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Diana + revolving door

#she’s …. thor. #she’s thor – but better#i’m glad this is a thing people are coming around to#and i’m glad tonally they fit in the same shape #with gags like this#which are public ‘odd’ behaviour#but that the subject finds in no way a problem and in fact is glad to learn a new experience#and like for example – you know the thor gag where he goes to the pet store and asks for a horse#and is told they just have dogs/cats/birds and he goes ‘then give me one of those large enough to ride’#that is EXACTLY the sort of interaction that i can see this 2017 patty jenkins diana having#100% well-intentioned #100% fish out of water#but driven honest and determined#so that when that gag is set up you laugh at it but not reliant on humiliation#because both films take a long time to set up THEIR point of view first before they throw the gags at you#so you see their home – asgard or themyscira – you see what’s normal to them#and you understand that the stakes are high for them and you’re on board and empathise#so a moment like this that could be ‘lol look @ this dumb person’ instead reads as ‘YES YOU NEARLY GOT IT! YOU’RE DOING GREAT BB’#it’s an EARNED gag because it’s not a cheap shot at them coming as it does after such a detailed character intro (via @harrietvane)

MY FAVORITE BIT IS HOW FAST SHE REALIZES SHE CAN’T CHARGE IT BLADE FIRST, SHE’S GONNA HAVE TO BE STANDING VERY VERTICALLY TO FIT IN THE SPACE, SO SHE ANGLES THE SWORD UP– WHILE KEEPING IT AS READY AS POSSIBLE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE–THEN SWITCHES SMOOTHLY INTO LEADING WITH THE SHIELD ONCE SHE’S IN TOO TIGHT A SPACE FOR THE SWORD TO BE EFFECTIVE ANYMORE. IF AN ENEMY WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT DOOR, OR IF THE DOOR *WAS* AN ENEMY, SHE’D BE IMPECCABLY READY FOR ACTION EVERY SINGLE MOMENT OF THIS EXIT. 

THAT IS WHAT’S SO COOL AND FUN ABOUT THIS GAG. DIANA IS AS MUCH A TRAINED WARRIOR WHEN SHE’S GOING THROUGH A REVOLVING DOOR AS SHE IS WHEN SHE’S THROWING A TANK.