69. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
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Will and Jes kick off the New Year with a discussion of Wonder Woman 1984, with special guest Jessica Marcrum.
Topics include:
- How the development of the film's theme adversely affected the whole story.
- Max Lord and his defeat: in the comics vs. in the film.
- Would the movie have been more effective if it had been released a few years ago?
- Chris Pine's inclusion in the movie.
- "Body-snatching" Steve Trevor.
- Plotholes or not-holes?
- Revealing character in action sequences.
- "Steve is no punk."
- A toxic theme?
- What happened to the stone after Max Lord renounced his wish.
- The characters who did NOT renounce their wishes.
- The film's performances.
- Pedro Pascal's performance, and when "the mask slips."
- Gaps in the emotional realism of the movie.
- What made the film's climax less cathartic than it could have been.
- That post-credits scene.
- Our top DC comics films.
- Wonder Woman 1984: the good vs. the not-so-good
- What if the film had been set AFTER the events of Justice League?
- Why deleted scenes get deleted from movies.
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