Wonder woman : my 2 cents
So I went to watch Wonder Woman after reading and hearing rave reviews. The movie lives up to all the hype about the fighting sequences, the costumes and the weapons. It indeed has tear-jerking moments where groups of tall, strong women live and train together, learn sword-fighting, archery and shoot arrows while hanging sideways on horseback. A strong value system based on ability, honour, justice and compassion lies behind the decisions made by these Amazonian women. But I couldn't watch it till finish. Something about it resonated with my general disillusionment with the type of characters women end up playing in cinema. On my way back home, I reflected on what I was expecting to be different in the first ever movie about a woman super hero. Did wonder woman actually break any stereotypes at all? I think not. Here's why : The archetype of a Superman, the first glimpse of which I came across in Man vs Superman, has a set of unique features that our collective fantasies ...