Amanda Weidensjö

 ***This review will contain spoilers*** Summary: In 1984, Diana Prince struggles against two powerful enemies- Maxwell Lord and The Cheeta whose ruthless ambitions threaten to destroy the world that she has sworn to protect.  If you aren't well versed in DC comics and in the many characters that surround Diana then this movie would be considered really good and probably one of the better superhero movies if not the best female superhero movie. Alas, that's not the case for me and I absolutely hate it when movie studios will take vital characters and switch up their origin to either make them palatable to the general public or to make them fit a story.  First and foremost, Cheetah has such an amazing backstory. Her origin story would have been a million times better than Barbara simply wishing to be an apex predator. In the comics, she is an archeologist who is obsessed with Greek mythology (hence being close to Diana) she goes on a trip to Africa and encounters the plant...

 ***This review will contain spoilers*** Summary:  Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, Princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island Paradise, Diana meets an American pilot who tells her about the massive conflict that's raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the threat, Diana leaves her home for the first time. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny.  I really enjoyed the opening of the movie. The settings alone were marvelous and truly jaw-dropping. It was great how they presented the story of man, how Themyscira came to be and how Diana was created. I've already watched the animated movie of Wonder Woman and was hesitant to how the cinematic one would be able to one up it.  The movie was going beautifully until Gal Gadot acting came into the picture. I don't know how she had such a difficult time acting because every scene was l...