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Prejudice against S/M predisposed me to presume that this movie would not be for me. Being as monogamous as I am, I have not had room in my personal life for S/M or polyamory which in the last 20 years has become much more prevalent. I learned long ago from someone embracing these practices that for their community of like-minded lovers it is liberating. They do not let gender, sex, and other role prescriptions determine whom or how they love. I was taken aback and shunned such expression for nearly 40 years since that talk until tonight when I saw this film. While I do not see myself as capable of such free-heartedness at my age, I did come to admire these characters (historical figures) and their family life. Most admirable was how well they loved each other and how much their kids loved them. While I am not certain about how Professor Marston's DISC theory applies to my own life, I am compelled by this film to consider the possibility that in many in ways I have not permitted to surface. For instance, why was I attracted to Wonder Woman as a kid but did not like her comics, say as much as Superman? Yet, I was fascinated by her golden lasso of truth. I see now I have longed all of my life for the justice her home, Paradise, where her people recognized justice and truth as being fundamental and essential to civilized life. A view quite opposite to what we practice here in America and in many other parts of the world where lying and injustice has become so prevalent. As a youth, I did not consciously reject any hint of bondage that may have remained in Wonder Woman comics when I was reading them, but I did sense respect and a willingness to go all the way for what one stands for, and for whom one loves. I have tried to live my life that way and I often have fallen short, but this film offers me a model of the courage that is required to make an even deeper commitment to a life of truth and justice. While I know that many still will reject this movie as a kind of filth, I am glad I at least have grown enough to see its beauty and admire their courage instead of dragging their lives into the gutter. We need this movie. Humanity has no idea what forms of gender and sexuality we will encounter as we become interplanetary citizens. We should have learned already from Star Trek and other science fiction (Octavia Butler is my favorite) that our norms of gender and sexuality as earthlings once varied widely and increasingly are being homogenized mainly in the name of religion. I suspect that we will suffer initially due to our ongoing desire as a species to repress and oppress the diversity of sexual and gender expression that we most likely will be compelled to contend with when we encounter other beings whether they are dimensional or interdimensional beings. Our lesson is to follow the heart, and let the body express what is heartfelt; not let the needs of the body dictate to the heart. Hence, I am grateful for what this film taught me and I highly recommend it to others as it was highly recommended to me.
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Wonder Women, Professor Marston, and Charles Guyette, The G-string King
Engaging film for open-minded grown-ups. I really enjoyed it, but I wouldn't recommend it for kids. It's a love triangle and an unconventional origin story, creatively told. The acting was terrific, and I thought the movie was fast paced. There's a bit of kink when Professor Marston and the ladies encounter the character of Charles Guyette, an underground cult figure, who teaches them all the ropes. (Pun intended.) This leads to the creation of Wonder Woman. The BDSM element finds its way into the comic. An interesting, unconventional movie for non-conservative people. Some lovely and amusing scenes. Recommended.
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