6 Examples of Lazy Storytelling to Avoid

“It’s A Superhero Movie” is not an excuse for bad storytelling

Wonder Woman 1984 is a disappointment of a movie filled with silly contrivances and lazy storytelling. What can we learn from it?

Let me start off by saying this is not a formal review of the movie per se. There are plenty of other resources to read or watch that will scratch your review itch.

What I want to do with this post is address one particular excuse I see that keeps popping up in response to the deluge of criticism this movie has received. That excuse being: “It’s a superhero movie, [insert your favorite excused short-falling].”

• It’s supposed to be over the top
• It’s supposed to be silly and unbelievable
• It’s supposed to be campy
• We don’t have to understand her powers

I understand why people use these excuses. Because of the reputation that comic books have, people believe that the movie versions of them should also be silly…