![]() ![]() The most important thing was not to make it mirror-like in any way, so you couldn’t see crew reflections, and if you did see any, they were abstract. ![]() The golden armor needed to have this depth to it and not look like a lump of metal. I had to give her under armor, and so her bodysuit could have a feeling of that. Also, Gareth Pugh, in 2011 did a fantastic chainmail dress that had tiny mini plates of gold on a fabric background. So, I looked into Alexander McQueen, Thierry Mugler and Natalia Vodianova. There wasn’t anything in them that made me think that they had anything to do with Wonder Woman or Themyscira, but it was true that in ancient times, people were buried in golden armor.įor the film to appeal to the younger audience of “Wonder Woman,” I needed to give it a slightly fashionable look. Then, I went out and researched a lot of ancient armories that were gold. In one sequence, she wears it with the American flag draped over it, so that’s where we started. Latinx representation is already rife with stereotypes, and creating a backstory that amounts to “Because this country mistreated me, I will make everyone pay,” just creates more ill-conceived notions about Latinos who all too often are only cast as traumatized immigrants, gang members, maids and criminals.In the comic book series, there are two stories “Kingdom Come” and “Burning Devastation” where we are introduced to the Golden Armor and it has this very American feeling to it with the eagle motif and headdress. In a scene that calls back to Maxwell’s past, we see how his being a poor, marginalized Latino male led to being overlooked, insulted and that never being given a chance to thrive caused him to want more money, more power, more of everything for his own son. However, I take umbrage when the reason his character turns evil is due to the mistreatment he faced growing up Latino-particularly when the original comic book character has been historically portrayed as white. Yes, Pascal is Latinx, and that is and should be notable. In the entire 151 minutes of the sequel, there’s a noticeable lack of any featured performers of color. Sure, there were background actors of all races and ethnicities peppered throughout the film (this is what my BIPOC critic friends and I like to call “bacon bits on an all-white salad”), but for modern audiences, that just isn’t good enough. But much like reality, this is not the case, and if this is supposed to be the message, I have one big question: Where are the women of color? Where are the queer characters? Or better yet: Where is there any marginalized representation in this film? To me, Cheetah is the very embodiment of a white feminist, where the reason she feels she can do whatever she wants the second she gets a little bit of power is because she has been oppressed and terrified for her whole life. The battle between the two comes down to how you might view white feminism, which Wiig brilliantly explores with Cheetah. But where her mark is most apparent is when Cheetah and Wonder Woman face off, knowing that if two women are to go head to head, it has to be about something worthy, like saving humanity. ![]() Not wanting to question the why or how of his resurrection, Diana turns a blind eye to what she suspects may be the reason: the mysterious rock.ĭirector Patty Jenkins knows the heart of Wonder Woman, and that’s apparent throughout both the first film and the sequel. Within a few short hours, her wish is granted, and Steve returns-kinda. Barbara initially dismisses the rock as some useless novelty, but not before the rock reads Diana’s unspoken, deepest wish: to be reunited with Steve. Lonely and still pining for her lost love (despite it being many decades since they last saw each other), she befriends her new co-worker, anthropologist Barbara Minerva (Kristen Wiig), just as a mysterious artifact arrives at the museum. Seventy years later, she is working as a curator at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. When we last left Diana in 2017’s Wonder Woman, World War I was just ending, she had lost Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), the love of her life in a plane crash, and she managed to save the world from destruction at the hands of a fellow god, Ares. But despite some fun ’80s kitsch, Gal Gadot’s lasting endearment as our heroine and some amazing, albeit campy work from co-stars Pedro Pascal, and Kristen Wiig, it’s a film completely devoid of any form of diversity, which really conflicts with the overall message of unity and community that the film wants to represent. In a year with very few big blockbuster releases, Wonder Woman 1984 hopes to connect to audiences using a superpower only someone like Diana Prince can wield in a year like 2020: humanity. ![]()
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