Wonder Woman 94 is the medically rich and narratively messy I did check in sequel to the 2017 film picks up decades after the events of Wonder Woman gal Gadot. Stana is now working antiquities of the Smithsonian when a robbery to jewelry store accidentally it's a rare artifact with ties to ancient mythology. I hate it when that happens this stone has the power to grant wishes which manages to attract not only the attention Diana but also Pedro Pascal sleazy entre nor Max lord hi Kristin Wiig's bookish nerd Barbara Minerva.
What follows is a fantastical parable about the power and the danger of wishing it's was nothing trivial of the artifact in question is as a character describes. it a monkey's paw of the stakes of Wonder Woman 94 hinge on the idea that nothing comes without a cost tickets is hardly subtle inner story about a cynical huckster who manipulates the desires of the people around him to further his own agenda which takes him from failed businessman to the corridors of power I wonder who we could possibly be talking about here it's been suggested that Patty Jenkins.
Wonder Woman was one of the first blockbusters of the trump era I feel much meditated on what it meant to be good in a world that was not arriving 3 years later 1194. feels like bookended spiritual companion piece an appropriate last blockbuster of the era unfortunately model 94 is a little too narratively unfocused and messy the film operates by sort of fairy tale logic.
Which actually fits rather well in the context of story drawn from pop ideas of Greek legend it's somewhat refreshing given the more liberal minded portrayal of magic in most contemporary pop culture from insisting that the Thor franchise is about sufficiently advanced aliens are treating doctor strange has lowered inception.
However this elasticity causes problems most notably the film is far too many in Congress and dangling loose ends lacking the tight focus the best superhero films indeed. 1 of 94 really seems to lose the run of itself when indulging in fan service.
The elements that appear to exist for no reason beyond the assumption that they belong in a Wonder Woman film this is most obvious in the character Barbara who's initially introduces a compelling and slightly familiar character the sort of Hollywood homely nerd popular in 80 cinema who looks like a supermodel. when she takes off her glasses put up her hair and wears tight clothing there are some interesting themes there about the idea of self image and the way in which women often see themselves reflected through male desire.
We get very good in the role as as Pascal is lord unfortunately because this is a wonderful movie it is not enough for Barbara to serve as a thematic invisible foil to. Diana a woman who is metaphorically sculpted herself out of clay in an image designed to appeal to men instead the third act demands the barber be transformed into a computer generated cheetah person for no greater reason than, because she has a classic 11 body and this is a wonderful movie there are plenty of smaller elements like this that I can't go into for fear of spoilers.
Still there's a lot to like in 1 over 94 the decision to bring back Chris pine works remarkably well reversing the originals fish out of water dynamic and demonstrating a tenderness that is rare in this genre planning guitars are well suited the screen partners the film is a joy to watch as they bounce off 1 another along those lines Jenkins has a lot of fun with the film's. 87 was a much tougher for Matthew Jensen cracking up the color in a way that evokes Richard Donner's Superman movies 1 of the 94 is a film that is best when it's playful and fun. it wants the focus to rank with the best of the superhero genre, but it still has a lot of charm WW1984 is available HBO Max from Christmas day.