History WesternAnimation / WonderWoman2009

** Used repeatedly throughout the film. Particularly effective when Diana herself uses it [[spoiler: after Are's influence pushes the President of the United States to launch a nuke at Themyscira, causing the war god to reach new levels of strength.]]

** Then there's also the fact that the only reason [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Hippolyta]] hates men at all is because her past relationship with Ares. Something [[JarkAssHasAPoint Steve]] also [[LampshadeHanging points out]] earlier on, as of course someone who calls himself the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "The God of War"]] would not be a good person to begin with. And that she has no one but herself to blame for Ares' treatment of her.

* SecretlySelfish:

* BrokenAesop: "Not All Men!" -- Putting aside how commonly criticised that statement is[[note]]generally, in discussions of sexism, gender equality, and feminism, cries of "Not all men" are seen as missing the point, as by trying to argue about the semantics and generalising, it's taking the conversation away from the topic at hand, namely the mistreatment women face[[/note]], but the film does a ''terrible'' job actually following through with this message as the only men we see extensive characterisation of are Ares and Steve, neither of whom are shown to be great. Ares is implied to have raped Hippolyta to sire a child with her, patronises the woman he seduced, and is a literal war god eager to start World War III, while Steve is a borderline sexual predator who is ''constantly'' acting in the exact kind of manner that he professes "not all men are like that". If the film wanted to present "not all men", they could have actually ''included'' some who aren't massively unsympathetic. The only other male character with serious agency in the film is Hades, who at least avoids EveryoneHatesHades by being a MagnificentBastard, but nothing about him implies he's a decent guy or not.

* ActionGirl:
** Diana, of course, as the Wonder Woman. She shines even against the backdrop of her fellow Amazons.
** Hippolyta, who managed to beat Ares on her own the first time around and nearly killed him if not for interference by Zeus.
** Inverted with Alexa, who's a scholarly type in midst of an AmazonBrigade and panics on the battlefield.

--->'''Ares:''' Did your mother not warn you this is how it would turn out? That you would suffer at the wicked, cruel hands of Man?
--->'''Wonder Woman:''' [[ShutUpHannibal You're no man. Not the kind I've come to know!]]

-->'''Ares:''' For you may be [[TheHighQueen the Queen]] of the [[ProudWarriorRace Amazons]], but I am the [[GodOfWar God of War!!]]

* AmazonianBeauty: Not surprising, considering this IS Wonder Woman we're talking about.

--->'''Ares''' Did your mother not warn you this is how it would turn out? That you would suffer at the wicked, cruel hands of Man?

* RealityEnsues:
** As there are no "magical spins" that changes Diana into her battle outfit, she wears it concealed under civilian clothes, and has to carry her tiara, lasso, and boots separately. But as it appears Steve neglected to get a bag large enough to carry the boots, when Deimos attacks she can only slip off the high heels given to her and fight barefoot. At the conclusion, she has a messenger bag or a large purse, so as to have everything on hand.
** The Amazons are isolated on an island with no men. This means that none of the Amazons are able to have any children or families of their own. Hippolyta was granted a child through the magic of the gods, but otherwise no other Amazons can have families. This is [[spoiler: Persephone's primary motive for her FaceHeelTurn]], and realizing this triggers Hippolyta's JerkassRealization.
** Diana was the only child to ever live on Themyscira. This invariably means that she has never seen children herself. She's in awe at the sight of little boys and girls playing in Central Park.

Not to be confused with the [[Film/WonderWoman2017 2017 live-action film]]. Though, not surprisingly, it was re-released just in time to celebrate said live action film.

* ImpliedRape: Hippolyta's lines of "forcing the child on her" regarding her and Ares' son implies their union wasn't consensual.

* BadassBoast: Ares has twp for Hippolyta during the opening of the film and during his imprisonment to intimidate his former lover.

* StrawFeminist: Wonder Woman and some of the other Amazons have tendencies in this direction, but mostly seem to get over them by the film's end.

-->'''Ares:''' For you may be [[HighQueen the Queen]] of the [[ProudWarriorRace Amazons]], but I am the [[GodOfWar God of War!!]]

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: All the Amazons are in several battles, and the only one to get a lasting injury or disfigurement is Persephone - who is still able to cover it up with her hair.

* StrawMisogynist: Ares is one through and through, as well as an implied rapist. Likewise subverted with Steve, who seems like an average chauvinist lech, but he admits that it comes from a place of insecurity and not wanting to be hurt. He too grows out of it by the end.

* DoubleStandard: A major plot point. [[spoiler: The reason Persephone defects is her frustration and resentment at being forced to live a military life while Hippolyta was allowed to have a baby and raise a family.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Persephone]] may have killed innocent people and nearly brought about an international war, but her death at the hands of Hippolyta is played very sadly. Her ShutUpKirk to the queen is said in a very tragic tone.

** Ares and [[spoiler: Persephone]] likewise seem to be genuinely in love. Or at the very least, Ares respects her as a powerful combatant.

* HatePlague: Ares' mere presence brings out violence and hate in mortals around him. Diana and Steve track Ares by following the sudden rise in violent crimes.

* ItsPersonal: Ares wants Hippolyta's beloved daughter dead as payback for killing their son.

* StrawMisogynist: Likewise subverted with Steve, who seems like an average chauvinist lech, but he admits that it comes from a place of insecurity and not wanting to be hurt. He too grows out of it by the end.

* PhysicalGod: Ares, who's capable of dying by force.

* AGodAmI: Ares. Yeah, he was already a god to begin with; but then [[spoiler:he becomes "[[AllYourPowersCombined as fast as Hermes, as strong as Hercules and [able to] control the dead like Hades]]" at the beginning of the final battle]].

* MarionetteMotion: [[spoiler:The Amazon zombies]].

* NoSocialSkills: Wonder Woman. She's less naive than her portrayal in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''--while she questions things just as often, it's not because she doesn't understand what's going on, it's because she finds social mores that are borne of patriarchy annoying and pointless.

* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: A trigger-happy one who jumps to conclusions rather quickly. However, it's mentioned that Ares' mere presence inspires violent thoughts in man, and he was standing on the White House roof for a while.

* RuleOfThree: [[spoiler:Steve finally gets that kiss on his third try]].

* RealityEnsues: As there are no "magical spins" that changes Diana into her battle outfit, she wears it concealed under civilian clothes, and has to carry her tiara, lasso, and boots separately. But as it appears Steve neglected to get a bag large enough to carry the boots, when Deimos attacks she can only slip off the high heels given to her and fight barefoot. At the conclusion, she has a messenger bag or a large purse, so as to have everything on hand.

%%* ChivalrousPervert: The film's version of Steve Trevor comes across as one.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Ares very deeply cares for his son, Thrax, and desperately begs Hippolyta not to kill him. He suffered a VillainousBsod at the sight of Thrax's lifeless remains, and even thousands of years later, he is clearly still very bitter about Thrax's death. When Ares sees Thrax has become an undead slave of Hades after his death, he's visibly upset.

* MythologyGag: Possibly. In the closing scene, Diana is seen [[{{Franchise/Superman}} wearing glasses as part of a new secret identity and begins changing for combat by pulling opening her shirt to reveal her costume underneath]].

''Wonder Woman'' is an animated film from 2009 and part of the WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies line, involving a kind of SuperheroOrigin for the [[Franchise/WonderWoman title character]]. It stars ''Series/{{Felicity}}''[='=]s Creator/KeriRussell as Diana/Wonder Woman, and ''Series/{{Firefly}}'''s Creator/NathanFillion as ComicBook/SteveTrevor. The film involves Diana's first venture into the outside world in order to stop Ares, the Greek god of war, from gaining all the powers of Olympus and using them to destroy the world.

* [[NonActionGuy Non Action Girl]]: Alexa, much to the bane of her sister Artemis. [[spoiler:Until she comes back from the dead, that is.]]

* SadlyMythtaken: As per usual with Wonder Woman stories the [[ClassicalMythology Greek Mythology]] is mostly InNameOnly, and some of these changes are new to the film:

** The cyclopses glimpsed in the battles are based off the ones from Creator/RayHarryhausen's [[Film/The7thVoyageOfSinbad film]].

* ChivalrousPervert: The film's version of Steve Trevor comes across as one.

** Hippolyta.
--> '''Artemis''': I could have shot her in the leg. Not near an artery, of course.
--> '''Hippolyta''': [[SarcasmMode You are the soul of thoughtfulness, Artemis]].

--->'''Artemis''': Her ''deal'' is that I will personally castrate you if you come within five yards of her.

* SadlyMythtaken: As per usual with Wonder Woman stories the Greek Mythology is mostly InNameOnly, and some of these changes are new to the film: