"When I Do, The War Will Be Over and Men Will Be Good Again."

Hey guys. I'm glad to be coming back to writing about this film again. I know it's been well over a month since I wrote about this last. There are just several personal reasons I haven't done this as often as I used to. No less passion for this though as we are coming to the end of the first act of the film. Today we will be covering the scene on the boat with Steve and Diana. With all the preamble covered, let's get into it shall we.

The fist thing Diana asks once she leaves the island and they are well on their way is how long it will take to get to the war. Which does show how little her knowledge of war truly is, even on the island it seems to be that she has been under the impression that a war is just a battle. Maybe that's a bit unfair, and considering the knowledge she has of everything else, that may not be the case, but she clearly has the idea that if one person(in this case a god) is eliminated, then all war would end.

That point also addresses Diana's cut and dry view of the world with her explanation that when she kills Ares, everything will be as it should be. Completely neglecting the complexity and nuance civilization and mankind can truly be. Even when Steve tries to explain that it isn't that simple, Diana brushes this off. Claiming that only an Amazon can kill this god of war. Giving her a sense of being special and almost bred to complete one purpose. Not unlike what the Kryptonians did in 'Man of Steel', just mapping out what specific people will do and never diverging from the path chosen. Even when we see Themyscira, people are separated into what people are good at(which makes sense if that's where people's passions and study have taken them, but likely not destined to be in their position at birth); but that is an entirely different discussion that has no real answer. Which again shows how naive many young people are when they think they understand everything about how the world works.

Not just that destiny for herself, but those lines also touch upon how inherently good men are in their core. Again, an unanswerable question, but hope for humanity is something that is never a bad thing. If the world is only filled with people that have a doom and gloom mentality for all mankind without any hope of getting better; what reason is there to live or have children. So the optimism and belief for humanity is something that is established here and continues to be a defining trait for her that, though challenged, never truly disappears.

Though Steve dismisses this idea with this long stare that he has of her views, he's at least willing to go along with it.

After this fairly heavy discussion of views and philosophies with a lot of great character development for both but especially for Diana throughout all of this time on Themyscira, we do get time to let the characters breathe and just enjoy themselves by being themselves for a brief time.

While it's not uncommon for a 'fish out of water' situation to be a source of comedy in a film, this still gives some commentary on several issues. Beginning with just Diana's curiosity about why Steve is sleeping across from her instead of beside her. Which makes sense, Themyscira probably doesn't have that kind of mentality since their would be no reason to have that rule in place. Which Steve explains that it's just not polite to assume unless they were married.

Which that answer leads to Diana's question of what marriage is and he explains what it is and tells her that they really don't last the length that people promise to be together. Which is great to mention because you get people all the time saying things like, "Oh, the world was so much better back then.", which in some ways may be true, but things like the longevity of marriage has never been that way. It's as rare for a marriage to last a lifetime back then as it is now; regardless of race, religion, or lifestyle.

Once she finally convinces him that it's fine if he wanted to sleep next to her, there is an awkward few moments before Steve asks about Diana's father. Once she explains about her sculpture from clay and given life by Zeus(good reference for later and biblical reference in and of itself). Steve clearly finds this hard to believe; which could be taken as agnostic or just as someone that finds things hard to believe that is supernatural. He doesn't say that she's lying or anything like that, but he does seem like he treats this like a child who might believe what they say wholeheartedly, even if what they say is nonsense.

The final thing mentioned is about how reproduction usually occurs in life, which she states that she knows about it because of some ancient text on the issue. Which does prove she has knowledge in more than just combat. Steve asks if she brought any of those books with her, and she states that he wouldn't like the conclusion they came to; which is that while men are necessary for reproduction, they are unnecessary for pleasure. Which is a nice and subtle LGBT touch. Don't focus on it that much, just treat it as a matter of fact.

That's all for this one guys. Thanks for reading. I will not promise anything about a specific return date, but I will get back to this when I can.