The Odd Misogyny of Wonder Woman 1984 (spoilers)

I don't want to review Wonder Woman 1984. Honestly, it would force me to think about the film too much. Oh... that terrible CGI. Oh... the complete illogic of the mall sequence. Oh... why does the Latino with the preacher wig and the blonde without lines and a fear of carbs have an Asian child?

No. Don't want to go there. The film is poorly written, directed and FX-ed. But what bugged me about the film is at its core. Why does a movie about a powerful woman who everyone loves so worried about the attention of men? It's like a two-hour-30 minute-long anti-Bechdel test.

The big theme the film claims, spoken in so many words, is "You took the short path. You cheated, Diana. That is the truth. That is the only truth and truth is all there is. You cannot be the winner because you are not ready to win. And there is no shame in that. Only in knowing the truth in your heart and not accepting it. No true hero is born from lies."

I bet you had to read that a couple of times... because it is really…