Wonder Woman 1984 is currently running in Indian cinemas. Directed by Patty Jenkins, it brings back Gal Gadot as the Amazonian superhero. Set in the 1980s, the DC film pits Gal Gadot’s Diana against Kristen Wiig’s Cheetah and Pedro Pascal’s Maxwell Lord.
The film has received mostly positive reviews, although critics have said it is far from as good as the original 2017 film.
What happens at the end of Wonder Woman 1984? (SPOILERS FORWARD)
In the 1980s, Diana works as a senior anthropologist at the Smithsonian Institute, where she meets Barbara Ann Minerva (Wiig), an insecure woman who wants to be as strong, confident and elegant as Diana.
Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984. (Photo: Warner Bros)
Pascal’s Maxwell is a businessman who wants Dreamstone, MacGuffin of the film that starts the primary conflict in the film. Dreamstone is the one who brings Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) back to Diana’s life and turns Minerva into a Cheetah. Grant wishes, but also take back something vital. As Diana brings Steve back, her powers begin to fade. Minerva may have become strong, but now she is a being of pure rage.
Maxwell finally acquires the dream stone and begins to give his wishes. He also becomes an influential businessman, but begins to age and die. He counteracts this by sucking the life force of others. Barbara and Maxwell team up while loving their newly discovered powers too much and don’t want Diana to hurt Maxwell.
Diana gives the Golden Eagle armor of the legendary Amazonian warrior Asteria (more on that later) and defeats the Cheetah. Then Diana confronts Maxwell, who uses a new broadcasting system to grant wishes to the whole world. He accidentally gives the US and more nuclear weapons and threatens a nuclear holocaust (perhaps the only relevance of the Cold War setting). Diana uses Lasso of Truth to persuade everyone in the world to give up their desires, canceling out the damage caused by Maxwell. Barbara also loses her powers.
Wonder Woman 1984 scene in the middle of the credit
A middle scene of the credit after the movie has a mysterious woman who saves people from crushing under a pole. She looks like the Wonderful Woman. But she is actually Asteria, the legendary Amazonian warrior, who originally wore the Golden Eagle armor that Diana wears in the final act of the film.
Kristen Wiig in Wonder Woman 1984. (Photo: Warner Bros)
Also, the actor who appears as Asteria is actually Lynda Carter, who tried the role of the Wonder Woman in the 1970s TV series.
Wonder Woman 1984 released in India on December 24th.