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The empty spectacle of Wonder Woman 1984: The disappointing sequel highlights not only the dire state of the live-action superhero genre, but the dire state of Hollywood filmmaking as a whole

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Title
The Empty Spectacle of Wonder Woman 1984
Authors
Angelica Jade Bastién
Published
Dec 15 2020
Word count
1346 words

2 comments

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    senko
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    This review is all over the place. I don't get what the author didn't like. The story? The direction? She did think the actors did great at least. After reading this, I'm not sure if the film is...

    This review is all over the place. I don't get what the author didn't like. The story? The direction? She did think the actors did great at least.

    After reading this, I'm not sure if the film is so bad that basically everything sucks, or that the author wanted more than a typical Hollywood blockbuster and was disappointed.

    7 votes
    1. mrbig
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      I cannot say anything about a movie I haven't watched, but I think you may be correct in your last observation. In 2020, everything is problematized to death and people expect mindless action...

      I cannot say anything about a movie I haven't watched, but I think you may be correct in your last observation. In 2020, everything is problematized to death and people expect mindless action movies to solve everything wrong about society in 120 minutes of ass kicking.

      5 votes