to evil would have left a strong impression on the audience. (This is not a spoiler because it is in the trailer). My next major criticism is rather hard to do without giving too much away, but let just say that a major scene toward the end of the movie with Wonder Woman and Steve is extremely rough. Overall I give Wonder Woman 1984 4.5 stars.
Some of you might be wondering which way I would recommend that you see this movie. The question is a lot more complicated during a pandemic because it all depends on your comfort level. If you happen to live in an area where movie theatres are open (I do not) it might be worth the risk as this is a movie that is made for the big screen. But if you do not then HBO Max is probably your only option I would advise that you to watch it on the best TV in your home, I did not do this movie any favor by watching it on my computer screen.
Goodnight, and Bee Happy!™
Mr. Bee
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