As good as an animated origin Wonder Woman film is going to get. Honestly though, I have very little interest in the idea of a feminazi Utopian island created by Greek gods and the warrior princess who prances around on it.I just find the idea of Wonder Woman so... obnoxiously obsessed with outdated, elementary,
oversimplified "gender wars", but alas, this is a pretty decent animated film. Not only does it humor and have a good script but it has character development, complexities, and relationships that actually perpetuate the story. I mean sure, it all dwindles down to a stupid smash-and-bash ending but c'mon, it's an animated super-hero film.Speaking of, the animation is absolutely astounding, some of the best stuff I've seen from the "West" (Japanese still easily step all over this, unfortunately.) which is essentially the highlight of the film. Watching Diana and her gal pals beat shit up is great.Let's just say, this particular genre's standards have been pretty low. Making this an achievement on DC's part.
August 1, 2011
