MOVIE REVIEW: WW 1984

THE PLOT

Diana, better known as Wonder Woman, is living her life as humanly as possible. A coworker, Barbara, looks into a mysterious crystal that supposedly grants wishes. Both Diana and Barbara make wishes, and they ultimately come true.

Maxwell Lord, a disgraced oil investor, steals the crystal and wishes to become the crystal. He uses his power to grant one wish to anyone who he speaks with.

He uses his newfound abilities as a bargaining chip to get fame and power. When the wishes cause the world to become haywire, Diana must fight to help humans find their humanity in hopes of restoring order to the world.

THE STORYLINE | 5/5

Growing up, and still even today, my brother will only watch certain types of movies, which usually boil down to Sci-Fi and action. So, when we went to see the movie, I was not sure if I'd like it. However, I was surprised at how the movie balanced the romantic story with the action. I really liked the storyline and the way the story unfolded.

THE ACTING | 5/5

I have to say that while Gal Gadot plays an awesome Wonder Woman, I was more captivated with Kristen Wiig's performance as Barbara.

I can say with almost full certainty that I'd never seen her in a serious role, so it was amazing to see this comedic legend on the big screen in a role like this!

I also thought Pedro Pascal did an awesome job as Maxwell Lord. He was able to convey the danger of letting your whim run away with itself like no one I'd ever seen before!

SPECIAL EFFECTS | 4/5

As with anything with CGI or special effects, it's not always perfect. There is a scene where Wonder Woman uses her lasso to fly through the sky. It looks a little unrealistic to me personally. However, when it comes to most of the special effects, I was really impressed with the movie as a whole. 

FINAL THOUGHTS

My final thoughts on this film is that it is definitely one you need to see. You'll like it, even if you haven't seen any other Wonder Woman film, or if you aren't the biggest fan of action films. I hope you'll be safe if you go see this on the big screen!

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