Wonder Woman 1984

Hay escenas en Wonder Woman 1984 que, en el mejor de los casos, están en la media del género, o escenas francamente abreviadas y tontas, que acumulan un cliché tras otro. Todo aquello dudoso, que se le perdonaría por ejemplo al Superman de 1978, porque es de 1978 y a la vez fue pionera de la forma moderna de películas de cómic, en esta película los creadores lo intentan vender como algo con encanto retro, pero a la vez no es más que un guión estúpido y autocomplaciente. Las escenas de acción son probablemente la parte más débil de la película. Que Patty Jenkins no sabe rodar acción y, como muchos otros, lo compensa con CGI de aspecto poco natural, ya lo descubrimos en la primera película. Sin embargo, incluir solo cuatro escenas de acción cortas y anodinas en una superproducción de 151 minutos es quizás demasiado. Pero quizás por eso no me molestaron tanto como en la primera película. Por lo demás, es en todos los sentidos un espectáculo olvidable que se estrenó con más atención mediática de la que realmente merece. (27.12.2020)

Ellos, los guionistas, tenían buenas intenciones con el tema de la duplicidad de «conceder cualquier deseo». Era posible construir una historia llena de ideas sobre ella. Ni siquiera me importó esperar 80 minutos para la primera escena de acción después de la inicial. Si hay algo que ver y está bien hollywoodizado (de lo que tuvimos mucho en 2020), esperaré con gusto. Pero como un conjunto relativamente largo, WW84 es dramáticamente inconexo, a veces innecesariamente lento y a veces demasiado rápido, y especialmente en su tratamiento del tema casi autoparódicamente ingenuo. La tercera estrella, por aquello del placer muy culpable, se la doy solo por mi afición a Gal Gadot, que como Wonder Woman me gusta incluso más que mi Vengadora favorita. Y por Zimmer, que aquí llega a (otro) cumbre. Increíble y maravilloso, ahora lo pongo todos los días y algunas pistas 2-3 veces seguidas. (06.01.2021)

I was expecting worse based on the tragic reviews, but it's not that bad. The best part is at the very beginning, with the Olympic tournament of the Amazons, and it is captivating. Then the pace slows down significantly, and there is surprisingly little action for a comic book film, and even when it happens, it's not very impressive. But I enjoyed the idea of granting wishes, it kept me from getting bored, though Pedro Pascal failed to impress me with his acting for the first time. Had I seen it at the cinema, I would have left disappointed, but I watched it at home and it turned out to be okay. Story***, Action***, Humor**, Violence>No, Entertainment***, Music*****, Visual****, Atmosphere***, Tension***. 5.5/10. (30.12.2020)

If I never saw another Patty Jenkins movie in my life, I wouldn't mind at all. Not that I was looking forward to her Wonder Woman 1984 or was a big fan of the first film, but those two and a half hours with Gal Gadot went by as fast as, say, the Thirty Years War. And I'm convinced it's the fault of a director who just can't handle blockbusters and action movies. WW1984 has an extremely excessive runtime and unfortunately most of it is completely pointless filler. The 1980s setting didn't make much sense to me, the film could have been set almost any time before Batman vs. Superman. Virtually nothing happens, and when the action does come, it's mediocre at best. The only lighter moments are the romantic scenes where the film can lean on Chris Pine. But the biggest problem I see is that Jenkins clearly wanted to make something that would be reminiscent of the first and second Superman. That is, a naive comic book movie with a simple plot, easily distinguishable good and evil, and lots of hope and optimism. I don't disagree. It's just that the end result is more like Superman 3 and 4, which really aren't good movies. Overall, Wonder Woman 1984 doesn't feel like a big 2020 movie, but like something that was made two years before the first Iron Man, when Hollywood still didn't really know how to handle comic book heroes and heroines and the whole superhero genre was still in search of a new direction. And no, I don't mean that as praise for the old-school approach. Jenkins simply made not an old-school movie, but a movie that feels extremely old. Aside from the nice costumes and production design, I don't really know what to praise about it or why I should recommend it to anyone. (28.12.2020)

When a comic book adventure has "1984" in the title, I expect some serious 80s vibes—music from the era, a cool throwback atmosphere. But here? None of that. Instead, we get the typical colorful, CGI-heavy superhero fare. And there's one big issue: as silly as comic book movies can be, they’re usually fun. Wonder Woman 1984 is just a giant, over-the-top mess. The cherry on top is Wonder Woman’s final speech, which feels like it’s supposed to be this epic, world-shaking moment, but she’s basically just talking to herself. Oh, and using a theme from John Murphy’s iconic score from Sunshine in one scene? Was that really necessary? A weird bit of recycling, especially when Hans Zimmer is behind the soundtrack. It just didn’t land for me. (16.04.2021)