film unsurprisingly created a pleasing superhero battle, but also exceeded expectations with a delicate lens to portray the sincere emotions between the characters. And this may be what we need most in the turbulent world right now.
The female superhero movie "Wonder Woman" will reappear on the big screen tomorrow.
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"Wonder Woman" released in August 2017 won the global box office of 822 million US dollars, not only became the first major investment female superhero movie, directed by Patty Jenkins As a result, the film became the second woman to serve as a director in a large Hollywood production with an investment of over 100 million. After the film was released, it received unanimous praise from the media, and the Israeli beauty Gal Gadot, who was born in Miss Universe, was completely popular. The success of the first part of
made everyone naturally look forward to the sequel. However, it's hard work. The audience waited for three years and experienced 5 delays before finally waiting for " Wonder Woman 1984" created by the original team.
On December 18th, "Wonder Woman 1984" led North America for a week and landed in domestic theaters. At the last moment, it filled the vacancy of this year's theater superhero movies. At the same time, the unswerving belief in human kindness in the core of the story was not smooth at the end of the year. 2020 has added a touch of color.
As of 15:00 on December 16, Rotten Tomatoes collected 78 media comments on the film, and the media gave a high average score of 88%. "Very humane and beautiful story", "full of hope that people desperately need in real life", "whether it is action, fighting, romance, or comedy, it can meet your needs." From the general praise of the film by the media, we can see that the film unsurprisingly created a pleasing superhero battle, but also exceeded expectations with a delicate lens to portray the sincere emotions between the characters. And this may be what we need most in the turbulent world right now.
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More current Wonder Woman
If the adventure of the previous game has just entered human society, the childish Wonder Woman has completed the understanding of the interweaving of human nature on the battlefield of World War I And beyond.
So, in the new work, the audience is taken to the United States, where the economy took off in 1984. Diana, who has long been familiar with human society, has to face the greed triggered by the desire for the beloved and the greater benefit Time of self-sacrifice.
In 1984, the United States just ended 13 years of stagflation under the leadership of the Reagan administration, and its economy grew rapidly. Michael Jackson’s famous song "Beat it" shocked the world in the past year. The micro-film-like MV with rich plot awakens the true vitality of MTV that has influenced generations of people.
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Popular culture and national economy took off together, igniting the American dream of ordinary people. Lifting the ceiling on interest rates and relaxing mortgage loan transactions are stimulating consumerism, and everyone expects things that are not their own. Under the prosperity, hidden worries such as the economic bubble, the US-Soviet conflict, and the Middle East oil crisis have been ignored by people.
and it is this background of the times that created two very different villains in the film.
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The prosperous and exciting social environment is the best soil for Ponzi schemes. The business tycoon Markwell Lauder, played by Padro Pascal, relies on the pervasive mass media to sell to the people his vision of "life is beautiful, but it can be better", and he has to pay for better He kept his mouth shut.
Wonder Woman Diana continues her dual life of superhero and ordinary people. When she came to Washington, she became an anthropologist at the Smithsonian Museum, where she met the weird and interesting gemologist, Barbara Minerva, played by Christine Wegg, and the two quickly become friends.
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The unsocial and negligent Barbara Minerva became the least valued little transparency in that era. Desire to be more respected, she indulged in the power of the cheetah goddess, and eventually became the villain of this game, "Leopard Girl", and staged a wonderful fight with Wonder Woman.
Super Hero WenErotic background
In the last "Wonder Woman", Diana's former lover Steve died. In the following decades, his black-and-white photos and worn watches have been kept by Diana, which shows that Diana Reluctant to part with him.
, as the biggest suspense in this work, Steve came back from the dead and renewed his relationship with Diana. In the
trailer, the two walked hand in hand at the Lincoln Memorial under the moonlit night, flying a plane to admire the sky full of fireworks, and the romantic atmosphere was rendered to the extreme. Through getting along with Steve, Diana's more human side is presented.
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director in an earlier interview, talked about the Christmas scene that will appear in the film. It is reported that the husband and daughter of Wonder Woman actor Gal Gadot, as well as the son of director Patty Jenkins, came to participate in the filming of the scene. In Patty Jenkins's description, this scene will be a tearful and poignant moment.
Steve also contributed a lot of laughter to this film. He has been resurrected from the dead and missed the development of mankind for more than half a century. Facing the strange modern world, he is inevitable to be confused. And this time, it was Diana's turn to act as a guide to accompany Steve to experience the new world.
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is also delicately portrayed and the complex mentality of "Leopard Girl". From low self-esteem to gradually regaining self-confidence, to being blinded by greed and self-aspiration, as a villain, she is three-dimensional and rich, which does not make people feel disgusting, but can arouse the audience's understanding and sympathy for her. This also makes the friendship between her and Diana more interesting. In previous interviews with the media, both role players talked about the "chemical reaction" between each other.
and played the villain Mark Will Lauder also said that he will have a lot of emotional performance in the movie. The exquisite emotional portrayal of the
film on Wonder Woman Diana, her friends, lovers, and villains makes the characters come alive and at the same time makes Diana’s various choices more weighty. When faced with the final choice , The audience felt more worried.
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As the director said: "She is not perfect, so this time the story will also focus on her struggle and journey to do the right thing, for us It’s true for everyone. It’s not easy to be a hero, it’s a difficult thing, and that’s what we’re trying to achieve.”
is a visual feast suitable for cinema viewing
as a superhero blockbuster, Well-built visual effects are naturally essential. In this work, the picture presentation is further upgraded.
was introduced as a film, and the camera was aimed at the paradise island where Diana lived when she was a child. The giant arena photographed from the top of the camera was magnificent, and Amazon women warriors competed fiercely in the competition.
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It is worth mentioning that this content uses IMAX 65mm film to maximize the capture of the heroic posture of the super female warriors in the arena. In order to film this big scene, director Patty Jenkins also learned from Christopher Nolan, who has more experience in using IMAX technology. While technically guaranteed, in order to present the most realistic and exciting moments of juggling movements such as horse racing, parkour, and tumbling in the air, Patty Jenkins invited stuntmen, athletes and riders from all over the world. After multiple selections, In the end, 242 sassy female warriors who were finally presented on the screen were selected.
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In addition, the audience who likes drag racing will also have a feast for their eyes. In the film, on the road outside Cairo, Wonder Woman and the enemy convoy launched a fierce chase scene, which even staged a wonderful scene of destroying a tank.
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The music part of this film has invited 8 Oscar nominations, 1 award, 6 Grammy nominations, and 3 awards, the famous musician Hans Ji Mo , the soundtracks of "Driving for Miss Daisy", "The Lion King", "Dunkirk", " Blade Runner 2049" are from his handwriting.
in order to maximize the realism of the pictureWith regard to the quality of the fight, Patty Jenkins gave up a lot of the use of CGI, and the fight between Leopard Girl and Wonder Woman was actually done by them or a substitute.
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In addition, "Wonder Woman 1984", in order to restore the background setting of the 80s in a shopping mall, specially rented an entire seat. In the completely empty shopping mall, 65 shops, from merchandise to internal display, were repaired inside and out, completely restoring the scene of the last city in the 1980s.
Generally speaking, "Wonder Woman 1984" is a superhero movie worth looking forward to. It not only provides the enjoyment and exciting fights you expect in such blockbusters, but also provides rich and delicate plots in the film. Created the warmth and emotion rarely seen in superhero movies.
And this is the reason why this film is worth going to the theater.
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