Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) IMAX 1080p REMUX

Storyline
Rewind to the 1980s as Wonder Woman's next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah.

User Review
I have seen quite a mixed reception to Wonder Woman 1984. A lot of people really like it, and it also didn't work for some people. I haven't seen anyone who hated the film though, but no one seems to love it in the same way that I love it.

However, with that in mind, it's fair to say that I didn't love the film until the third act. I really enjoyed the first two acts, but there were a couple of elements that kept me from being completely taken with the film. Fortunately, they weren't issues once the third act came around, because the whole film was about setting up little pieces and building to an epic finalé.

This was by far the best performance that Gal Gadot has ever given. She was absolutely fantastic as Wonder Woman, and Chris Pine was also sublime. I wasn't convinced about the way they chose to resurrect him at first, but this is one of the aspects that I ended up really appreciating. Pedro Pascal as Maxwell Lord and Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva were also terrific.

Wonder Woman 1984 might have come out in 2020, but it felt like a product of the 80s. The production design was perfect, and the cinematography had a very 80s feel to it. This was great because it's my favourite decade, even though I wasn't born until a few years after it ended, and so I loved seeing these characters in that time period.

The narrative of Wonder Woman 1984 was exceptional. It didn't feel like a superhero film for most of it, but that wasn't a bad thing. In fact, there was a large chunk of the film, probably an hour or so, in which Gadot was portraying Diana alone, and not Wonder Woman. That could have been an issue, but I was so invested in what was happening on-screen that it didn't bother me in the slightest.

The story centred around greed, and how having too much power can corrupt even the most innocent of people. That was such a profound message, and Patty Jenkins directed the narrative in a completely engrossing way.

There wasn't really a straight-up villain of the film, which I liked. Maxwell and Barbara were easily corrupted because they weren't happy with the lifestyle that they had and they were willing to do anything to change it, but they weren't evil.

I'm always a big fan of fish-out-of-water elements, and that's what we had here with Steve being taken out of the 1910s and placed in the 1980s. It was very entertaining to watch, and the chemistry that Gadot and Pine shared on-screen was even better than it was in the first film.

There was a scene towards the end that really hit me on an emotional level, far more than I would have expected from a comic book film. I won't spoil what happens, but it involves a choice that Diana had to make in regards to not letting greed overcome her and making a sacrifice in order to retain her humanity. This wasn't something that I expected, and it elevated the film for me.

I also really loved a scene where Diana and Steve were in a plane, with some fireworks going off around them. I'm not sure how practical that was, but the cinematography and musical score were beautiful.

Aside from a couple of coincidences that were only used to move the narrative along, and the too sharp of a decline from Barbara into Cheetah, I was completely floored by Wonder Woman 1984. It wasn't what I expected, but it exceeded my expectations and so I call that a win. Seriously, whenever you can, you need to see this film.