The lessons of “Wonder Woman 1984” are a bit like the movie itself: familiar, direct and winningly sincere. It will also have important implications years later for 1984 Diana (Gadot), now a curator at the Smithsonian. “Wonder Woman 1984” is a predictable riot of pastel hues and preppy polo shirts, ankle warmers and rolled-up blazer sleeves. If the first “Wonder Woman” broke ground for female-forward blockbusters, then “Wonder Woman 1984” is another rarity, a superhero movie that actively interrogates and dismantles rape culture. But aesthetically and conceptually, “Wonder Woman 1984” holds together.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 15, 2020 17:03 UTC