Post by Salzmank on Nov 17, 2017 20:12:03 GMT
Howdy, DC-Fan!
Yes, indeed; my apologies for misrepresenting your thoughts on the matter, though I also don't think it's quite the kind of movie for an Oscar nod either.
Though I'm not all that familiar with Connie Nielsen's work, I am familiar with Robin Wright's, and I still had trouble telling them apart. So be it.
Capisco. I certainly know when World War I took place (and am happy that a mainstream movie referred to it, when it is far outweighed by its successor). What I mean is not "what happened to them in the long run?" but rather "what happened to them after that final scene in London, when they and Diana see Steve's picture?" It would not be such a big deal if the filmmakers hadn't spent so much time building them up, but they did, and then these great characters are simply dropped. I found that more than a little annoying; these were, as you say, very likeable, even lovable, characters.
Hey, I liked The First Avenger!
(And Wonder Woman borrows a great deal of material both from it and from Johnston's earlier [and, in my opinion, superior] Rocketeer.) I will say that WW does spend more time building the side characters up, while Captain America focuses more on the connection between Cap and Peggy on one hand and Cap and Bucky on the other.
No one has said that Wonder Woman will win the Best Picture Oscar. The Academy isn't ready yet (and may never be ready) to award the Best Picture Oscar to a CBM. But Wonder Woman is a strong contender for a Best Picture Oscar nomination.
Yes, indeed; my apologies for misrepresenting your thoughts on the matter, though I also don't think it's quite the kind of movie for an Oscar nod either.
It's not that hard to tell who is Robin Wright and who is Connie Nielsen.
Though I'm not all that familiar with Connie Nielsen's work, I am familiar with Robin Wright's, and I still had trouble telling them apart. So be it.
They're all dead. The movie is a flashback to events that happened about 100 years ago.
Capisco. I certainly know when World War I took place (and am happy that a mainstream movie referred to it, when it is far outweighed by its successor). What I mean is not "what happened to them in the long run?" but rather "what happened to them after that final scene in London, when they and Diana see Steve's picture?" It would not be such a big deal if the filmmakers hadn't spent so much time building them up, but they did, and then these great characters are simply dropped. I found that more than a little annoying; these were, as you say, very likeable, even lovable, characters.
That's why it's so much better than The First Avenger and every other MCU movie. Because the characters are likable and we like to root for them. Compare that to The First Avenger, the Howling Commandos were pretty much forgettable. We don't root for them because the movie doesn't make us care about them.
Hey, I liked The First Avenger!
(And Wonder Woman borrows a great deal of material both from it and from Johnston's earlier [and, in my opinion, superior] Rocketeer.) I will say that WW does spend more time building the side characters up, while Captain America focuses more on the connection between Cap and Peggy on one hand and Cap and Bucky on the other.