Wonder Woman (TF1): How the cult superhero became a feminist icon

Wonder Woman (TF1): How the cult superhero became a feminist icon

Wonder Woman, DC Comics’ stable star as Superman and Batman, will have to wait 76 years to present her illustrious blockbuster film that airs on TMC tonight. And she has nothing to envy her male colleagues!

a feminist superhero

Like all great superheroes, Wonder Woman was born out of a double ambition: to entertain comic book fans and to ease the consciences of the greatest number of people. Superman was the answer to the rise of fascism in Europe, Princess Diana (imagined by psychologist William Moulton Marston) will carry the torch of feminism. “Wonder Woman is the psychological propaganda of a new kind of woman who is supposed to rule the world”, he thought. When DC Comics first published the comic book for himself in 1941, the comic that he wanted to be 50% Amazon, 50% suffragette and did not need men to be strong, blew a wind of modernity on a 100% masculine line. comic universe. Then it is a new model for all women. And as America goes to war, she wears a sexy costume in the colors of stars and stripes.

pop culture

On a 1943 album, Wonder Woman is considered for the White House. After the Second World War, she lost her temper, like the women who joined the war but were invited by veterans to take their place in their homes. However, in the mid-1970s, thanks to the worldwide success of the TV series with Lynda Carter in the role, Miss World USA 1972, the pin-up (and gentle kitsch) amazon becomes a pop culture icon. “The actress remembers that at the time, no one believed that a woman could wear a knee-length by herself. We proved otherwise.” Charlie’s Angels thank you!

strong feedback

For her 76th birthday, Wonder Woman is presented with a movie in her honor, with Patty Jenkins’ blockbuster, while many of her male counterparts at Marvel or DC Comics have been investing in cinema for years. Gal Gadot, who plays the warrior princess in this faithful movie (after appearing in Batman vs Superman), Miss Israel 2004. Thus, Diana, the daughter of the Amazon queen and her father, Zeus, leaves her secret country to put an end to the Great War: war. play this ultra-physical music that reconnects with the initial positive image of a strong and autonomous woman… “much harder”he says, more than he knew during his two years in the army!

miracle woman, It can be watched on TF1 on Sunday, January 29 at 21:10.

Julien Barcilon

Source: Programme Television

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