Wonder Woman 1984-Mall
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Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) defeats a baddie at the mall in "Wonder Woman 1984." (COURTESY OF WARNER BROS.)

I concluded my review of 2017’s “Wonder Woman” with “Come for the action, stay for the characters.” This is even more true of its sequel “Wonder Woman 1984,” which is surprisingly light on action, and far more character driven.

“Wonder Woman 1984,” which is playing in theaters as well as being available on HBO Max as of Christmas, opens with a trip back to Themyscira, the hidden island of Amazonian women imbued with strength from Zeus. In this prologue, a young Diana (Lilly Aspell), the future Wonder Woman, is competing against women two or three times her age. It is a stunning sequence that sets up the film’s themes.

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Gal Gadot returns at Wonder Woman in "Wonder Woman 1984. (COURTESY OF WARNER BROS.)
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Gal Gadot and Chris Pine reunite in "Wonder Woman 1984. (COURTESY OF WARNER BROS.)
Wonder Woman 1984-Kristen Wiig
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Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva in "Wonder Woman 1984." (COURTESY OF WARNER BROS.)

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