In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak seriously affected the operation of the global film industry. Despite all the setbacks, the good news is that I have never been able to shake the filmmakers' faith in trying to make good movies for the audience. In such a difficult situation, they still stick to their jobs and devote themselves to making wonderful, warm and touching films for the audience.
- The new DC movie is coming-
At theend of the year, movie theaters are crying out for a heart-warming movie, andwonder Woman 1984 is no doubt one of them.
As animportant link in DC's expanding universe, Wonder Woman is undoubtedly asuperhero pushed hard in recent years. In 2017, Wonder Woman achieved a boxoffice success of more than 600 million yuan in China. Gal Gadot's personalcharm and good reputation make Wonder Woman stand out.
Moreimportantly, in the process of building the second phase of DC Universe,Aquaman, which won numerous praises in 2018, also left a deep impression on theChinese audience. With that in mind, when Wonder Woman 1984 is slated forlate-year release in 2020, there's certainly reason to expect another surprisefrom the DC Universe!
Insteadof setting the story during World War I, Wonder Woman 1984 takes it back to1984.
TheUnited States of the 1980s was in a period of extraordinary prosperity, theSoviet threat seemed to have left ordinary People's Daily lives, and themarriage of business culture and neoliberal system inevitably aroused people'sdesire for wealth and material comforts. As if everything were at hand if onlythere were money.
As forWonder Woman, despite living and working anonymously for years, just as she did66 years ago when she left Paradise Island to save the world from impendingdoom, there are still too many dangers to be saved in this world of seductionsand traps.
Continuingthe success of its predecessor, the sequel will be directed by Patty Jenkinsand star Gal Gadot.
It'sworth mentioning that Chris Pine, who "died for love" in the previousfilm, will return in a very mysterious way as pilot Steve Trevor, who impressedmillions of viewers.
Apartfrom that, Kristen Wiig as Barbara the Leopard woman and Pedro PASCAL as MaxLord will be Diana's new rivals, and in very different ways, they will becausing trouble in a world that is already full of money and money.
Interestingly,perhaps because the Wonder Woman series is directed by women, the emotionalexpressions involved in the film are sincere and delicate, whether it is thelove between Steve and Diana spanning half a century; Or the female friendshipbetween Diana and Barbara as friends and enemies; Or the love between Max Lordand his young son, I believe both of them can touch the soft side of theaudience's heart.
Moreimportantly, this delicate and gentle emotional clue runs through the wholefilm, and has become an important factor that determines the key direction ofthe story, truly integrating the emotional core into the narrative structureand conveying a moving artistic effect.
When thefilm is set in the 1980s, the specific historical background selected by thecreator undoubtedly provides an important reference perspective for us tounderstand the idea conveyed by the whole film.
Thehighly developed material civilization and the highly prosperous commercialculture have indeed brought about a series of revolutionary changes in thematerial life of Americans. However, many accompanying problems have furtherproved the fact that the human relations in the development process of capitalsociety have become increasingly indifferent. The relationship between peopleis bound by more direct interests, and the traditional way of interpersonalcommunication is questioned.
BarbaraMinerva, a geologist and gemologist with a slight social handicap but a heartof gold. She always carries a self-deprecating humor, which is actually due toher low self-esteem.
Despiteher obvious talent in her profession, Barbara remained the least visitedpresence in the museum for many years, until she met the radiant Diana. Whatkind of sparks do they create? We found out on December 18th.
Ingeneral, With a more personal female perspective and a more moving and intimateemotional expression integrated into the classic narrative motif of superherofilms such as "Save the World," Wonder Woman 1984 not only satisfiesaudiences' expectations for images and action, but also leaves room forreflection.
What'smore, in this particular year of 2020, Wonder Woman and her friends areactually adding a warm and bright color to the winter.
As thefilm's director Patty Jenkins said, "I think Wonder Woman fulfilled allthe things I wanted from a superhero, which was to tell people how to be abetter version of themselves, to remind people that if anyone can do that, wecan create a warmer and better world."
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