[Holiday]

I want to put an issue on the agenda here. I saw the promotional videos and pictures of the actress Gal Gadot and so far I am accepting her as Wonder Woman to date. She is beautiful and hardworking admit. BUT, this physically a little below what we can recognize as a warrior goddess who beats mythological monsters.
I’ve been watching a video of the internet commentators, here in my country, saying it should not be a muscular and it is great for the role, because it was more muscular would take her femininity.
I think that’s a mistaken comment. And you, what do you think?

We’ll never know until we get an actress with a stronger physique for the role.

Which country are you in, if I may ask?

[oriander2000]

I said it earlier in this same post: it’s not how much muscle you pack; it’s how much you resemble a fighter/warrior. Or better said, how physically dangerous you look like.
Lucy Lawless wasn’t buff in Xena, but she looked crazy dangerous to look believable; same with Grace Jones in the second Conan movie. On the other hand, we get the actress who played Atalanta in the Rock’s “Hercules” movie, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal: she’s physically (very) well built, with noticeable biceps and all but she’s just little more tan eyecandy…doesn’t look like a warrior to me.

Little fun fact: she’s not an “athlete in costume”; she’s an actual Norwegian actress with a career who bulked up for the role.

Personally, I think G.G. is not fit for the role; but then, we’ll have to wait what she can give to the character with her skill and looks (she’s really pretty, after all). Remember this:

– Anthony Perkins didn’t look like Norman Bates at all.
– Neither does Anthony Hopkins with Hannibal Lecktor Lecter. In fact, Brian Cox looks a lot more like the character.

Okay, I was kinda cheating, since those were book characters and nobody actually knew them before their respective movies. So…

– Chris Hemsworth looks a lot like Thor, but Tom Hiddleston is the physical opposite of Loki…who do people remember more?
– If anyone asked you in 2007 who would be an excellent choice for playing Tony Stark, 90% of the people would’ve said “Tom Cruise”, the first choice.
– Batman Bruce Wayne was never blond, yet we’ve had so far two blonde actors portraying him.
– Hugh Jackman. Enough said. The guy who made us believe Wolverine was tall, young, with a big nose and kinda handsome.
– None of the Jokers so far resemble the comic book version (Nicholson’s build and face are too big), but they’ve all been memorable. Yes, even Cesar Romero’s.

As for looking like a fighter…well, many actors portray dangerous/rightful crazy psychopaths in movies, but are really charming and soft mannered individuals in real life. Since there are too many examples, I’ll leave it to your memory.

Again, let’s hope she gives a lot to the character in order to change the public perception of her. Christopher Reeve did (with Superman no less!), Heath Ledger did…Wesley Snipes did. Strangely, a big character like Spiderman wasn’t affected by the two good actors that have portrayed him.

Just my two cents.

[Nick Furry]

More Of The Nightmare:

https://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/5936172.html#cutid1

https://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/5936172.html#cutid2

[AlexG]

Which country are you in, if I may ask?

His DA commishs page sayz Brazil. B)

http://www.amaz0ns.com/forum/Muscular-Women-Art/119606-open-for-commissions-wyattx

“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

[AlexG]

No comment on my part, just passing this along . . . 😉 B)

Link: http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/wonder-woman/252345/wonder-woman-diana-will-be-5000-years-old

“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

[Holiday]

Here’s a video of Jasmine Mendez dressed as Wonder Woman and comparing her height to a shorter man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ScFeUhBsEI

[Nick Furry]

Interesting article here on this subject:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-superheroes-who-shouldve-gotten-movies-before-ant-man_p2/?wa_user1=2&wa_user2=Movies+%26+TV&wa_user3=blog&wa_user4=companion

[Gambitx]

[quote=”Gambitx” post=124530]I want to put an issue on the agenda here. I saw the promotional videos and pictures of the actress Gal Gadot and so far I am accepting her as Wonder Woman to date. She is beautiful and hardworking admit. BUT, this physically a little below what we can recognize as a warrior goddess who beats mythological monsters.
I’ve been watching a video of the internet commentators, here in my country, saying it should not be a muscular and it is great for the role, because it was more muscular would take her femininity.
I think that’s a mistaken comment. And you, what do you think?

We’ll never know until we get an actress with a stronger physique for the role.

Which country are you in, if I may ask?[/quote]

I’m from Brazil. Sorry for the delay in response, I had problems with the computer.

[topdogg17]

I mean this with no disrespect Gambitx, but I’d hate to see what the people in your country view as a strong woman is…if they even have a version (Wait a sec…Brazil has brought two super gorgeous yet muscular women in Juliana Malacarne and Larissa Reis so that comment confuses me even more). But I digress.

While I hope Gal does well, I just feel there were far better options for Warner Brothers to consider. I even was able to name five women off the bat that would have (to me) done the role ‘justice”…no pun intended:

http://crayscorner.blogspot.com/2015/12/wonder-woman-fan-casting-my-personal_3.html

[Holiday]

Interesting article here on this subject:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-superheroes-who-shouldve-gotten-movies-before-ant-man_p2/?wa_user1=2&wa_user2=Movies+%26+TV&wa_user3=blog&wa_user4=companion

I’m surprised a magazine like “Cracked” publishes articles like that. I’ve had discussions with my friends on why we don’t have more superheroes with disabilities, i.e. Oracle. The sad risk is that audiences might not be impressed by them, even though we have many dramatic films of protagonists who suffer disabilities and impairments. A Bird of Prey film is more likely to get made because it will feature other superheroines doing stunts.

I don’t know much about Armor besides her anime appearance. I’m more a fan of the New Mutants with Danielle Moonstar.

Black Widow is still a missed opportunity.

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