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
One thing that makes Steve Trevor work in Wonder Woman is that they manage to hit the “Tries and fails to be protective” angle, but without any of the normal sexism you see in that trope.
It’s not “No honey, this is a job for a MAN, You can’t do that!” it’s “Diana! Stop! No! PEOPLE DIE WHEN THEY DO THAT! You can’t do that! I CAN’T DO THAT! NOBODY CAN DO THAT…Except You, apparently”
Yes! Exactly! And not only that but there’s no wounded pride scene where he goes like “How could she do that?”, “Why didn’t you tell me you could do that?” blah blah blah. Instead, he’s more like “Woah, can you show me more?” and “Hey guys, you know that thing we haven’t been able to do? SHE’S DOING THE THING! LET’S GO!”
“We had 80 incredible women, all living in one Italian summer camp, from supermodels to the best female boxer in the world. It was rangy women just stalking around with their badass moves in droves, all becoming best friends and all super-intrigued by one another.” – Patty Jenkins
If Marvel is humans becoming gods, DC is gods becoming human. And this is that done right. This reminded me of what’s wonderful about DC and why its characters are still timeless. When done correctly, it blends myth with reality, the ordinary with the extraordinary, mortal with immortal. It’s the closest we have to current Greek mythology. It’s honest. It’s powerful. It lasts forever. This is the movie that made me remember why I love DC in the first place.
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.
#this is basically a battle’s equivalent of a boner
I love how this was all improv’d by Gal in BvS, and then in Wonder Woman, we get this great backstory that builds on it and we learn Diana actually got it from her greatest teacher and aunt.
When I think I can’t love Wonder Woman anymore…
I just love seeing a woman enjoying a fight. Women can revel in the glory of battle just as much as men can.
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