'Wonder Woman: Bloodlines' - Plot points and character moments are rushed and skipped over, the animation is stiff in a lot of places, the voice acting is wooden, and there are far too many awkward pauses in between character interactions and dialogue (a common theme in DC animated movies, I'm finding). I don't think that Wonder Woman's values - truth, peace, love - are touched upon at all. At least the rep is decent - Steve Trevor and the Minotaur are literally the only male characters in the whole film, and Etta Candy is black, fat, and queer as hell. Great. If only we are given any reason to care about these characters; to get to know them beyond surface level. Wonderful diversity but such poor plotting - really 'Bloodlines' contains the opposite problem of the 2009 animated 'Wonder Woman' film, which has good storytelling but terrible feminist representation.
Overall, good concept, but bad-to-mediocre execution. 'Bloodlines' is boring and awkward. I recommend sticking to the 2017 live action feature for the best of the Amazon princess and world's greatest superheroine onscreen so far, outside of the Lynda Carter TV series.
Why do animated 'Wonder Woman' movies have to end with Wonder Woman decapitating a villain?
And male audiences really don't like seeing men in female-led films regulated to secretaries and not being the central focus in action scenes. Well, now they know how women audiences of stories have felt for centuries.
There is no such thing as "forced diversity" or "woke culture". It's called getting out more, expanding your horizons, and knowing the world and the people in it better. If it makes you uncomfortable, good, that means you're learning. Don't fight against it because that would be pointless, and you're not helping anyone by lashing out against nature and what is simply the truth. Your insecurities and entitlement issues are your problems to solve, not anyone else's. It's the twenty-first century, it's time for change. Deal with it.
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