The movie has what my friend calls a stylized type of animation,
- all square jaws, not a huge amount of minute detail. I know
the comics the film is based on is drawn in that style but I
personally don't care for it. That said, it was great to hear
and see Lucy drawn as Wonder Woman - what a
perfect combination! I know she said she used her 'Xena voice'
for the Dragonlance animated film, which she uses here
too. Lucy's comments in interviews about this being a darker
version of Wonder Woman is seen right from her opening
scene when she has freed a group of female refuges and Superman
challenges her on her methods - right away, you can see this is
a slightly morally ambiguous Wonder Woman that is somewhat jaded
by her past experiences.
I don't know any of the backstory of the comics or what happened
in past Justice League films, so some of the story probably went
over my head, but you can tell that Superman and Wonder Woman
have a past together. Good tension in that opening scene - you
can sense it in the air, even in an animated film. :)
The film takes place in the 1950s at the end of the Korean war
and describes the rise of a test pilot, Hal Jordan and how
he eventually takes on the mantle of the Green Lantern. The
Martian Manhunter also has a substanial part as he comes
to Earth and works with Batman to uncover a mysterious force
known as The Centre that is bent on destroying humanity. Other
Justice League heroes such as Flash, Aquaman, Green Arrow and
Robin also make some cameos.
Lucy's involvement as Wonder Woman is basically a ten to
fifteen minute appearance in the film, which was a little
disappointing. I think if you don't know much about the Justice
League characters or storyline, this film can be a bit hard
to follow as it was in my case. My main critique of the script
was that it took too long for all these various story threads to
come together. However, there is a scene on Paradise Island
where Wonder Woman is sparring with another amazon - I had to
laugh since the other amazon was a smaller blonde, which reminds
me of a certain sidekick! Wonder Woman in her the Invisible Jet
also makes a brief appearance. Not to give any major spoilers
away but the film had me in doubt as to Wonder Woman's fate at
the end - but there's a climatic battle with all the Justice
League heroes at the end against The Centre, and do they triumph
or not? Watch and see.
Later fellow Xenites!
Annie
