KatieNoelWinters

This was a fantastic article on the history of Wonder Woman through her various renditions. I believe that the thing that has made Wonder Woman have so much staying power and the ability to have various reboots is because of her original creation. William Moulton Marston instilled values he observed from two women he loved in his life. Because of this he was able to see woman in different ways and create a more realistic woman then heroine. Wonder Woman portrays how many facets woman can have. The only trouble with the cinematic universe is making sure they stick to her characters core qualities and not compromise them to make a good film. Wonder Woman has always been able to handle the men in he life, whether they are heroes or villains, so in the films she should be much like Black Widow is to the Avengers, her own woman who can kick ass, take names, but also cry and fall in love.

I think you make really valid points and understand this duality really well. I’d like to add that in terms of Jason Todd and Barbara Gordon, is that heroes often make the wrong choice by pushing away the ones they love and care about to protect them from harm, when in reality this just weakens the hero’s overall effectiveness. It may hurt the hero when one of their inner circle is hurt or has something tragic happen to them, but without involving them, there is no point to a secret identity because knowing anyone would put the hero at risk. Everyone experiences these fears. About those they love getting hurt. But in the end it’s better to stand in a group then be alone. Life is about relationships and heroes like Batman need relationships to keep them grounded in their own lives. To lead real lives.

I think you’re right about women and their ever expanding screen time and role prominence. I fear that making Robin a woman in the film would not be received as well and may come off as the industry wanting to be token progressive. I fully support making Robin a woman because it would be awesome and a nice step for women in comic book films and tv, not to mention the potential for new role models for women and girls.