Last night, I watched Wonder Woman, the animated movie again for like the 5th time, I think. And (no surprise), I found I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
This direct-to-video film, one of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, was first released last year and follows Diana, the Amazon princess of Themyscira on her journey to become one of the greatest superheroes of all time – Wonder Woman. After proving herself worthy in a tournament, Diana is chosen to venture into ‘man’s world’ to recapture and stop Ares, The God of War, from propagating terror and destruction in the world.
I think one of the reasons I like this movie a lot, is because it isn’t really a ‘for kids’ kinda film. The dialogue is not cliche, it’s got humour and there is definitely the theme of feminism in there. The battle scenes are also pretty intense i.e. there are several decapitations. So the content is pretty much for a mature audience.
There are a number of big name stars in this production – like Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina, Rosario Dawson – and I think they all do a pretty good job in lending their voices to the characters. Alfred Molina as Ares especially, in my opinion. Kerri Russell impressed me too voicing Wonder Woman. She gave the character a balanced voice, one that was strong, yet feminine/sexy (if that makes sense). I mean, I honestly didn’t know it was her until I saw her name in the credits.
Anyway, do check it out. It’s great. Here’s the official trailer (I get goosebumps watching this)…
