The unfortunate news has broken that Wonder Woman 3 is not currently in development at DC Studios, which is a shame considering that the first installment of the short-lived franchise is nearly flawless. Wonder Woman (2017) successfully accomplished something that many modern films fail to incorporate: writing the strong female protagonist. On the surface, a seemingly positive trope like “strong female protagonist” should be an inherently good thing. However, recent films have presented this type of character in an overly heavy-handed way. The strong female lead has been misshapen so many times that she has become widely disliked due to her cliché and condescending applications. Whether characters like these have since has shifted into Mary Sues or into unnatural vessels through which to speak a story’s themes, the mishandled strong female protagonists doesn’t bode well for future women-led stories. Thankfully, Wonder Woman gave an example on how to handle the strong female protagonist naturally.
