Thursday, November 2, 2017

Your Turn: Great Expectations? (Jill)

After much waiting, our family finally sat down Sunday night to watch Wonder Woman. I was very excited. I grew up watching the  television series, and when my girls discovered the reruns, we would watch them as a family.

I loved gorgeous Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, and Chris Pine did a good job as Steve Trevor. But can I just say how underwhelmed we were with the storyline? Also, the CGI at the beginning was painful to watch -- thankfully, it improved for the climactic fight between WW and Ares. And some of you may know my feelings on HEAs (Happily Ever Afters). They are necessary. In. Every. Way. I won't go into detail in case some of you haven't seen it yet, but suffice to say, my family and I debated several better endings after we saw it.

I felt this way about the Divergent trilogy, too. I read that series, rooting for the MC and the love interest to the very end. And when I reached the last chapter of Allegiant, I felt betrayed.
So here's my question: what movie (or book) did you feel could've been done better? Maybe not just the ending, although that is a factor, but the book as a whole?
You know both of my choices, so please share yours in the comment section below.

4 comments:

  1. I'm sorry you were disappointed in Wonder Woman, Jill! I haven't seen it yet - at least now I can prepare myself for a less-than-ideal HEA. One that came to mind for me was The One, the third book in The Selection series. I really enjoyed The Selection, but my interest in the series waned over the next two books. The One had a happily-ever-after, but I almost didn't even care by that point. Disappointing :(

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    1. Oh, too bad. And I thought the first book was pretty good. I just didn't like it enough to continue the series. Also, didn't it introduce a love triangle? (I dislike them, since I never know who to pull for!) ☺

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  2. I was disappointed with Wonder Woman as well, and I had never seen the earlier versions. I was disappointed in the 2nd Lunar Chronicles book. I disliked the main character; I don't care for hot-headed, throws herself at men type of girls--especially not when they're supposed to be stereotypical redheads.

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  3. Hi Elizabeth! If you like WW, check out the TV series. It's fun. (And my favorite Lunar Chronicles book is still the first one, Cinder.) I agree with you about the throw herself at men type -- ugh.

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