Whether it was ‘Man of Steel’, ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’, ‘Suicide Squad’ or ‘Aquaman’, they all received less and less critical acclaim as the creative minds behind the DC Extended Universe continued to change. to say that the Marvel competition does everything much, much better. Of “Wonder Woman“But the tide suddenly turned, because suddenly the DCEU also had a real highlight to show. We gave it 4.5 out of 5 possible stars — just as we did for James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” (not to be confused with David Ayer’s “Suicide Squad”), which hit theaters four years after “Wonder Woman” .
And who knows, the upcoming ‘The Flash’ will be another strong entry in the DCEU, after all, Warner would have a lot of confidence in the superhero film with Ezra Miller. But: that was soon it for the DCEU, because the film universe is rebooted as DCU by mastermind James Gunn – and so, for example, “Wonder Woman 3” by Patty Jenkins will no longer be available.
Want to reminisce or even watch ‘Wonder Woman’ for the first time? Then next Sunday you have the option: ProSieben shows “Wonder Woman” on March 6, 2023 at 8:15 PM. If you miss the action highlight there, you can grab a Blu-ray or DVD or stream ‘Wonder Woman’:
This is ‘Wonder Woman’
Diana (Gal Gadot) grew up on Themyscira, the island of the Amazons, where women rule and there are no men. But even on the paradise island it’s all about power. As a child, Diana learns to fight from her aunt Antiope (Robin Wright) and is prepared for a battle that could break out in the distant future. When American pilot Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) crash-lands on the island and reports on a terrible war, Diana suspects that the work of the war god Ares is behind it.
So she follows Steve into the human world, leaving her mother, Queen Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen), behind to find Ares where the battle is fiercest and the people’s suffering is greatest. But in the turmoil of World War I, Diana first has to deal with German military leader General Ludendorff (Danny Huston) and his loyal scientist Dr. Maru (Elena Anaya) to do…
The best DC adaptation since “The Dark Knight”
In the official FILMSTARTS review, “Wonder Woman” received an excellent 4.5 out of 5 stars. Chief critic Christoph Petersen writes in his conclusion: “Although she didn’t even appear in the title, Wonder Woman emerged as the secret winner of the gigantic duel ‘Batman V Superman’ in 2016 – “But after her excellent solo film, Gal Gadot as Diana Prince is now finally the biggest asset of the new Justice League.”
“The superheroine blockbuster is easily the best DC movie since ‘The Dark Knight’: Not only does Patty Jenkins get right many of the things her colleagues have botched time and time again in recent years, she also exposes the whole brooding anti-hero thing The Attitude of the DC cinema universe as the behavior of an adolescent boy, while Diana, aka Wonder Woman, focuses entirely on the really important things.
This can be said: Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman is not only the heroine we deserved, but also the heroine we so desperately needed!
Equally great is Chris Pine, who is at his best here: “He has never been as good as here, when he is allowed to respond to Diana’s naive questions or resolute demands. […] And not only that: Sparks fly between Pine and Gadot in a way we’ve never seen in such a believable way in any other superhero movie. Maybe that at least required a woman in the director’s chair.”