She wanted to take out the God of War and stop the killing etc...well she did this just before WWII and up to 70 million deaths, mostly civilians. The most catastrophic war in the history of the world. That taking out the God of War goal didn't really work out.
shareThat's what made the God of War a compelling antagonist. We hope he is wrong but has a point to his reasoning about the shortcomings of humanity, even if he is no saint and judgmental.
shareTaking out Ares wasn't meant to stop wars from happening forever, it was just meant to make the wars die down to a normal level.
Because human being are a bunch of belligerent damn fools and they will keep starting wars.
Thank you, Otter; and, if you factor out the nuclear-bomb related deaths from WWII, WWI was the most brutal war thus far in human history, which is why this film’s compelling imagery of trench wafare is so powerful, albeit sanitized.
shareThat's the thing, the idea of some malignant supernatural force being behind the endless pointless slaughter of WW1 makes more sense than the solidly researched histories of the era! It actually was a really good idea for the basis of the script, probably the single best idea that's gone into the mess that is the DCEU films.
WW herself isnt a pacifist or anything, she's a warrior from a warlike nation. But shes got her limits.
Thank you, Otter. I agree that the script has an outstanding premise, and, if I read you correctly, that this is the most substantial DC movie in a long time. Yes, Diana Prince has her limits. Those limits make her interesting. I believe that others admire us for our strengths, but they love us for our flaws.
It is always good to hear a resply from you. Thank you.
It's nice to take a moment out of kvetching about the DCEU to appreciate something done right, isnt it?
And Ares really was pretty well done. Not only did he provide as good an explanation for WW1 as any, but the whole subplot really worked to make WW herself sympathetic. She seemed so innocent and naieve looking for Ares instead of realizing that humans are a bunch of assholes, that you couldn't help but feel for her. It's so much better than the earlier attempts to make Superman sympathetic by making him depressed.