Wonder Woman 1918, and Wonder Woman 1984

-The previous work succeeded well, but the scattered gaze is disappointing-

You may not know what the original comics are, but the value that Wonder Woman symbolizes in the DC worldview is'belief' toward countless others. And her fight leads to fights with unbelieving forces. She, who appeared first in the Justice League (2017) after opening, saves citizens from terrorist bullets. The terrorist speaks with excitement as he sees the situation where all the bullets fired at the citizens are blocked by her. “I don't believe it. what are you?” When asked by a terrorist, her answer is concise. “I'm believer”. Wonder Woman (2017), set in World War I (1918), was not a fight against Ares, the god of war, but against a god filled with distrust and deception. Even at this time, she said, “It's about what you believe. and i believe enough.” and once again emphasize the belief in humans. Therefore, the next film of Wonder Woman must once again be a battle of beings who believe in the strength of human beings, and this statement leaves hints and expectations that Wonder Woman's next film will soon take a different line from other heroic movies. Put it.

Believer.

As expected and implied, <Wonder Woman 1984> has well inherited the character that Wonder Woman has built up before who believed in the strength and goodness of human beings, and walks a different line from other hero movies. Normal hero movies have a plot of growth, and the grown-up hero reaches the end and ends the story.

On the other hand, <Wonder Woman 1984> makes full use of the fact that the strength of a hero named Wonder Woman is not just physical strength, but also exists in a firm belief toward others. In other words, the story of <Wonder Woman 1984> solves the problem with faith toward and in response to many other people's beliefs, rather than oppressively choosing a method to solve all problems with the strength of the hero alone. It is a'different route' to walk with hero movies.

In an imperfect world, humans are also imperfect, and sometimes blind mistakes are made, showing that it is not in one hero, but in the strength and small will of all, that can bring back the world that collapses. It is <Wonder Woman 1984>, a film that delivers a message. In particular, I think the message of this film, which talks about the value of trust in each other during the pandemic period caused by the coronavirus, is quite timely and valuable.

Empty stories.

However, you cannot call this movie a perfect movie just because it has a good message. First of all, the fact that it is a hero movie but has a long breath is a flaw of this movie. The previous work also had quite a long running time, but the previous work maintained the tension of the story by focusing on the character of Wonder Woman by focusing on the character called Wonder Woman, while maintaining the tension of the story in its own way. The devices to maintain the tension of the are rather loose and insufficient. The biggest cause comes from showing the relationship between the villain'Max Lord' and his son Allister.

The fierce paternal love and the earnest cry of a young child looking for a father, which are consistently shown, lose their speciality because of their universality, and only echo empty in the movie. The greatest defeat in Wonder Woman 1984 is to show things for granted and to lead the story as if it were taken for granted by using the things that are taken for granted by social conventions. Also, in the case of another villain, I think there were several unnecessary scenes in the story. In other words, it can be said that another small flaw of this film is that the eyes are distracted as they try to contain too much.

Shining moments created by the beauty of the accumulated narrative.

There are flaws in the long running time, but there are also charms of this movie. A scale that depicts the enormous volume and chaotic world of movies from and to Egypt in the 1980s. And even the unexpected romance. In fact, the character of the genre as a hero movie is pushed second, and even if it is simply a romance movie, it is quite attractive. In addition, since the previous works have been well inherited, the appreciation will deepen if you view the new works after seeing the previous works.

Since <Wonder Woman 1984> inherits the existing work, there are even more special moments in the movie. As this film succeeds the previous work, if you want to select the most special scene, I will choose a scene where two people walk through the peaceful night streets. He accidentally intercepts the words of a man trying to say '1918', the woman saying '1984' and the man's eyes looking at an aircraft flying in the peaceful night sky, hoping that the future can't believe the mysterious man and the man. A woman looking and caressing. Rather than the scenes of countless screaming fathers emptyly on top of the treasure trove of music, this quiet scene felt the most precious and special in this film. This short moment resonated more than the numerous newly added scenes in this movie, probably because this movie is a scene in which the characterity accumulated so far was revealed in that short moment.

<Wonder Woman 1984> is a work full of greed. However, due to excessive greed, it leaves a somewhat unfortunate impression, especially because it distracts too much of the attention from the surrounding people. I think it would have been better if the story of Steve and Diana continued to be deeper and more serious. Compared to the sudden and rapid ending of the two people, it is regrettable that the director's choice has increased the length of the scene that could be called a new wave.