Best Geeky Finds – Wonder Woman!

There was certainly a lot wrong about Batman v. Superman – the plot, introduction of characters, the climax. The one thing that was in no way wrong (okay, maybe a few tiny exceptions) though was Wonder Woman. This introduction of the character said immediately that she was badass, didn’t care about anybody’s preconceived ideas, and she had been fighting for a long time to protect those she loved. She was Diana, princess of Themyscara. 

While I was aware the character had a checkered past in terms of creation and evolution, I didn’t realize how bizarre of a creation it was until watching Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017, Rated R). The connections between Diana’s lasso of truth and the Marston’s systolic blood pressure machine (aka the polygraph test) have been made multiple times over the years. But the ideas behind such machine have not often been shown on screen, let alone how William Moulton Marston’s (Luke Evans) relationship with his teaching assistant, Olivia Byrne (Bella Heathcoate) and his wife, Elizabeth (Rebecca Hall), influenced these decisions. Nevertheless, what makes this movie worth watching, while the study of the polygraph is exciting, is not said story. Rather, it is the film’s other title character, Wonder Woman herself.

After the Moultons lost their positions as professors due to their unintentionally public relationship with Ms. Byrne, William decided the best way to help the world understand his ideas about human emotions was via comic books, the steadily growing medium for children (what else would you want to read in a comic?). His character – a tall Amazonian Greek princess who worships a goddess who loved women – related his ideas of dominance and submission. Based purely on the film it’s hard to say whether Diana was based on Olivia or not, but what is obvious is that the public was not a fan of the Amazon. The comics were too suggestive and, while a popular character, Marston pushed the limits placed on what he could write as often as possible.

Having learned more about the creation of Wonder Woman added to my current knowledge of the remainder of the trinity, along with the creation of the polygraph, both of which I already had an interest. Although the film may have focused more on the kinky side of the story, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women is still worth checking out for the trivia.

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