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The DC Extended Universe has had a unique life in theaters. What began with Zack Snyder s handful of movies has grown into a massive franchise including a variety of directors and heroes. One of the first successes of the DCEU was Patty Jenkins
Wonder Woman, which broke new ground and was a critical and box office success. The sequel
1984 is finally arriving on both theaters and HBO Max on Christmas, and the reviews have officially started rolling in.
Since its inception with
Man of Steel, movies in the DCEU have had a variety of critical successes and failures. The originally
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Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah.
In a year where many feel hopeless, the art of escapism is more important than ever. Films are used as ways to handle the stresses of the world, explore places we’d never see, and movies often are used as a comfort blanket. Wonder Woman 1984 is all of those things: it’s the warm hug of your parent, the stern real talk you get from your best friend, and the introspective reflection we all need.
Last week, Warner Bros. announced that its entire 2021 slate would be going directly to streaming on HBO Max. It was, in just about every sense, a game changer. So the internet did what the internet does in this situation: It turned this into an excuse to dump on Christopher Nolan.
Of course, the particulars of the Warner Bros. decision are worth unpacking in full. However, it is interesting to watch the way the internet seems to have turned on Nolan. By all accounts, Nolan is a successful director. His films as director have grossed almost $5B worldwide and are universally highly rated by critics. He has been nominated for Academy Awards as a screenwriter and director, and his films tend to be among the highest-grossing of the Best Picture nominees when nominated.