69. Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

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Will and Jes kick off the New Year with a discussion of Wonder Woman 1984, with special guest Jessica Marcrum.

Topics include:

• How the development of the film's theme adversely affected the whole story.
• Max Lord and his defeat: in the comics vs. in the film.
• Would the movie have been more effective if it had been released a few years ago?
• Chris Pine's inclusion in the movie.
• "Body-snatching" Steve Trevor.
• Plotholes or not-holes?
• Revealing character in action sequences.
• "Steve is no punk."
• A toxic theme?
• What happened to the stone after Max Lord renounced his wish.
• The characters who did NOT renounce their wishes.
• The film's performances.
• Pedro Pascal's performance, and when "the mask slips."
• Gaps in the emotional realism of the movie.
• What made the film's climax less cathartic than it could have been.
• That post-credits scene.
• Our top DC comics films.
• Wonder Woman 1984: the good vs. the not-so-good
• What if the film had been set AFTER the events of Justice League?
• Why deleted scenes get deleted from movies.

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