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Themyscira & The Amazons
Thoughts on the portrayal of the Themyscira, the Amazons? Hopes for for the future?
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I would love to see the origin of the Amazons onscreen one day, not just through a painting/storybook montage. More of their earlier life among man. I wanted to see them interact with the gods but I guess that's for another movie.
I liked the depiction of the Amazons but it really only focused on the warrior culture, would like to see other aspects.
Maybe there is a chance now of even rogue Amazons, or maybe civil war (as early rumours suggested that that was one idea floating around.)
I hope the mother/daughter reunion happens and we get a good amount of Themiscyra in JL which will be the focal point of WW's arc in that movie. I want the sequel freed up of mythology/Amazons/The Past so Wonder Woman can finally be sold as a modern superhero.
On another note, what was up with the Amazons being credited names offscreen? Why even bother? And who was the black lady in the blue dress chasing down Young Diana? Phillipus?
OK, I think this is not a spoiler, but I want to ask where are they (Amazons) keeping things like Motherbox ?
It was not in the tower that Diana climbed to get her armor and sword, is she even aware of it's existence ? (As shown in JL teaser, we know that Amazons have a motherbox)
I think that her mother Queen Hippolyta is hiding many secrets from her, maybe a few Greek gods are also alive.
I think there would be many more places in Themyscira, tunnels, buildings etc. They could certainly incorporate things like Doom's Doorway (as mentioned.)
I don't expect a movie entirely set on Themyscira for the sequel but it can certainly turn out to be a place different than what we first saw, more complicated, full of (more) secrets etc. To serve what ever plot they come up with next (just as they are doing for JL.)
I think we could've seen more temples.
Also, would've been nice to see the Amazons in those classic white Greek dresses, especially Diana.
The closest thing we got to that was Gal in that blue dress which somehow managed to look Grecian on her. But I wanted to see that in white on the Amazons when they're not training for battle. They shouldn't always be dressed as warriors.
I too, expected to see some Temples like Temple of Athena in Themyscira and wanted to see some classic Greek white dresses as shown in George Perez WW comics.
I'd really like it if they incorporated Dooms Doorway to the Amazons/Island
They really made the island very beautiful and practically how I envisioned it.
I do wish Hippolytas council was a bit more well rounded from what we saw.
One part that was REALLY interesting to me was the veil surrounding Themiscrya. The closer you got the foggier it got and more dark which I assume would cause plenty to turn around.
Isn't Themyscira just one island (the central island with the city) in a group of islands or an archipelago? And aren't the whole group of islands referred to as the Paradise Islands? Well at least that's what it was in the comics I think.
Although Themyscira was just Paradise Island (singular not a group of islands) when it was first created.
In the movie
Steve Trevor seems to just be referring to Themyscira colloquially as Paradise Island.
Themyscira is the capital city that serves as the Amazon peoples' government and place of origin for Wonder Woman. The name for the entire archipelago became "The Paradise Islands", when the city was renamed "Themyscira" with the character's February 1987 relaunch in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #1.[1] Both the island and city are named after the mythological city of Themiscyra, the capital of the Amazon tribe in Greek mythology.
One thing I do wonder is, do the Amazons have any plans or practices for replenishing their numbers? Sure, for thousands of years they've lived isolated and safe, but surely they've at least considered "What do we do if we need to go to war again?"
I have seen it depicted as one main island with a few little islands surrounding it before.
Someone here said that Themyscira is the capital city?
I looked it up just now and this is what it says, though I haven't heard it referred too much as "The Paradise Islands":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themyscira_(DC_Comics)
I think in the movie, the main island is called both Themyscira and Paradise Island. There might be some smaller islands surrounding it, I'm not sure.
In the New 52 comics, to replenish their numbers, they show the Amazons boarding ships, making the men on board impregnate them, killing the men and then when they give birth, if they give birth to boys, they sell them off to Hephaestus and keep the girls.
I don't think the movie will go that far. I guess what they could do is ask the gods?
Because they are immortal, they're usually depicted as the same set number of Amazons.
I see a Phillipus is credited on IMDb but I don't remember her at all.
Did they name any of the Amazons? I don't remember Menalippe or Venelia who was portrayed by Doutzen Kroes.