The Amazon princess, blessed with god-like super abilities, Wonder Woman is one of Earth's most powerful defenders of peace, justice, and equality and a member of the Justice League. She is considered an archetype for many heroines outside of comic book. Her initial origin depicted her as a clay baby brought to life by patron goddess Aphrodite, but in recent years she has been depicted as the daughter of Zeus and Amazon queen Hippolyta.
It's a fantasy movie, none of it is real or makes sense. If you want to pick at impracticality then Batman is just a buffet of "That makes no sense he'd be dead in an instant"
I think Hollywood hasn't realized yet how much viewers DON'T care for these 80lbs badass cookie cutter chicks with flawless hair and heels that decorate the movies with men in the leading role, they're serviceable in that capacity
The heels were obviously made to compensate Gal's height.. at least imo. To make her look more intimidating and taller on screen. Gal's like what 5'9? Henry and Affleck are 6'1 and 6'3 or around that mark? That mean's if they're all barefoot Gal's gonna only reach around their eye level. So add in heels and call it a day.
The heels were obviously made to compensate Gal's height.. at least imo. To make her look more intimidating and taller on screen. Gal's like what 5'9? Henry and Affleck are 6'1 and 6'3 or around that mark? That mean's if they're all barefoot Gal's gonna only reach around their eye level. So add in heels and call it a day.
First, why does WW have to be tall. She´s a woman? Second, even if that is the case, there are plenty of camera tricks to achieve that affect, just ask Tom Cruise.
The heels were obviously made to compensate Gal's height.. at least imo. To make her look more intimidating and taller on screen. Gal's like what 5'9? Henry and Affleck are 6'1 and 6'3 or around that mark? That mean's if they're all barefoot Gal's gonna only reach around their eye level. So add in heels and call it a day.
First, why does WW have to be tall. She´s a woman? Second, even if that is the case, there are plenty of camera tricks to achieve that affect, just ask Tom Cruise.
because she is an Amazon :).besides,taller superheroine are better,at least for me.WW is like 6'1 in the comics now,right?women are usually somewhere between 5.6 or 5.7.
The heels were obviously made to compensate Gal's height.. at least imo. To make her look more intimidating and taller on screen. Gal's like what 5'9? Henry and Affleck are 6'1 and 6'3 or around that mark? That mean's if they're all barefoot Gal's gonna only reach around their eye level. So add in heels and call it a day.
First, why does WW have to be tall. She´s a woman? Second, even if that is the case, there are plenty of camera tricks to achieve that affect, just ask Tom Cruise.
because she is an Amazon :).besides,taller superheroine are better,at least for me.WW is like 6'1 in the comics now,right?women are usually somewhere between 5.6 or 5.7.
Why are Amazons taller? Complete bs. There is just some obscure pseudofeminist nonsense that wonder woman has to be as tall as Superman. It´s idiotic. WW is a woman. She should be as tall as the woman who plays her. She´s supposed to be the ideal of femininity, not masculinity. Most women are shorter than men, so let her be short. does it take anything from Buffy or Clarice Starling being shorter than the men in their films? And to have her wear high heels to achieve that just shows me how dumb Snyder is.
The heels were obviously made to compensate Gal's height.. at least imo. To make her look more intimidating and taller on screen. Gal's like what 5'9? Henry and Affleck are 6'1 and 6'3 or around that mark? That mean's if they're all barefoot Gal's gonna only reach around their eye level. So add in heels and call it a day.
First, why does WW have to be tall. She´s a woman? Second, even if that is the case, there are plenty of camera tricks to achieve that affect, just ask Tom Cruise.
because she is an Amazon :).besides,taller superheroine are better,at least for me.WW is like 6'1 in the comics now,right?women are usually somewhere between 5.6 or 5.7.
Why are Amazons taller? Complete bs. There is just some obscure pseudofeminist nonsense that wonder woman has to be as tall as Superman. It´s idiotic. WW is a woman. She should be as tall as the woman who plays her. She´s supposed to be the ideal of femininity, not masculinity. Most women are shorter than men, so let her be short. does it take anything from Buffy or Clarice Starling being shorter than the men in their films? And to have her wear high heels to achieve that just shows me how dumb Snyder is.
I dont see the problem if a woman is taller than a man.most women are shorter,yes,but some are taller.I am,as a man,5.55 feet tall.Im not crying when I have a friend girl who is 6.1.thats not important now.if they are making tall superheroine then its fine bay me and most of the fans.really,there is no problem here.
@goodboy6: @jphulk26: Wonder Woman isn't just some woman. Amazons, according to mythology, are suppose to be bigger than the average human. Big Barda is taller than Mr Miracle so it isn't a big deal if Diana is taller than Clark. Remember that one episode of JLU where Diana was a giant compared to the girl that was marrying Vandal Savage?
@goodboy6: @jphulk26: Wonder Woman isn't just some woman. Amazons, according to mythology, are suppose to be bigger than the average human. Big Barda is taller than Mr Miracle so it isn't a big deal if Diana is taller than Clark. Remember that one episode of JLU where Diana was a giant compared to the girl that was marrying Vandal Savage?
Yeah, as I said you can do that with camera tricks like they do in every Tom Cruise movie. Having her wear high heels doesn´t make her taller than Superman, it makes her a dumb woman wearing high heels in a fight.
Why would a warrior fight in high heels if it hinders her ability to fight? It makes no sense. Its not like Catwoman where the heels served a purpose and more importantly high heels fit her character.
The reason Zack Snyder did this has nothing to do with some "feminist" point that ww is as tall or big as the boys (whatever that means) but bc he thinks it makes her sexier and that is the most anti-wonder woman I can think. It´s a thoughtless, dumb thing to do, that is completely inconsiderate of WW´s character.
@goodboy6: @jphulk26: Wonder Woman isn't just some woman. Amazons, according to mythology, are suppose to be bigger than the average human. Big Barda is taller than Mr Miracle so it isn't a big deal if Diana is taller than Clark. Remember that one episode of JLU where Diana was a giant compared to the girl that was marrying Vandal Savage?
Yeah, as I said you can do that with camera tricks like they do in every Tom Cruise movie. Having her wear high heels doesn´t make her taller than Superman, it makes her a dumb woman wearing high heels in a fight.
Why would a warrior fight in high heels if it hinders her ability to fight? It makes no sense. Its not like Catwoman where the heels served a purpose and more importantly high heels fit her character.
The reason Zack Snyder did this has nothing to do with some "feminist" point that ww is as tall or big as the boys (whatever that means) but bc he thinks it makes her sexier and that is the most anti-wonder woman I can think. It´s a thoughtless, dumb thing to do, that is completely inconsiderate of WW´s character.
@goodboy6: @jphulk26: Wonder Woman isn't just some woman. Amazons, according to mythology, are suppose to be bigger than the average human. Big Barda is taller than Mr Miracle so it isn't a big deal if Diana is taller than Clark. Remember that one episode of JLU where Diana was a giant compared to the girl that was marrying Vandal Savage?
I know.Im just saying to @jphulk26 that if a woman is taller,then she is.there is no problem here..
Joking aside though, I don't see the problem with WW's high heels and amazons tend to be 5'10" to 6'0" (or higher), so I do love tall girls. She shouldn't lose those heels.
@somayareece - No she hasn´t ALWAYS worn high heels, but a lot of the time in comics they add it to her costume and I didn´t think it made sense there either. Also, in comics it´s a drawing so you can get away with it without looking that stupid. It´s just looks incredibly unpractical in live-action. Its not the end of the world, but it annoys me.
Her trying to be sexy for the sake of it, i.e. in battle is anti-wonder woman. That´s what makes her sexy, the fact you know she isn´t trying, she´s just being herself and happens to be hot.
@somayareece - No she hasn´t ALWAYS worn high heels, but a lot of the time in comics they add it to her costume and I didn´t think it made sense there either. Also, in comics it´s a drawing so you can get away with it without looking that stupid. It´s just looks incredibly unpractical in live-action. Its not the end of the world, but it annoys me.
If wearing heels is unpractical in live action then you as well include her powers being unrealistic as well. Oh wait, this is all fiction. I don't like it either, but as they say suspension of disbelief.
Besides, Gal's a fashion model. It's not like she has zero experience walking around in high heels while wearing silly clothing.
@jphulk26: but WW wearing heels while fighting crime, is her thing.
No, her thing as a feminist or just as an intelligent woman is not wearing them, a woman that shows up on the battlefield wearing jimmy choos is obviously an imbecile. What kind of feminist icon puts beauty before her own well being, you know what I mean. High heels were originally worn by high-society men that quickly dispensed with them. They were deemed more appropriate for upper class women since they're occupation at the time was to sit on their asses and nibble on petit fours. Women have since taken up jobs, if heels were no good for working men, they're no good for working women. The whole 'suffer for fashion' motto is dumb, I rather wish Wonder Woman had nothing to do with it
Obscure fact: High Heals were a man thing before they ever were a female thing and it was frowned upon for females to wear them. Then in a trend of female empowerment were adopted by woman and became popular fashion item.
I'm of two minds about the high heels: On the one hand, yeah her fighting in them is kind of 'eh'. On the other hand, if she manages to fight on par with the boys while wearing high heels, that kicks her up a notch on the badass scale.
I'm of two minds about the high heels: On the one hand, yeah her fighting in them is kind of 'eh'. On the other hand, if she manages to fight on par with the boys while wearing high heels, that kicks her up a notch on the badass scale.
I just want to explain to everyone who thinks I´m saying this out of some feminist commitement that I most certainly am not. My complaint is to do with WW as A CHARACTER. Her wearing high heels on a battle field when she is an Amazon makes no sense. On Themyscira, they would not have worn high heels, they would not have them at all, so why inexplicably after coming to Man´s World would WW decide to add high heels to her battle costume, knowing how inpractical they are? WW can wear high heels a a civilian, no problem, but why would she do it in battle? It can´t be from Themyscira or her culture, and from a writing point of view, at least to me, it makes no sense for the character to do.
If we were talking about Catwoman or Rogue, who are great characters, but who utilise sexuality as part of their arsenal against an opponent then it would make sense for them to wear high heels. WW wearing high heels makes as much sense to me as Hit Girl inexplicably deciding to wear high heels as part of her costume. Characters like Hit Girl or Black Widow or Wonder Woman are much more like soldiers, and it really doesn´t make sense to their characters to wear outfits in combat that aren´t purely practical. Sure it´s comics, so obviously we´re going to find away to sex it up, but none the less stay true to the character. To me I don´t think Zack Moron Snyder is going provide any reason for ww wearing these things. I bet Snyder thinks oh she looks hot in those and anyway who cares, she´s wonder woman she´s not even that important. Whereas in TDKR when Catwoman wore high heels, Nolan took time to really explain the reason why and in the end it was justified as it fit who CATWOMAN was.
@jphulk26: Unless WW's gonna be running the entire film or doing crazy Nightwing level gymnastic stunts I don't see what's problem. They're not high heels for crying out loud. They're like wedges. I have a pair of boots with a heel like that. Besides, This is only loosely based on WW's character. Like how this WW isn't gonna be that beautiful or have blue eyes and dair hair, this WW's wearing heels.
@jphulk26: Unless WW's gonna be running the entire film or doing crazy Nightwing level gymnastic stunts I don't see what's problem. They're not high heels for crying out loud. They're like wedges. I have a pair of boots with a heel like that. Besides, This is only loosely based on WW's character. Like how this WW isn't gonna be that beautiful or have blue eyes and dair hair, this WW's wearing heels.
@jphulk26: You're saying that her wearing heels is impractical when heels aren't really a problem unless she's gonna be running around (10 bucks she isn't cause even in the comics she's mostly flying now). Also, remember, Persian soldiers use to heels to battle in order to help them. The europeans loved it so much that the guys began wearing heels to. Possibly also during war too. And your title's misinformed about high heels. Those are just small wedges. On screen, Barely noticeable unless you look at her feet for a good couple seconds and notice that her feet are at a slightly elevated angle. Which you probably won't notice.
Also, as for the bit about not wearing heels is not true to her character, remember this is Snyder's version for the films. Not the comics. If we're talking about things not being true to WW's character you might as well complain about her not having blue eyes as well but that's just silly cause it's just a tiny feature that won't matter. Same with the heels.
@jphulk26: You're saying that her wearing heels is impractical when heels aren't really a problem unless she's gonna be running around (10 bucks she isn't cause even in the comics she's mostly flying now). Also, remember, Persian soldiers use to heels to battle in order to help them. The europeans loved it so much that the guys began wearing heels to. Possibly also during war too. And your title's misinformed about high heels. Those are just small wedges. On screen, Barely noticeable unless you look at her feet for a good couple seconds and notice that her feet are at a slightly elevated angle. Which you probably won't notice.
Also, as for the bit about not wearing heels is not true to her character, remember this is Snyder's version for the films. Not the comics. If we're talking about things not being true to WW's character you might as well complain about her not having blue eyes as well but that's just silly cause it's just a tiny feature that won't matter. Same with the heels.
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I don´t think having blue eyes is essential to her character and who she is. I actually think in many ways Gal looks like some iterations of the character, she just needs to put on some wieght which I think she´s doing.
My point about the heels or wedges or what ever you want to call them, is they seem to be there to add some sex appeal to the character, as if she is somehow concerned about her looks and to me that isn´t ww. She the chick who literally cut off snakes from medusa head and poured acidic venom in her eyes, so that Medusa couldn´t turn her to stone and she could deafeat her in battle. That is not a woman too concerned with her looks. She does not use her sexuality as a distraction to her opponent the way Catwoman or Rogue might. She´s not that kind of character. She´s more just a straight up bad ass the way she fights, she fights with no intimidation. So her wearing something that is so obviously sexualised ruins that aspect of her character which is so unique for a female. It´s one of my favorite things about ww, and I think it´s one of her most endearing and funnily enough, attractive qualities. She´s this extremely beautiful, goddess like creature, but she pays literally no attention to her looks, it´s not something that crosses her mind as important to who she is.
Personally as well, after seeing Snyder´s Superman, I am not in the slightest interested in seeing Snyder´s Wonder Woman. I want them to stay as close to the comic book character as possible. In the hands of a more subtle director, I might be interested in them taking a few liberties here and there, but Snyder couldn´t even get Superman right, who is had a far more rich and diverse history for Snyder to draw inspiration from.
I´m still hoping for the best, I´m very optomistic about this movie because of Ben and Terrio´s involvement. I´m hoping Ben hasn´t been completely selfish and has supervised a script and story that allows both Supe´s and WW to have some great charaterisation that is superior to MOS. But little things like her being put in high heels or wedges, just gives me the sense that they´re not taking the character seriously and really ultimately don´t understand what makes WW special.
Oh and by the way, look at all the best depictions of wonder woman. The runs that most of us on this site agree are her best runs that understood the character most since Marston.
Perrez, Rucka, Simone, Jimminez, Luke, even Azzerrelo (who I hate), none of them had her wearing high heels.
Why are you showing me this? I already said I think it´s dumb in the comics as well and they should stop doing it.One of my favorite moments in her animated movie, which for me defines the way WW should fight is when she fights Diemos. The first thing she does is take of her shoes, which weren´t even high heels, but they were impractical for combat.
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