The concept of the “damsel in distress” long predates the work of Hollywood, and has in fact been a fixture of artwork and literature since the days of ancient Greece (and perhaps even earlier). While movies have long relied on the acceptance of this age-old trope, Patty Jenkins’s upcoming Wonder Woman looks to turn that narrative on its head. Though Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) is a brave soul fighting for survival in the Great War, he will no doubt find contemporary views of chivalry upended when he is rescued from a plane crash by powerful Amazonian Diana Prince (Gal Gadot).
Judging by the most recent trailer, Wonder Woman will not only invert the “damsel in distress” conceit, but it will attempt to ...
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