Wonder Woman vs Sarah Connor: A Character Analysis

Inspired by James Cameron's recent arguments against Wonder Woman, and in favour of his own creation, Sarah Connor; I have decided to do a little analysis of my own. Here I will be performing something of a comparison between the two, and trying to present my arguments about their merits in their roles as both women, and action heroes.

This post will be a bit more formal, than my usual posts, as I will be attempting to put forward an actual argument, rather than just giving my impression of something. For each of these characters I will be examining their differing goals and motivations, how sympathetically the narrative treats these goals, and the general attitudes of the characters themselves.

Since this is an analysis rather than a review, there will probably be spoilers for both films ahead.

Princess Principal

The name's Ange … just Ange.

So this here is an interesting series that just finished airing in the summer anime season of 2017, Princess Principal. It's a steampunk, espionage thriller set in an alternate version of Victorian London. The Kingdom is anything but united however, as a recent civil war has split the country into East and West. What follows is a story of deception and betrayal, as spies from both sides attempt to root-out each other's secrets.

There may be some very slight spoilers within.

Metroid: Samus Returns

With the last two entries in the Metroid franchise being the controversial Other M, and the lukewarmly received (speaking generously) Federation Force, it seems fair to say that the franchise has been in a bad place for the last few years. So, can the newest entry in the series repair the damage, or is the franchise destined to remain its depression for a little while longer?

Metroid: Samus Returns is a remake of the simlarly named Metroid II: Return of Samus, which was released on the original Gameboy back in the early nineties, and for a time was seen as the worst in the series. Although, that wasn't such a high (or low) bar back then.

However, this reimagined version has had some touch-ups, to set it apart from the original. It does attempt to take advantage of the advances in the technology, to try to create a much superior version. Much as Metroid: Zero Mission did the same for the original Metroid back in 2005.

Warning:  Possibly some very slight spoilers beyond this point.

The Last Airbender (2010)

This week we take a look at another film adaptation of an originally animated property, one that has admittedly been covered before by more experienced critics, and one that is often cited as one of the worst adaptations of all time; The Last Airbender. The film that may well be eternally considered the nadir of M. Night Shyamalan's career, at least, I'd hope so.

Possible spoilers beyond here.

Death Note (2017)

Death Note, a Japanese manga written by Tsugumi Ohba, and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. Another western, live-action adaptation of a previously animated Japanese property, and those do not have a good reputation. So, can Netflix's one buck the trend?

However, first thing's first, a little apology. I'm more than a little late this week, but there is a reason for that this time. I did have a review all written-up last week, but I decided to scrap, as I felt I was being more than a little unfair. I felt I was holding to strictly to how it fairs as an adaptation, and not on its own merits. So, I decided to rewrite the review, and judge the film based on The other reason is because I legitimately struggled to get through this one.

(Edit:  On further review, I may have been harder than necessary on a second pass too.)

As usual, there may possibly be spoilers beyond this point.