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Wonder Woman (2009)
Ms. Ogeny
This film is an unoriginal and tired display of the "Battle of the Sexes" trope, thinly veiled as female empowerment. "All men are pigs", "women are emotional", "we like pretty things" and "Oh! Goodness, naughty language." Ironically, these stereotypes are all perpetuated primarily by the female protagonists, rather than by the supporting male characters. For no other reason than to perpetuate her own world view, Wonder Woman will say things like "You're starting to sound like a woman", "It's not polite to hit a lady", and embody the "Catty" stereotype. Don't get me wrong, it had some positive feminist moments (mostly in the form of monologue) but the message is undercut throughout by the hypocrisy of the characters. Seriously, get your crap together.