Wonder Woman as an Image of Feminism
Who said women cannot be smart, strong, and sexy? Female characters throughout cinematic history struggle to find the balance between the three feminist traits. In 1941, feminist Moulton Marston is able to crack the code with his creation of the Wonder Woman comic which follows Diana Prince, the lead character which mirrors the trajectory of the women’s movement in America (Dockterman). Almost 35 years later, Lynda Carter appears in Douglas S. Cramer and Stanley Ralph Ross’ 1975 television show, The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, which brought the heroine’s characteristics to life. Diana later appears in the 2017 movie, Wonder Woman where director Patty Jenkins challenges the identity of women by packing all three attributes – intelligence, strength, and beauty – into Gal Gadot’s character. Wonder Woman is a progressive character that exemplifies positive views by mirroring the advancements of feminism and encourages people everywhere to admire and be strong women without the overbearing shadow of the male gaze.
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The 1975 television series is set in WWII, in accordance with the comic book. The show mainly focuses on Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor, played by Lyle …show more content…
The film is full of powerful women including Robin Wright as Antiope (Diana’s aunt/mentor) and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta (Diana’s mother and queen). The film also includes progressive men who complement but do not over power Diana in her quest including Chris Pine as Steve Trevor. Steve stumbles into Themyscira, Diana’s homeland, while running from an enemy fleet. Diana soon decides to save Earth and eventually falls in love with Steve. Throughout her journey she is faced with multiple obstacles that the average woman must overcome including her wardrobe and her place in a society ruled by men; but she also faces obstacles only a goddess could overcome such as defeating Ares, god of
Who said women cannot be smart, strong, and sexy? Female characters throughout cinematic history struggle to find the balance between the three feminist traits. In 1941, feminist Moulton Marston is able to crack the code with his creation of the Wonder Woman comic which follows Diana Prince, the lead character which mirrors the trajectory of the women’s movement in America (Dockterman). Almost 35 years later, Lynda Carter appears in Douglas S. Cramer and Stanley Ralph Ross’ 1975 television show, The New Adventures of Wonder Woman, which brought the heroine’s characteristics to life. Diana later appears in the 2017 movie, Wonder Woman where director Patty Jenkins challenges the identity of women by packing all three attributes – intelligence, strength, and beauty – into Gal Gadot’s character. Wonder Woman is a progressive character that exemplifies positive views by mirroring the advancements of feminism and encourages people everywhere to admire and be strong women without the overbearing shadow of the male gaze.
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The 1975 television series is set in WWII, in accordance with the comic book. The show mainly focuses on Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor, played by Lyle …show more content…
The film is full of powerful women including Robin Wright as Antiope (Diana’s aunt/mentor) and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta (Diana’s mother and queen). The film also includes progressive men who complement but do not over power Diana in her quest including Chris Pine as Steve Trevor. Steve stumbles into Themyscira, Diana’s homeland, while running from an enemy fleet. Diana soon decides to save Earth and eventually falls in love with Steve. Throughout her journey she is faced with multiple obstacles that the average woman must overcome including her wardrobe and her place in a society ruled by men; but she also faces obstacles only a goddess could overcome such as defeating Ares, god of