Twitter Did Not Love 'Wonder Woman 1984'
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After a long wait, Wonder Woman 1984 hit HBO Max and theaters on Christmas Day. As The Wrap notes, it's the first Warner Bros. film to be released on a streaming site at the same time as its theater release date with no extra cost to viewers. That's exciting news, but after watching the film yesterday, some fans are not too enthusiastic.
In the sequel to the first film that captivated audiences in June 2017, Gal Gadot and Chris Pine are back as Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) and Steve Trevor. Kristen Wiig is on board as villainess Cheetah, and Pedro Pascal plays Max Lord.
Starting #WonderWoman1984 knowing Diana is going to lose Steve again for the second time pic.twitter.com/vK0XtaDp4A
— Mohammad Talha (@talhaumer45) December 26, 2020
And though Patty Jenkins had a box office hit with her first take on the Wonder Woman story, Twitter is full of tweets of unfavorable opinions about this second venture.
#WonderWoman1984 review: DC sequel a major step down from the original https://t.co/pgZifSQG53#WonderWoman #WW84 pic.twitter.com/MCVsYrmjHT
— Gadgets 360 (@Gadgets360) December 26, 2020
Wonder Woman 1984 was hot garbage.
— Goldy (@GoldGloveTV) December 26, 2020
Here's my review of Wonder Woman 1984. It is the equivalent of all the other DC Comics movies (with the exception of WW1). So yes, that bad.
— Tad Miller (@jstatad) December 26, 2020
Ok, Wonder Woman 1984 is, um, not great. It’s perfectly fine, but the reviews I read beforehand kinda hyped it up. Tamper your expectations and it’ll seem more entertaining. Definitely a good movie, but also underwhelming...if that makes any sense.
— Dr. Marcus Bell (@NewBlackScholar) December 26, 2020
Wonder Woman 1984 review:
Too rushed, too gimmicky. Directionless at points. Pedro pascal and Kristen wiig were insane tho. Third act of the movie was good.
Rating:
my opinion doesn’t matter out of 10— Troy Jones (@TroyJoness) December 26, 2020
Jill Lepore, who is the author of The Secret History of Wonder Woman (2014), wrote in The New Yorker that "the new film about a female icon ignores her history as a female rebel." Lepore says that the franchise, as a whole, could pay more attention to the history of women, especially during the pivotal eras in which these films are set:
"Patty Jenkins seems to be interested in history. She set her first Wonder Woman film during the First World War. And she set this new film in the Orwellian year of 1984. But she's apparently not at all interested in the history of women: it's got no place in either of her two “Wonder Woman” films, even though they both take place during major inflection points in that history, and even though the history of Wonder Woman, the comic book and the character, is inextricably bound up with the long, miserable, and unfinished struggle for women’s political equality."
But not everyone has delved into the deep history of Wonder Woman as a character (Lepore's book is a great read, by the way), didn't hate the movie.
WONDER WOMAN 1984 underlines how well studios can control the hype cycle in rolling films out to the right people. Even a shockingly bad movie can open on a wave of good press.
— Scott Tobias (@scott_tobias) December 25, 2020
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) Pretty, pretty good. This movie gets a little crazy. The plot is a new twist on an old tale. #MovieCount2020 #389 pic.twitter.com/xCsgVAZhEw
— Mike Provine (@mjprovine) December 25, 2020
#WonderWoman1984 was a really good movie and surprised me all the way through. Yeah the mall scene was a bit corny, but by the end of film I had totally forgotten about it. It inspires and brings hope to her character and really defines her as a hero. 💯 pic.twitter.com/3ek8ZL36wP
— Nickatina #4Nerds (@Nickatina_show) December 26, 2020
Maxwel lord was incredible and very fun to watch #WonderWoman1984 all the characters where good specially kristenwig she stole the show for me pic.twitter.com/qzGHI5e0k7
— Serje Allen (@serje_allen) December 26, 2020
#WonderWoman1984 didn't reach my expectations. At the same time its not a bad film. @GalGadot has a terrific screen presence and her scenes with Steve Trevor were the best part. kristen wig was a charm. Pedro pascal was good. Overall dont go with expectations. pic.twitter.com/DwRNcIkWCc
— CuriousRavi (@ravikiran248) December 25, 2020
So. I guess make up your own mind, because Twitter is being very, well, Twitter about this movie. If you do watch it, at least you'll see some incredible leg warmers, big hair, and chunky jewelry.
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