"It's Not for Everybody."

Hey guys, I'm finally getting back to Diana's journey. We will be getting into the introduction of London (and civilization in general) to Diana. Let's not waste time shall and let's get to it.

The first thing that happens when Diana awakens is that, not only are they on a ship that is different from what she and Steve departed on, which is explained by Steve almost immediately when he says they caught a ride. The second thing is more of an aesthetic part where she goes from a bright and beautiful shore of Themyscira to a grimy and overcast London. Not the best way to be introduced to mankind in just seeing what they do to their home if left to there own devices.

While not entirely devoid of technology, Themyscira chose to go in a different direction with technology more integrated into nature; a symbol of what the Amazons are created to be, the integration from the natural state and the innovations what has come from creativity through mankind with time; both sharing equal responsibility. Where in London it's where we all know that technology went for us, completely unnatural and(in many ways) harmful to nature and mankind itself; where we shuffle the responsibilities to whoever is left when the consequences are undeniable.

All that coming to Diana's line when she inspects this new place and sailing near the London Bridge(considered to be one of man's greatest creations) and states that it's hideous. Steve being the advocate says jokingly it's not for everyone.

The first thing that is shown in close-up is someone trying to use the Houdini trick of escaping from chains completely wrapped around his body, possibly mirroring the difficulty of what Diana sets out to do in reality outside of what she thinks at the moment.

Next is an oncoming car, showing the difference from the natural transportation the Amazons use with horses, opposed to lifeless machines.

Seconds after Diana starts getting ogled by some soldiers, to which Steve drags her away immediately. Showing that he truly is an above average man. Sure he was attracted to her looks on the beach, he's a straight human male, but he learned pretty quickly to respect her other qualities. These guys on the street are not interested in that at all; likely.

It's not all bad though as we start to see the civilians themselves. Showing diversity with some Arabs, followed quickly by what is expected in this culture as proper signs of affection between two lovers as they walk by holding hands. Diana asks why they are doing this, and Steve explains it to her. She immediately tries to adapt and grab his hand, but he's quick to brush it away and say it's not suitable for there relationship.

With nothing else distracting her, Diana wants to start her mission immediately assuming that the hard part would be getting to another shore and get the job done immediately and maybe go back home(though she knows it's possible she may never return but I think she assumes at this point it's more like a soldier going into a war and they may never come back). Not really understanding strategy, even after Steve explains that he has to get to the book back to his commanding officer. Diana only understands a soldiers' point of view. Because of this she quickly grabs him and reminds him of the deal they made and even shows her innocence when she states her views on promises as unbreakable. At this point he seems to be more infatuated with her naivety then commanding presence, but he agrees nonetheless after he gets the book to his superior; and after a brief hint of her uniform, he states that he needs to get her something else to wear, again having to acclimate to this society's expectations.

Despite this, she agrees but sees a baby immediately and goes toward it and their mother, but Steve pulls her away telling her that parents are sensitive to people approaching there children that are not made of clay. Which brings up an interesting point how Diana would know what a baby is? Assumingly there would have been no children in Themyscira after Diana and seemingly she is the only one that has ever been on the island. I mean, of course she has read all these books and knows many things, but all she hears is a baby crying and knows immediately what it is. I'm not saying that Diana is an idiot or not knowing something that seems to be something natural to everyone, but it's a legitimate question as she would have no experience whatsoever. She acts as if it's the first time seeing a baby, but if she knew the cry there would have to be some piece of Amazon history not told.

Please bear in mind these are not criticisms, if anything they are more questions to dive into this world and history.

That's all for this time guys. I meant to cover more than just this scene, but I can't help it there is so much meat here I cannot overlook it. A good problem to have I think. When I come back I will talk about(debatably) the scenes that are more for comedy than anything else in the movie without as much meat to them, but seeing how this time went, that may not prove to be true. Thanks for reading.