Comments on: The Only Place You’ll See Wonder Woman Kill Nazis Any Time Soon is This Fan Film Right Here

By: Adam R. Charpentier

Adam R. Charpentier — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:15:00 +0000

Okay, I’m totally on your side. And the possible explanations for a black psuedo-Greek Wonder Woman are actually brilliantly door-opening, so kudos. If the Amazon were actually taking children from various sources or if she were made of clay (that, as you said, isn’t necessarily Greek skin color clay) is also brilliant. We’re on the same page now. And I like both explanations so much that I apologize for being catty. Your reasoning makes sense and I appreciate that you acknowledge that this is the best representation SO FAR…even though it’s not everything it could be. Acknowledged. I agree.

By: Rain Mist

Rain Mist — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:46:00 +0000

OK, let’s deal with the appearance first:
Race: Themyscira’s exact geographic location has shifted across the various reboots, but if it IS in the Mediterranean, it’s accessible by African races. For that matter, if we’re going with the Amazons as an enslaved foreign race of women, we could reasonably expect that they wouldn’t be originally Greek. Even if they were, if their offspring are fathered by passing sailors, those passing sailors could be just about any ethnicity. If they’re created from clay, there’s nothing that says the clay can’t be any color out there. If they’re reincarnated from past female warriors or spontaneously generated by the gods, again, any color should fly. And if they’re cloned only from their mothers’ DNA, then Hippolyta cannot be blonde.

Physique: Regardless of where their genetic make-up originates, they’re a race of warrior women who compete hand-to-hand with men in battle and win, by dint of physical prowess. And they practice their skills constantly. It’s not feasible that the build of athletic warriors would not be athletic, or that their top warrior wouldn’t at least rival Lucy Lawless in her Xena days. And it’s not too much to expect that an actress would be requested to build a bit in anticipation (and yet http://i2.cdnds.net/11/13/550w_cult_wonder_woman_set_1.jpg ) Heck, every Superman in the past 40 years has been expected to put on some muscle, and Supes doesn’t even get his strength from being muscular.

But as to this film: You’re right, I’m setting the bar high for a fan video, not because it doesn’t far outdo what we’d expect from a fan effort, but because it outdoes recent efforts from actual studios. My goodness, this Diana actually kicks some ass! But this actress probably has a day job, and probably can’t spend her free time building some muscle (although I’m a nerd with a desk job and I have guns. It ain’t that hard). This video has received some attention. Enough that it may even inform some clueless execs as to what WW SHOULD be. I’m just hoping that they’ll improve a few areas when it happens. This is a better WW than we’ve seen outside of animation…but the bar is higher still.

By: Adam R. Charpentier

Adam R. Charpentier — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:33:00 +0000

You never even consider in your argument that maybe it was created by someone that loves the character, hence taking the time and using personal savings to finance the movie? Or that they thought she was a good actress? And you scoff at how absurd it is that she isn’t very well muscled, but suggest that they change the character’s race despite how little sense it makes for a Greek Amazon to be black. Are you suggesting that it’s less important how the character looks than how she acts? Because I sure don’t mind if you make my argument for me.

By: Rain Mist

Rain Mist — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:54:00 +0000

Try “We’ve been handed crappy examples of this icon for strong women for decades by writers, producers, and directors (mostly male), who act like they’ve done women a huge favor even to feature a female hero, and don’t understand how we could possibly want more. Then they shake their heads and complain that we’re not grateful enough at having been tossed a pathetic bone in a bustier when what we want is an Amazon made out of pure consolidated ass-kickery and hardened steel. Let’s not settle just because something is closer, but still not there!”

In other news, I would still love to see a Gina Torres Wonder Woman. My goodness, the thought makes me happy!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:36:00 +0000

Looked like she was beating up mostly, Wermacht — you don’t know if they were Nazis or not.

By: Life Lessons

Life Lessons — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:56:00 +0000

LOVE IT! Can I see this movie now please?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:57:00 +0000

WW is way to thin. Where’s the curves? The casting was all wrong for her. But it was a cool trailer. Fun to watch, but would be disappointing to see a full length feature–all that effort and money only to annoy fans. Me = Fickle. (insert grumpy cat here)

By: Dessa Brewington

Dessa Brewington — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:51:00 +0000

Why did she have trouble lifting that minigun? Seems like it’d be trivial for her.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:56:00 +0000

I agree she could do with a few push ups. It’s like seeing Batman without washboard abs =P

By: Joanna

Joanna — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:54:00 +0000

Holy shit! Someone make this a real thing!

By: Adam R. Charpentier

Adam R. Charpentier — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:27:00 +0000

There isn’t one scene in that entire pilot that wasn’t a good reason not to air it.

By: Adam R. Charpentier

Adam R. Charpentier — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:26:00 +0000

She got tied up in practically every issue of the original run, so why not?

By: Adam R. Charpentier

Adam R. Charpentier — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:25:00 +0000

“We got a good thing! Let’s complain!” A true comic book slash Internet fan.

By: Rain Mist

Rain Mist — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:27:00 +0000

That…was a decent WW. Although, if we’re setting the scene for the ’40′s, the costume should be more aligned with that period, or to WW’s roots…not some horrible 1990′s short-shorts and tube-top anachronism. Also, it would not kill WW to have some arm muscle. Deflecting bullets with noodle arms is rather less believable. And it would be great for the feminine role-model to not be waifer thin.

By: Jamie Jeans

Jamie Jeans — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:06:00 +0000

Love the boots, love the ass kicking…!

Hell, Wonder Woman started off kicking Nazi ass, so why not give her a show that starts from there?!

Great trailer, but yeah, a bit longer shorts, and I would have loved to have seen some super strength and invulnerability moments, but I can understand as it is a fan production. And I do wonder, as Jason wondered, how the Nazis were able to bind her… maybe they got some magical stuff from Aries as he could be their sponsor for making as much war as possible…?

Ohhhhh… that’s a great idea!

Good work, overall!

By: electrasteph

electrasteph — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:42:00 +0000

Must find those boots. Must own.

By: The Gaf

The Gaf — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:26:00 +0000

Looks like the clean trailer for an XXX parody. But I liked her shoes.

By: Jason Thinh

Jason Thinh — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:19:00 +0000

Pretty entertaining, but I was wondering how the hell the nazis managed to even bind WW. Side note: Is there some kind of internet rule where everything that’s fan made needs over the top awful orchestral shit and then electronic music? Bahhhh, nevermind. Nothing makes me happy. Just let Marvel buy the rights.

By: Becca Hoekstra

Becca Hoekstra — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:18:00 +0000

LOVIN’ those super-practical ass-kickin’ boots.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:43:00 +0000

I thought the WW pilot was pretty good actually. I was sad to see it not picked up. I’d love to see this get made. That green band is pretty misleading though and possibly illegal, claiming that the MPAA approved it.

By: Dara Crawley

Dara Crawley — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:39:00 +0000

That was absolutely awesome.