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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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