Wonder Woman 1984

In 1984, Diana is now living in Washington, D.C, and working as an archaeologist at the Smithsonian Museum. She befriends her new colleague, Barbara Minerva, an awkward and insecure woman who envies Diana's confidence and beauty.

Meanwhile, an ambitious businessman named Maxwell Lord introduces a controversial artifact called the Dreamstone, capable of granting any wish. Barbara wishes to be more like Diana, while a desperate and grieving museum visitor wishes for his deceased loved one to come back. Unbeknownst to them, the Dreamstone fulfills their wishes but also takes something precious away in return.

Diana comes across the Dreamstone during her work, and unknowingly wishes for her lost love, Steve Trevor, to return. To her surprise, Steve magically comes back to life, but in another man's body. The two reconnect, and Diana is torn between the happiness of being with Steve again and the uncertainty of the Dreamstone's power.

As Barbara gains newfound confidence and strength, she becomes more like Diana and is amazed by her own abilities. However, these powers come at a cost. Barbara's growing arrogance and lust for power lead her down a dark path, resulting in her transformation into the fierce and vicious villain, Cheetah.

Meanwhile, Maxwell Lord, whose company is on the verge of bankruptcy, realises the immense power of the Dreamstone and begins exploiting it. The stone allows him to grant wishes but also takes a personal toll on his health and sanity. He seeks the stone's ability to grant unlimited power and uses it to grant wishes for millions of people, rapidly deteriorating the world.

Diana and Steve team up to stop Maxwell Lord and restore balance. They track him down to a secret broadcast center where he plans to use the Dreamstone's powers to influence the entire world. Diana battles Cheetah, realizing that to defeat her, she must renounce her own wish for Steve's return.

With Cheetah temporarily defeated, Diana confronts Maxwell Lord and pleads with him to renounce his wish, warning him of the consequences. However, Maxwell, driven by his lust for power, refuses to listen and absorbs more wishes from people across the world, becoming an embodiment of chaos and destruction.

Diana realises that she must use her compassion, truth, and selflessness to save the world. She convinces people to renounce their wishes by broadcasting a message of hope and unity. Feeling the weight of her actions, Maxwell Lord realises the error of his ways and surrenders, renouncing his own wish and restoring the world to its original state.

As the chaos subsides, Diana says goodbye to Steve, realizing that she cannot hold onto her past forever. She embraces her role as Wonder Woman, carrying the lessons of truth, love, and sacrifice with her. She continues to protect the world, inspiring others with her strength and compassion, true to her duty as a superhero.

Factual error: The video games Operation Wolf and Rampage were visible in the Family Amusement Center arcade during the opening. However, this would not be possible during the movie's 1984 setting since Rampage wasn't released until 1986 and Operation Wolf wasn't released until 1987. (00:12:48)

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Diana Prince: Nothing good is born from lies. And greatness is not what you think.

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Trivia: Panning around Diana's apartment, the camera briefly lingers on a photo of her with an elderly lady, with no elaboration of its significance. But look closely and you'll realise the woman in the photo is Etta from the first movie, again played by Lucy Davis, just made up to look 67 years older.

Jon Sandys

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Question: Why did Diana destroy the mall's security cameras, and why did she want the little girl to stay quiet?

Answer: At this point in time, her gig as a superhero is not public knowledge, and she wants it to stay that way.

Phaneron

How would that accomplish anything considering there were many people in the mall who saw what happened?

It really wouldn't, but then again, the writers didn't put much thought into this movie.

Phaneron

As the other answer indicated, Diana/Wonder Woman wasn't yet known publicly as a super-hero. A video recording is different from eye-witness accounts of what people actually saw or believe they saw. Memories are faulty, they fade, and everyone sees and remembers things differently. Regarding the child, I interpreted it as Diana just motioning in a friendly way for the rather precocious girl to stay put, behave, and quietly wait for her mother.

raywest

In my opinion, it wouldn't, and it's just another example of the shoddy writing in this film.

wizard_of_gore

Answer: This was long before the age of superheroes, when everything was normal and meta-humans were just theories in a lab. It was her appearances which stated it all. Remember the tagline, "The Dawn of Justice Begins with Her."

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