“A hero is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage or strength. Like other formerly solely gender-specific terms, hero is often used to refer to any gender, though heroine only refers to female.” - Wikipedia
The first time I watched Gal Gadot's performance as Wonder Woman, I cried. Many times. I found it powerful to watch an army of strong, empowered, female warriors defend their land and each other. Then throughout the movie, Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman proves to be a hero, time and time again, and certainly isn't the trope of a woman needing a knight, a man, a defender, or a super hero to save her.
While I'm certainly no super hero knowledge buff, there is something special about this character. Diana (aka Wonder Woman) is resilient, strong as all get out (I mean, she lifts a tank over her head…just saying!), and she's dogged in her pursuits. And while real life heroes are certainly important to have, I appreciate having Wonder Woman to draw on when I need inspiration to be my best.
I'm absa-freaking-lutely a feminist, and that's certainly another reason I enjoy this movie and Gal Gadot's rendition of Wonder Woman in particular. Of course, there's a myriad of articles that'll argue the point of the movie's feminist agenda both directions, but I enjoyed Zoe Willimas' take from The Guardian the best. She says: