Friday, December 6, 2013

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: Positive Wonder Woman portrayal needed

By Lisa Goudy


When you ask someone who their favourite superhero is, common answers will probably be Batman, Spider-Man, Wolverine or Superman.

Thanks to the popularity of Marvel movies, Avengers such as Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Hulk are also mainstream fan favourites. There are, of course, many others as well, but the list is far too long to name them all.

Many of those superheroes are my favourites as well, including several not mentioned here. Movies and television shows about superheroes are popular right now and they are seeing incredible success.

It doesn’t look like this trend is slowing down anytime soon. If anything, it’s gaining even more traction.

And yet, we haven’t seen a well-made superhero movie featuring a female superhero in a lead role.

There is something very wrong with this picture.

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1 comment:

  1. I totally agree with you! I hope Zack Snyder doesn't mess this up. I'd still love to see a Wonder Woman movie though!

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