Sameer and The Chief quickly volunteer as their time with Diana have inspired them to fight for a cause. Charlie, however, hesitates. You see Charlie can’t shoot anymore. His PTSD is too overwhelming and he’s afraid he’s become useless. “Maybe you’ll be better without me,” he says, pained by the idea that he’s too “broken” to help.“But who will sing to us, Charlie?” Diana asks. It’s a simple question that brings a smile to Charlie’s face, a song in his heart, and the group continues on their way.
On the surface, it’s a tender moment. One that shows just how close this group has become since dropping onto the front lines of World War One. But with one simple line, Wonder Woman has redefined what it is to be a man.
Patty Jenkins’s Diana, doesn’t ask Charlie to continue to fight for her. She doesn’t need him to kill for her. She doesn’t try to encourage him or make him feel guilty for not being able to kill anymore, or turn him away because he’s can’t. She simply asks him to do what he can. She simply asks him to sing, and tells us that we don’t need to fight to be strong enough to stand beside Wonder Woman. –“But who will sing to us, Charlie?” The Defining Power of Wonder Woman
She accepts his mental illness (PTSD) and doesn’t ask him to overcome it, doesn’t challenge him to do anything beyond his capabilities, doesn’t demean or degrade him, and absolutely still views him as worthy of love and respect.
This is what is it to be a hero – not how many enemies you can kill, not how many buildings you can destroy, but how many lives you can inspire and uplift.
Woah. I can’t believe I never realized this, but none of these are the “sexy female superhero pose” poster. Upper left-hand is the closest, but doesn’t show off her ass or boobs.
Most female superheroes get stuck in this pose where they show off their butt and cleavage instead of just looking badass. Wonder woman’s still forms to her body without being too sexy. And in her posters, she isn’t forced to pose sexy. She gets to pose like a male superhero.
I also read somewhere about how unusual (compared to most recent superhero movies) it is that in most of the posters for Wonder Woman, she is the only person in it
(this is actually the first time I’ve seen posters where she’s not solo)
Superhero movie posters are often very busy, with much of the supporting cast featured, especially if its the first film in that franchise (see: Iron Man, Spider Man Homecoming, Captain America the First Avenger, Thor)
But here, almost every poster is Diana, front and centre, carrying the entire image by herself
I’ll take it a step further… I find those wonder woman posters sexy, and i’ll bet a lot of people sexually interested in women do too…
But she isn’t sexualized… sometimes we forget that these two aren’t the same thing…
Not to mention they are some of the best movie posters we’ve seen in a long time
Hey, guys!
Here’s the thing. We all know that when it comes to strong female characters,
role models and legendary powerful women willing to protect the innocent, we
always think about Xena first. Mostly. Especially those of you who were growing up in
90s.
And I saw the beginning of the No
man’s land scene I thought of the “ready for battle” moment in opening credits
of Xena immediately.
So I asked @quietparanoiac, wonderful person and
my very good friend, to make a gifset for me. And she did. The one you see in
the post.
Hope you like it as much as I do.
Diana, Princess of Themyscira
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Xena, Warrior Princess
This is beautiful
Love this. Especially since it is not competitive but just two equally awesome ladies.
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