At six o'clock in the evening, in the Holy Civic Auditorium, the story of "Wonder Woman 2" follows "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" at the end of last year.
The opening chapter is about a team of explorers who went deep into the hinterland of the African jungle and accidentally discovered a temple, and took out this ancient tribal artifact called the Thane tribe, the God-killing Blade.
As a photographer took pictures of the God-Killing Blade, the scene switched to a series of reports on this major archaeological discovery.
Audiences who have a little knowledge of the background of DC comics will understand it instantly.
The God-Killing Blade naturally leads to Wonder Woman’s old enemy Cheetah.
The wedge ends, followed by the credits.
The film begins with a hearing.
After the Super-Bat War, countries around the world once again felt the threat to the earth from superpowers and alien creatures. Under the leadership of the United States, they formed the 'United Nations Special Crisis Management Committee' to deal with such incidents.
Superman has died and Batman has returned to hiding his identity. So at the call of the United Nations government, Wonder Woman took the initiative to participate in this hearing. The topic was mainly about the placement and ownership of the mother box with huge power.
Wonder Woman roughly explained the origins of the Mother Box. Under questioning from representatives from all over the world who hoped that humans would regain control of the Mother Box, Diana still insisted that because of the crisis caused by Lex Luthor, Paradise Island was preserved. Three mother boxes are the best solution.
The hearing ended on bad terms.
After the meeting, Diana found Bill Herman, the American representative on the committee, and handed him a newspaper reporting on the 'God-Killing Blade', expressing her hope to recover this artifact left by the ancient gods that might pose a crisis to mankind. On the grounds of further discussion, Diana was invited to attend a charity reception hosted by a Manhattan businessman named Maxwell Lauder.
Maxwell Lord, a second-tier villain from DC Comics.
At the same time, during the introduction process at the cocktail party, Diana also met Maxwell's female assistant, Barbara Minerva.
Compared to Maxwell Lord, Barbara Minerva is naturally more famous.
Leopard Girl.
Although they seemed to be having a pleasant conversation, Diana was a little confused about Maxwell Lauder's strange gaze. It wasn't until Lauder's nosebleed oozed that she alerted him. When Lauder went to deal with the nosebleed, Diana talked to Bill in a little more depth about the God-Killing Blade, emphasizing again that, like the Mother Box, this ancient artifact currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum cannot be controlled by humans, and even May bring disaster.
After hearing Diana's explanation, Bill Herman said he would handle it as soon as possible.
After Wonder Woman left, Bill was invited by Maxwell Lord to meet in private. Under Lord's gaze, he told the truth about his conversation with the goddess.
It turns out that Maxwell Lord is a superpower with mind control ability, and Bill Herman was unknowingly controlled by him. Unfortunately, this ability is ineffective against Diana. Not only that, the previous attempt to control Diana's mind during the greeting also suffered backlash.
Lauder's purpose of controlling Bill was also for the Mother Box. He was quite disappointed with the committee's efforts to put pressure on Wonder Woman to no avail. When he learned that the God-Killing Blade turned out to be an ancient artifact, he immediately made a new plan and revealed his identity. Barbara Minerva, a female assistant with special skills, went to snatch the God-killing Blade.
This triggered the first climax of the film.
Museum attack.
Realizing that Wonder Woman was also personally staring at the God-Killing Blade in the Metropolitan Museum, coupled with the tight security of the museum itself, Barbara Minerva confirmed that she could not steal it quietly, so she decided to rob it openly, so she led a group of Militants raided the museum and kidnapped a large number of hostages as human shields to stop Wonder Woman.
In an exciting battle where they blocked bullets with their bare hands, the militants led by Barbara were unable to fight back under Diana's attack.
However, Barbara successfully obtained the God-Killing Blade.
At the critical moment when Diana was about to be captured, Barbara, wearing a mask, pressed the button of the remote-controlled bomb, indicating that Diana had 10 seconds to choose the life of the hostage or the God-killing Blade in her hand.
Without hesitation, Wonder Woman returned to the group of hostages and found the bomb.
The countdown has only the last 3 seconds left.
Of course, Wonder Woman does not have the hand speed of The Flash to defuse the bomb. At the critical moment, Diana suddenly exerts her strength, jumps up with the bomb, smashes the roof of the museum and flies into the sky.
There was a loud bang.
A dazzling fire burst out over the metropolis, and a certain black spot was thrown far away.
All hostages were rescued, but the God-killing Blade was lost.
The story begins to split into two lines.
Maxwell Lord studied the inscriptions on the God-killing Blade and learned that a blood sacrifice was needed to obtain the power of the cheetah goddess attached to the artifact, so he decisively cut his palm.
no response.
Then he understood that the object of the blood sacrifice could only be a woman.
After a little hesitation, Lauder handed the God-killing Blade to his loyal female assistant, and with some mind control, Barbara Minerva stabbed the God-killing Blade into her chest.
In the vision that shook the Loud family mansion, Barbara Minerva was possessed by the evil cheetah goddess who had been cursed on the God-killing Blade. She began to grow hair and took on the form of a leopard woman. After the transformation was completed, Attacked Maxwell Lauder immediately.
Fortunately, Lauder's mind control worked this time, and he controlled the opponent at the critical moment when he was about to be killed by Leopard Girl.
As for the reason, either Leopard Girl still retains Barbara's sanity after all, or her mental self-control ability is not as strong as Wonder Woman's, or various other things.
In short, they are all adaptations made by screenwriters outside the fourth wall for the sake of the plot.
Lauder, who had been wandering between life and death, finally did not work in vain. He obtained Leopard Girl, a subordinate with powerful force, and then launched the next step of his plan to hunt down another superpower.
Cyborg.
The words were divided into two parts. Wonder Woman, who was blown away to protect civilians, woke up from a coma and immediately found Bill Herman. Diana only talked to Bill about the God-Killing Blade, so the confirmation of the news must be leaked from the other party.
As a result, even though he used the Lasso of Mantra, he still couldn't get the information he wanted.
Because Bill didn't remember being mind-controlled by Maxwell Lord at all, there was no question of lying and concealing it in front of the heroine.
However, this government official who was just being used was actually playing a positive role. After some discussions with the heroine, he believed that since some people got information from him, he could roughly judge the other party's possible next target.
Then Diana was introduced to another matter that the federal government was secretly conducting.
It turned out that when the government was conducting research on the Mother Box that Superman brought to Earth, a researcher named Silas Stone used the power of the Mother Box without authorization to save his seriously injured and dying son Victor Stone. Tong, made Victor into a cyborg.
During the Super-Bat War, Silas Stone was accidentally killed and Victor Stone disappeared. After experiencing the horror of Lex Luthor's incarnation as an alien species, he was worried about Victor who had also been transformed by alien technology. · Stone will endanger human security, and the U.S. government set up an investigation team to hunt down Victor Stone.
Therefore, if there is a leak of information from the authorities, then the people behind the scenes who are interested in the God-Killing Blade will definitely also be interested in Victor Stone, who was transformed by the power of the Mother Box.
Wonder Woman can follow this line.
Diana listened to Bill's advice and launched an investigation into Victor Stone, but unfortunately it was too late for Maxwell Lord.
The team led by Barbara Minerva, who gained the ability of the Leopard Girl, first found Cyborg in a slum in the metropolis who was accustomed to living day and night wearing a mask and living a secluded life. After many battles, Cyborg slowly accepted his identity, but after all, Cyborg was not as experienced as Batman and Wonder Woman, who had experienced hundreds of battles, and was soon almost subdued by Leopard Woman.
At the critical moment, Wonder Woman fell from the sky.
The second climax of the film.
After a fierce battle, Wonder Woman defeated Leopard Girl. The seriously injured Leopard Girl jumped on a high-speed train and escaped under the cover of night.
It is not difficult for attentive viewers to find that the destination on the train points to another key city in the DC world - Central City.
This also made the movie fans in the Holy Civic Auditorium excited.
During the movie promotion stage, Daenerys Entertainment kept the plot of "Wonder Woman 2" extremely secretive. The several trailers released one after another, except for mainly revealing that the villain of the second film is Leopard Girl, were only half-hidden. A very small amount of Cyborg footage is shown, leaving the audience guessing.
The crossover story between Wonder Woman and Cyborg has already excited fans. Unexpectedly, The Flash, who has been long-awaited since the first big movie in 1991, will also appear in "Wonder Woman 2".
The gathering of three superheroes would be exciting.
On the big screen.
Worried about the unconscious Cyborg, Wonder Woman did not chase after him immediately, but rescued Cyborg.
When Victor Stone woke up and saw Diana, the first thing he showed was deep guilt.
Through conversation, Diana learned that Victor Stone was also nearby when the Big Three were fighting the alien aliens incarnated by Lex Luthor. However, in the face of the almost devastating power of the alien aliens, Victor Stone... Ke Duo finally chose to retreat. Cyborg has always been deeply guilty, feeling that his withdrawal led to the death of Superman and the accidental death of his father.
If he had stood up bravely, maybe everything could have changed.
Diana heard Victor's experience, and instead of blaming him, she tried her best to comfort him. After calming down, Victor Stone asked about Leopard Girl again. Diana explained in detail that the soul attached to the Leopard Girl was originally the patron saint of an ancient tribe. Later, she was cursed during the tribal war and turned black, turning into an evil god and being sealed on the God-killing Blade.
Through previous battles, Diana judged that the Cheetah Goddess had not fully awakened, so she needed to find the other party as soon as possible and reseal her.
The two discussed it and hurried to Central City, the destination where Leopard Girl jumped on the train.
The story line begins again.
Central City.
Barry Allen, an expert in physical evidence technology at the police department, was woken up overnight.
A murder occurred on a late-night train from the metropolis. In one carriage, two young people were attacked and died miserably. They seemed to have been scratched and bitten by some kind of wild beast. However, a middle-aged passenger who experienced the incident only knew death. Two young men tried to strike up a conversation with a woman. Because the woman did not resist, the middle-aged man was threatened by the gangster again. Worried about being affected, he hid in other carriages.
Unexpectedly, a murder occurred.
The plot doesn't drag on here, there's a Flash detective or something like that.
News soon came from Central City's police system that a riot broke out near the city station and support was urgently needed. Barry Allen hurried there with his colleagues.
At the same time, Wonder Woman arrived with Cyborg.
Found the target easily.
And one step later, the cursed cheetah goddess completely occupied Barbara Minerva's body, fully awakened, and summoned by roaring, controlling and transforming the surrounding humans into minions with golden pupils and sharp teeth, wreaking havoc Wreak havoc on the city.
Details in this regard have also been adapted.
The cheetah goddess in the comics infects humans into her own kind through biting. Considering that this method was too inefficient and bloody, she replaced it with a more high-end sonic infection.
The final battle.
The fully awakened Leopard Girl's combat power has greatly increased, and she still has enough strength to fight against two people, not to mention summoning thousands of minions to attack Wonder Woman and Cyborg together.
In comparison, Diana and Victor were quickly stretched thin as they had to deal with the Leopard Girl without harming the innocent humans who were just being controlled.
At the critical moment, lightning flashed and The Flash appeared.
After quickly fighting off the infected who gathered around Wonder Woman and Cyborg, he was able to say hello to Diana.
But there is not much time for nonsense.
Determining that the superpower was on her side, and finding that the other party was very fast, Wonder Woman quickly gave instructions, hoping that The Flash could subdue all the infected people around her. At the same time, she explained that as long as Leopard Girl is defeated, these people can recover.
As a result, the unforgettable "Flash Time" appeared again on the big screen, which was the slow-motion shot of Simon imitating Quicksilver in "X-Men" in the first "Flash".
Barry Allen used local materials, pulled the wires on the roadside, and counted the numbers while moving at super high speed, while bundling the countless infected people who slowed down to the slowest movement in the picture one by one into "human sticks" that could not move. At the same time, I couldn't help but say, I hope the power company will not ask for compensation from me.
The city suddenly exploded with flowing electric light, which seemed to disappear in an instant.
"38637!"
After finally counting a number, Barry Allen had reappeared in front of Wonder Woman and Cyborg, holding a wire in his hand. He looked at Diana and Victor before rushing towards those who had not yet reacted. Leopard Girl.
“386…”
Halfway through the count, Barry Allen was knocked away by Leopard Girl, who was not slow at all. There were a few blood stains on the chest of his uniform.
After knocking Barry Allen away, Leopard roared decisively at the Flash. As a result, Barry Allen, who fell into the rubble, was only slightly dizzy and quickly regained consciousness.
Wonder Woman on the other side drew out her sword and shield and prepared to fight, and said to Victor next to her: "Don't be afraid, her voice can only control ordinary people."
This is actually an explanation why the three of them, especially the Flash, were not infected and controlled by Leopard Girl.
Then, a wonderful 3V1.
Although it is not as intense as the previous game Super, God, Bat VS Alien, it is still enjoyable.
Good triumphs over evil again.
The Leopard Girl was defeated, and the blackened Leopard Goddess' soul escaped from Barbara Minerva's body. Barbara recovered her body, and Diana recognized the girl's identity and understood the whole story.
The story comes to an end.
Maxwell Lauder was arrested.
Diana withdrew the God-Killing Blade.
The Flash ultimately chose to continue hiding his identity and had no further contact with Diana.
In the final scene, Cyborg, who has grown a lot after this battle, proposed to Wonder Woman that an alliance of superpowers should be established, just like this time, where everyone helps each other and fights evil together.
Diana smiled and asked what the organization should be called.
Victor Stone thought about it and said tentatively: "Justice League, how about it?"
The screen darkens.
Music starts.
At the end, there is still an indispensable easter egg.
In the dark and distant depths of the universe, on a huge spaceship, a burly figure wearing armor reported to the monarch sitting on the throne. He had once again received the signal from the energy of the Mother Box, and had determined his position. A deep and decisive voice came from the throne. Voice: "Find them and bring them to me!"
Steppenwolf, Darkseid.
When the lights came up, those two names were still lingering in the minds of moviegoers inside the Sacred Civic Auditorium.
The meaning is still not finished.
Soon, warm and sustained applause broke out.
Just looking at the feedback from more than 2,000 viewers at the scene, there is no doubt that under the halo of the shadowy "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", "Wonder Woman 2" delivered a pretty perfect answer. , breaking the previous judgment of many commentators that the results of Batman Begins were too amazing, which would lead to high performance and poor performance in subsequent projects, or even lackluster follow-up.
"Congratulations, Simon. I have to say, 'Wonder Woman 2' is another masterpiece."
"Thanks, Roger, it's an honor to have you here in person from Chicago today."
"Oh, this is my honor."
…
"Dad, this movie is great."
"Thank you, Liz. Remember to take Nikki and the others back early. Don't go to bed too late, let alone run around."
"I know, I know, it's so long-winded. Dad, can we get a copy in advance and watch it again?"
"no."
"How stingy."
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"Mr. Westeros, thank you for giving me the opportunity to play the role of Cheetah, from Madeleine Swann in the summer 007 to Barbara Minerva this time. Oh, it's so... I still feel I was dreaming, and I once thought that I would only be a third-rate actress in this life,"
"You're welcome, Uma, your acting skills are great, you deserve all this. Well, please don't cry, everyone thinks I'm bullying you."
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Westeros, I lost my temper."
"Or you can go over there and take a rest."
"No, no need, Mr. Westeros, I was wondering if I could treat you to dinner in private to express my gratitude again?"
"Unfortunately, I may not have time."
"Then tonight, wait, let's go have a cup of coffee together."
"I'm afraid it won't work tonight either. That's it. I'll go say hello to the others."
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After Simon finished talking to Uma Thurman, who plays Leopard Girl, he turned towards Bob White, who made a surprise appearance at tonight's premiere.
GE has completed the integration of Time Warner, and Bob White, once CEO of GE's NBC television network, is currently president of GE's new NBC-Time Warner Group, while Terry Semel is president of NBC - CEO of Time Warner Group.
After the reorganization, although they were nominally Terry Semel's deputy, in fact the two had no affiliation. They both reported directly to Jack Welch. Moreover, in addition to administration, finance and human resources, the two were in charge of business. In other aspects, each also has its own preferences. White is mainly responsible for the television and print media businesses, while Semel is still in charge of movies, as well as the telecommunications business that Warner is developing.
The good relationship between Simon and Semel is almost known to everyone, but now, Semel did not attend the premiere of "Wonder Woman 2" due to schedule, and Bob White, who is not in charge of the film business, suddenly came over and asked him a little bit. If you think about it, it’s not hard to imagine the intrigue.
It seems that even if it becomes NBC-Time Warner, Warner still cannot escape the fate of internal strife.
This is also the point where Simon privately feels that Jack Welch lacks courage.
Probably because the scale of NBC-Time Warner Group is too big and Welch's expectations are very high, the legendary manager is neither willing to delegate power as boldly as he did to other subsidiaries, nor to completely expel the former management, so Inevitability has created the current situation again.
Simon greeted Bob White enthusiastically on the surface, but in his heart he couldn't help but reflect on himself.
Even if power is to be delegated in the future, whether it is Daenerys Entertainment or other companies such as Ygritte, even if they are split up, such entanglement cannot occur.
Sure enough, after a brief exchange of pleasantries, Bob White revealed his intention: "Simon, this "Wonder Woman 2" is indeed great, but don't you think it just has The Flash and Cyborg as supporting roles?" , is it too unfair? Moreover, as far as I know, the single-player movies of "The Flash" and "Cyborg" have been suppressed for several years after the first part, which is really not in line with the development rhythm of the series of movies."
Since Bob White still had a serious discussion tone, Simon became more patient and shook his head: "Bob, The Flash and Cyborg will appear as supporting roles at the right time. This is why I originally supported Warner's exclusive use of these two superheroes. conditions. As for your second question, I think I have explained it many times. We must control the development rhythm of the DC movie universe to avoid too many projects that will cause aesthetic fatigue to the audience, and may even affect the diversity of Hollywood. Speaking of which, this trend has become very serious in recent years. The total box office of Hollywood's top ten box office movies each year is getting closer and closer to 40% of the annual box office share. I think this should be a red line. Maybe you have heard of it Diller’s tent theory, if all that’s left in Hollywood is tent poles, it’s definitely not a healthy industry, so we have to give other types of films enough room to survive.”