We’ve head it before: the “problem” with Wonder Woman. The stupid origin (made of clay? An island of warrior women?), the stripper-level costume, and cheesy TV show that ruined what little dignity the concept my have had. Even its creation by the guy who invented the vacuum cleaner.
But forget all that. Rainfall Films, the L.A.-based production company that’s done special effects for a ton of videos, and the producer of the amazing Spider-Man riff Truth in Journalism, has produced a short with DIana of Themyscira (and yes, we had to look up how to spell that) that shows what power the concept still has — could have. It makes you wonder if someone with half this much imagination and a real, live budget could actually do with Wonder Woman.
We should be so lucky.
Here’s what the rainfall website has to say:
Firstly, thanks for watching. Whether you like, or dislike, our live action interpretation of Diana of Themyscira, Wonder Woman, born of clay, I think (quite a few of) you will agree she is a character just as vital and crucial to our understanding of humanity as any other superhero… if not more so.
We spent the majority of 2013 working on this — the look, the feel, the aspects we most wanted to portray. It’s a scant two and half minutes, but in the end, it’s one hundred and fifty seconds of pure fantasy, where I get to consider the two sides of my favorite warrior: a crusader in man’s world, and a paragon of virtue told through Greek mythology.
It’s a fun world to hang out in. I hope you enjoy it.
Learn more about this remarkable company at their website, here.
