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Personally, I thought the artists who drew Wonder Woman to look like she was all muscle were drawing the worst WW ever. |
Originally Posted by Lothic
It always amazes me how many people seem to forget that Lynda Carter (who played the role on TV for years) was hardly the "athletic" type either. The people who want a Wonder Woman who looks like she could -actually- handle herself in a real world fight will likely always be disappointed.
Let's face it: if another live action Wonder Woman ever gets made the actress playing her is far more likely going to look like Lynda or Adrianne than not. And why not really - the character's power comes from being associated with the magic of the gods. She doesn't need to look "big and beefy" to be believable. Look at Supergirl. Without her powers she's just a wisp of a girl who'd probably "fall down and cry" if she were punched in the face too. Same deal with Wonder Woman. If you didn't like Adrianne for the role that's fine. But please don't fool yourself into thinking the next one is going to be much different from her. *shrugs* |
And the actresses who would fit the bill some people seem to be asking for, can't act!
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Supergirl didn't spend the last how amny years old WW is supposed to be this time around doing intense Amazon physical and combat training. If she did, they she would be packing some muscle.
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Originally Posted by Lothic
It always amazes me how many people seem to forget that Lynda Carter (who played the role on TV for years) was hardly the "athletic" type either. The people who want a Wonder Woman who looks like she could -actually- handle herself in a real world fight will likely always be disappointed.
Let's face it: if another live action Wonder Woman ever gets made the actress playing her is far more likely going to look like Lynda or Adrianne than not. And why not really - the character's power comes from being associated with the magic of the gods. She doesn't need to look "big and beefy" to be believable. Look at Supergirl. Without her powers she's just a wisp of a girl who'd probably "fall down and cry" if she were punched in the face too. Same deal with Wonder Woman. If you didn't like Adrianne for the role that's fine. But please don't fool yourself into thinking the next one is going to be much different from her. *shrugs* |
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Don't confuse "athletic type" with "strong looking". No, Linda Carter was not muscular, but she certainly had a strong, confident look in her eyes - along with a great body. You either have it or you don't.
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Originally Posted by Lothic
It always amazes me how many people seem to forget that Lynda Carter (who played the role on TV for years) was hardly the "athletic" type either. The people who want a Wonder Woman who looks like she could -actually- handle herself in a real world fight will likely always be disappointed.
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Agreed. Lucy Lawless as Xena looked athletic without being beefy. She also was extremely feminine and could act. Milla Jovovich is another great example. It is possible to strike the right compromise between feminine and strong, they just have to look for it. The problem with this show was that they clearly didn't understand the character, and that was just reinforced by all the other changes they made to the origin and backstory. |
Originally Posted by Navy Spider
Don't confuse "athletic type" with "strong looking". No, Linda Carter was not muscular, but she certainly had a strong, confident look in her eyes - along with a great body. You either have it or you don't.
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Sooooooo glad this didn't get off the ground.
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Or not because you know, her origin is magical, and all that intense Amazon physical and combat training didn't do as much as you think it would, to her magically created body.
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Originally Posted by Knight_Marshal
Supergirl didn't spend the last how amny years old WW is supposed to be this time around doing intense Amazon physical and combat training. If she did, they she would be packing some muscle.
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Originally Posted by Lothic
It always amazes me how many people seem to forget that Lynda Carter (who played the role on TV for years) was hardly the "athletic" type either. The people who want a Wonder Woman who looks like she could -actually- handle herself in a real world fight will likely always be disappointed.
Let's face it: if another live action Wonder Woman ever gets made the actress playing her is far more likely going to look like Lynda or Adrianne than not. And why not really - the character's power comes from being associated with the magic of the gods. She doesn't need to look "big and beefy" to be believable. Look at Supergirl. Without her powers she's just a wisp of a girl who'd probably "fall down and cry" if she were punched in the face too. Same deal with Wonder Woman. If you didn't like Adrianne for the role that's fine. But please don't fool yourself into thinking the next one is going to be much different from her. *shrugs* |
You've made some valid points here. Adrianne could of been a "Hard" WW but the show would have to be nonstop combat. If she was going to run a corporation, we need one that looked more like Lynda Carter. They botched this...
Let's face it: if another live action Wonder Woman ever gets made the actress playing her is far more likely going to look like Lynda or Adrianne than not. And why not really - the character's power comes from being associated with the magic of the gods. She doesn't need to look "big and beefy" to be believable. Look at Supergirl. Without her powers she's just a wisp of a girl who'd probably "fall down and cry" if she were punched in the face too. Same deal with Wonder Woman.
If you didn't like Adrianne for the role that's fine. But please don't fool yourself into thinking the next one is going to be much different from her. *shrugs*
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