First of all, the camera work was basically perfect, as was the lighting (I am required to mention the lighting, as my close friend Jordan is a lighting specialist for movies).
Even more importantly was the choices that were made in the presentation of Diana's character. There has been a disturbing trend in superhero movies for the last half decade: They are more concerned about being Super than being Heros. Tony Stark causes 90% of the problems in the Marvel universe, and all of his battles are with demons of his own creation (Ultron, Obadiah, Guy Pearce Breathing Fire.) Superman is about throwing people through buildings and punching aliens really hard.
Good Storytelling isn't about who has the coolest powers or who can do what. It's about who WILL do what, what are they willing to sacrifice?
Wonder Woman overcomes this shortcoming. She refuses to accept limitations, refuses to accept that people would willingly sacrifice the lives of innocents. She sees people in distress and instead of punching everything in sight, she goes to them, immediately, and tries to heal them. She gently wakes a disturbed soldier from a nightmare, she embraces a woman who has lost her home, and she shows mercy to the other side.
In the end, the "Wonder" part is well done, but its the "Woman" that is really Super.
I wasn't sure I would see this movie, but your comments encourage me to go. You have written the best review of a movie that I've seen. Well said.
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