Review of Wonder Woman

After a fantastic, action-packed opening, 'Wonder Woman (2009)' continues to tell its eponymous hero's origin story with a suitably fast pace and refreshing focus on both her Greek god inspired background, with the legends of old being nicely reinterpreted to fit with the characters and world, and her attempts to integrate into modern society with the help of her recent rescuee, who is both the cause of and remedy to much of her disillusionment with the 'world of men'. The fights are epic and exciting, with some brutal and surprising bloodshed compounding their deadly nature. The themes of sexism, gender bias and an otherwise 'man vs woman' mentality are handled, for the most part, incredibly well, woven into the narrative with nuance and poise. The overall piece is an entertaining ride from start to finish that's consistently enjoyable and thematically rich, too, with characters that do their deep comic-book histories justice. It's better than the live-action film, for sure. 7/10