"Wonder Woman" No Mystery, this Genre Is not for Me and This Must be as Good as it Gets

The new superhero film features a central female figure, Wonder Woman.  This is my first venture into the action/superhero genre and it didn't generate enough interest to keep me interested.  Although, there were some powerful forces working for the movie.  The role of Wonder Woman played by Gal Gadot (b Israel 1985) a.k.a. Diana Prince should be a huge leap for her to stardom.  Chris Pine as Steve, a British counterspy in WWI & the 1st male Wonder Woman meets, generates some heat as Diana's love interest & as a war hero.  The movie is a mixed bag of mythology, history, theology, action, camaraderie and romance.  For me, the strengths of the film came from the dynamic leads & the supporting secretary & sniper sidekicks.   The Achilles heels were the mythological Amazon nation "mesamera" or something sounding like mascara.   These scenes were supercilious and the theological ramblings about man's inherent nature were shallow.  There was charm to be found in Diana rescuing Steve from the ocean and her fish out of water experiences among mere mortals; in particular male mortals.  I applaud a featured female action hero and a major motion picture directed by a woman; Patty Jenkins.  Jenkins directed "Monster" which earned an Oscar for Charlize Theron.  However, the movie was a bomb for me due to the omnipresent omnipotent fight scenes.   These battles never won me over to becoming a fan of the superhero genre.  Stan Lee, legendary comic book author & co-creator of Spider-Man, X-Men, Thor, etc., is quoted "Comic books to me are fairy tales for grown ups."  Maybe I'm missing out on some magical fascination.  Stan Lee eloquently commented, "Marvel is a cornucopia of fantasy, a wild idea, a swashbuckling attitude, an escape from the humdrum.  It's a serendipitous feast for the mind, the eye, and the imagination, a literate celebration of unbridled creativity coupled with a touch of rebellion and an insolent desire to spit in the eye of the dragon."  Perhaps  I should start clapping and awaken my mind & imagination.  "Nuff said."  (SL)