Hi all! Jonathan here. I'll be on the live chat during the premiere, answering your questions and geeking out with ya! Alan will be on as well, doing the same as @TelekinesisEntertainment. We can't wait to hang out with all of you at the premiere!

I love the ways that Steve has no problem acknowledging Diana's strengths without making a big deal of it. He doesn't feel threatened or belittled, he just either steps back or steps up to help her do her thing.

The thing about this movie that really speaks to me is that Diana gets to be a badass and a hero while still being feminine and standing for love and kindness. Too often female characters in movies like this are written in ways that deemphasize these more "feminine" values and are written as closed off and tough. Diana is such a welcome departure from that.

I especially enjoyed Chris Pine’s acting in that scene with Diana where her world view was crumbling. He was able to admit difficult truths about himself as much as anyone, and you can tell how much it was costing him to accept that fact.

"Don't give people what they deserve, give them what they need. That's how you bring out the best in people" This has to be the most powerful sentence for me in this video. Keep up the good work, guys. Also, love the addition of infographics!

I wouldn’t mind seeing one on avatar the last air bender the tv series about zuko and his family

I'd like to see one for Lilo and Stitch about sisters growing up without parents and Child Services.

For the empowerment moment, when she literally goes into "no man's land" and owns it, it reminds me of Eowyn in Return of the King when the Nazgul tells her "No man can kill me" and she just goes like "well, I am no man, so fuck it". Those moments are so poweful to me and speak to my soul

I actually cried when we saw the Amazons fighting. I had never really seen women portrayed as incredibly strong and not in a comedic way and also stunning and feminine but not overly sexualised either. It made me feel strong and I was just overwhelmed with emotion haha I literally thought, is this what it’s like to be a man, like is this how men feel when watching films?

I remember being vaguely upset walking out of theaters after this one because her core message of "I believe in love" was not a message they would ever give a male superhero, and in my head that made her a lesser character. Thankfully, through a number of paradigm shifts, I can now recognize the internalized misogyny I was holding onto and I'm really glad they gave her this core belief and that it springs so naturally from her well-written character arc. Just wish WW84 had continued this arc.

My mother actually wrote a sermon based on when Diana said “it’s not about deserve it’s about what you believe in and I believe in love” because of how much it resonated with her

I thought the decision to play Ares like a cartoon was intentional. He's doing so much action and emotion (Shouting and lighting), but his words and ideas are hollow; meanwhile Diana is doing so little (whisper and blocking), but her words and ideas mean SO MUCH its the emotional climax of the film. I thought the contrast between their actions and ideologies were so deliberate, because the rest of the movie was so good it felt weird to think it "dropped the ball" at the climax, instead they handled the ball in an unexpected way. As cheesy as Ares sounds in the final battle, I rationalized that that's just what "Gods" sound like when they talk; overly dramatic to emphasize their importance, but predictably one-dimensional to reflect their identity as a personification of a "single" concept (like War in this case). With no greater motivation than "God of War hates humans", I think that's the BEST way to play this type of character. Humans are complex creatures capable of having different ideas and emotions. Gods by contrast are actually pretty "basic", one-dimensional and single-minded. Ares is the God of War, therefore he can ONLY conceive humans as beings who wage war. So really, Ares only sounds boring because he's SUPPOSED to in contrast to Diana, to better to reflect that Diana's complex views triumphs over Ares' simple views.

I'm glad that they made Wonder Woman strong instead of a sex object. She shows that to be strong doesn't mean you have to give up your femininity but it is something that comes from within.

I didn't fully understand the no-man's scene the first couple of times but when i did I actually just started crying so hard because she wasn't going over there for any other reason other than kindness. She did what she did in the no-man's land simply because she was kind. And because she wanted to help the people who were helpless.

I remember walking out of this movie, crying like rarely any other movie made me cry. Back then I believed that I was just overwhelmed with this beautiful, amazingly done female representation, which is partly true. But now I'm thinking that it's her realizing that people are bad and selfish and will kill each other (or rather let people kill each other) for the most disgusting reasons, and still being able to love them. Because honestly I struggle with that. I see the news and everything that happens, and the hate and greed I can just never understand, and I often despair over it. But she found the strength to see more, to see the good things in the middle of war... So maybe it was my subconciousness trying to tell me that life is worth it and there is good in people, and you just have to help them being good.

My favorite line in the movie is when Charlie is going to leave and she says "Who will sing for us?" It makes me tear up everytime. She paid attention enough to him to know what to say to him.

Something interesting about the Wonder Woman movie: I've noticed before it can be a common theme in super hero movies where the villain is trying to convince the hero that humans aren't worth it. Usually though, the hero concludes that humans do deserve a hero. Diana sees the reality, both good and bad, and concludes that it's not about deserving, it's about love. She draws this conclusion in a moment when she has every reason to just say they don't deserve to be saved; Steve just died, her worldview has been shattered, WWI was pretty pointless. When this movie came out in theaters I was in the part of the yearly Bible reading plan where Jesus is crucified. People are literally making fun of him, mocking his pain while he dies. There's a lot of parallel of people not being deserving but being loved.

Another reason for why does that battlefield scene feel so satisfyingly climactic is the HUMONGOUS buildup. From her walking down that building's stairs in London, sword and shield in hand and asking "where's the war?" and watching as the landscape slowly changed, and they were seeing more and more the effects of the war, from the kid selling newspaper to the first line, and everything inbetween. GOD, for me the climax was stepping out of the trench and no buildup could top that for the end fight.

please do soul sometime, it's a really well made movie

My biggest paradigm shifts were realizing the relationship with my father was extremely abusive (he was a narcissist and had been gaslighting me for as long as I can remember), and when I was diagnosed with depression. Learning that my life and my pain weren't normal and that I didn't have to live that way anymore was such an indescribable relief.

22:13 made me recognize a paradigm shift in myself. i came out as transgender nearly three or four years ago now. i was so insecure for so long to do _anything_ "feminine", i clung to the "masculine" things that i do already in an obsessive manner. even before i came out i _had_ to have my hair short or i'd throw a full crying fit. now, ive been growing my hair out during quarantine and i get a lot of joy just washing it and brushing it, because it's fun to do ! and i feel so stupid for being insecure about it being "feminine" to care about my hair ! it's still not incredibly long, about beck oliver length, and i still need to work out my own personal knots (pun intended), but it's such a big step away from "my hair needs to be short so people will assume i am male or i'm going to have nightly breakdowns about it". thanks for helping me understand my brain and be even more comfortable changing my views ! :,)

I just absolutely love Chris Pine’s delivery of “it’s not about deserve! It’s not about that-it’s about what you believe.” I’ve rewatched that scene so many times and it gets me every time. His acting in this film is top notch imo

I liked this movie because her intentions weren't revenge-driven, like Batman or Spiderman. She just wanted to help people. edit: yes I typed Superman at first, I didn't notice it as I was typing, my bad. Superman wasn't really revenge-driven. Also I do not think these revenge-driven stories are worse or that Wonder Woman is better. I simply say I like the different approach and that superhero doesn't have to have a tragic backstory to be willing to help others.

Everytime I watch your videos I'm left with the thought "strive to be a person Jonathan and Alan would be proud of"

I love love love that they made a “strong female character “ that also embraces the feminine, not just the masculine. So nice to see that we are breaking out of that trope for women And men characters alike. Great movie. I fell in love with Gal and Chris; brilliantly cast and directed.

You neeeeed to rewiew ATLA (Avatar: The Last Airbender

You guys should do Coraline if you haven’t already! The Other Mother’s way of almost taking control of Coraline is very interesting and I think it’ll be a great cover for you guys!

I love that in those moments of power we see in the no man's lad scene, the power and strength comes from her defending, protecting, and standing strong. She's not attacking them, she's protecting those around her and herself. There is power in standing your ground.

I had my paradigm shift when a therapyst finally told me I'm not struggeling to handle my life because I'm incompetent, instead my father and some of his siblings show many characteristics of beeing narcissists and gashlighters. This really pulled the rug out under my feet and I'm still asking myself from time to time who coud I have become, if I hadn't to deal with my family... Thanks guys for your awsome clips and the excellent movie choices... Little Women, Tangeld and the Garbage Person- Wolfy- Sparkles- Saga were eye openers to me and I will def. recommend your channel to my therapist. Keep it up!

"I'd rather try to understand than to hate even if I'm on verge of dying." Is words was told to me by a really wise person

I’d honestly love to see you guys take a look at Perks of Being a Wallflower, it has really cool filmmaking and really good depth that deals some big issues.

"if you don't have a paradigm shift when youre an adult then youre doing it wrong" me who had an earth shattering shift when i was 14 and almost lost all faith in everyone around me.

I remember when this came out and I went to go see it in theaters with my family. At the scene where the Amazon’s come around the cliff on the beach. My mom and I were in tears because we’ve never ever seen women portrayed that way in an action movie before. I’ve never come out of a theater with that much of buzz because for the first time in my life a female protagonist in an action film wasn’t sexualized. Not once did I roll my eyes or feel uncomfortable because of how she was shown or treated. This movie is refreshing and makes you feel like a badass.

I used to want to be a filmmaker and I'm a huge film nerd, but I'm currently applying to grad schools in clinical psych - I'm so glad I found a channel that combines both of my passions so seamlessly, thanks guys!

"Diana climbing the ladder and becoming Wonder Woman" still gives me goosebumps and brings tears of joy to my eyes every time I see it. To me, this is *THE* "becoming the super hero" moment in film. More than any "I'm Batman," more than any "Superman in _the outfit_ for the first time," more than "I am Iron Man," more than "with great power comes great responsibility." This is the cinematically perfect archetype of this moment. (Perhaps all the different Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man "origins" in film over the past 40 years have made each of those heroes' moments slightly less impressive, too.) John Williams' Superman Theme, being heard for the first time as Clark becomes Superman in the 1979 Superman is close - but I feel like that is as much Williams' music as it is the visual and storytelling moment (maybe more - Williams has a way with that.) THIS moment, in THIS movie, doesn't need the music. It is powerful solely on storytelling, character, and visuals. I grew up in the '70s/'80s. To me, Christopher Reeve *was* Superman. Adam West then Michael Keaton were Batman. And Lynda Carter was Wonder Woman. Christopher Reeve will always be Superman. Adam West and Michael Keaton have serious competition in Christian Bale. But Gal Gadot is now Wonder Woman to me. Also, the cliche dodge of "That's no man's land. It means no man can cross." helps. They could have easily gone with the LotR-like "I am no man" (Which was powerful when it was said, but now is cliche) but Patty didn't. And I'm so glad.

Every frame and moment of the No Man's Land scene is pure perfection. Powerful without being sexualised. So inspiring. I absolutely love this scene and it never fails to give me goosebumps.

This "It's not about what people deserve." is so god damn important. Or like Gandalf would say: "Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." If we'd give everyone what they deserve, we'd have a very, very dark world around us. And this is not some philosophical question, a justice system should not be about what people deserve (ironically), but about how people can change. If we purely punish people for crimes they did, they'd have no real incentive to change. And no, avoiding punishment is actually far from enough. Why? Because to avoid crime you need other options. To get other options, you need chances to take them. If we cut off a convicted person from all options and throw them in jail, what do you think is the most likely thing to happen afterwards? The reason why so many people return to a life of crime is simply because they don't see another option. A lot of European justice systems are therefor based around the idea of rehabilitation and try to give the inmates of prisons as many options to change their life as possible and have within these prisons actually decent living conditions. Not because these people deserve it. Some do, and some may not. But they don't deserve to be treated like trash either. And it doesn't stop there. You are not simply reformed when you get out of prison, if society does not let you in afterwards. And if the "normal" society won't let you in, what have you got to turn to left? Does a murderer deserve to get a chance from society? I don't know, but the real question is, what happens if he doesn't get this chance. And this is but one example of why it is important to not concentrate around what people deserve. And why people who believe in the good of humanity are not naive or dreamers. These are the people keeping our society alive actually.

Looking forward to seeing Cinema Therapy in 2021!

The scene where Diana goes into No-man's Land was so powerful to me was because she turned hopelessness into hopefulness. Everyone would agree that this feeling of hopefulness is quite hard to achieve for someone who has been in the trenches, figuratively or literally.

when she turns into Wonder Woman, all I could think was when Eowyn says "I am no man" and then stabs the Witch King in the face in Return of the king. It was so powerful to see a woman BE so powerful, that I cry when I see either of those scenes no matter how many times I watch them.

As a young man, hoping to start a family soon, I'm playing this for each and every daughter I have. I want my girls to have a role model that is beautiful without arrogance, strong without callousness, and kind without weakness

I would really really like to see y'all do Soul!! It's such a cute movie and I think it would be good for reviewing

I loved this movie and you encapsulated some of the reasons why really well. The scene where she becomes Wonder Woman always brings tears to my eyes and I could never explain why but I think you explained it well. Because as a woman it is powerful and moving to see a woman portrayed so strongly without sexualizing her .

The first time I saw Diana go over the top, I cheered. Every time since, I have beamed while I cried. We almost never get to see women like this, in a way that is so strong and determined in such a clear, blockbuster sense. The image isn’t on her legs or chest or ass. It’s a moment of pure empowerment and a claiming of identity. I want to embody the same principles as Diana.

Love this analysis. My favorite part about the final battle in WW is that the moment Diana chooses love as the foundation of her new paradigm Aries’ hatred bounces off of her as ineffectually as the weapons he hurls at her. She essentially catches and throws his own hatred back at him rather than absorbing (internalizing) it (as symbolized by the lightening), and he is defeated ultimately by his own power.

Hey guys: would it be ok for me to use parts of your films for teaching in secondary school (that’s ages 11-16 in the uk)? The topics you cover and the way you cover them: I think they’d really help the girls with what’s going on in the world right now. Actually- have you thought about expanding into short 10 min films for schools?

I don't think I will ever get enough of this. You guys make me feel like I'm hanging out with my brother and my best friend. Staying up until midnight talking about all of the facets of the movies we love and watch was a staple in my 20s. This channel is awesome and makes me feel less alone in these COVID times.

00:24:00 "We don't have all the answers... I learn a lot from Allan... We learn from you guys in the comments." You two are so sweet to us watchers. Thank you, gentlemen. Your videos are purely happy-making soul food.

Can we talk about the ABSOLUTE difference in how the amazons were handled between havinga female director and a male one? This movie was not made with "the male gaze" in mind and it shows. And it's so much better for it. I was awestruck by this movie

Told my mom ( A psychologist who doesn't enjoy movies as much) about your channel and she's just as interested as me!! Thank you for providing not only funny commentary, but REAL examples for someone like me to understand.

"This whole life is meant for us to learn from each other, grow from each other, and to love each other. And if we aren't doing that then we need a paradigm shift cause we're screwing everything up." I need written across my wall so I read it every day. Also I love you guys and your videos always make my week. Keep doing amazing things.

The last several days with everything happening in the US capitol, maybe even for years now, my belief in the innate goodness of people just keeps being pummeled at, that watching this made me cry at several different points. When my friends, family members and community seem to be on a steady path of radicalization and compromise on basic morals of compassion and care for others, holding onto faith that people can be reasoned with is incredibly difficult. I'd ask for advice, but for now I'd just like to thank you for reminding me of how good and full of hope this movie really was. Maybe I'll watch it again and it'll help

The line when Diana says "It's not about deserve, it's about what you believe. And I believe in Love." Reminds me of the Darkest Night arc when the remaining good guys turn a handful of different black lanterns by giving them rings from the other lantern corps and Diana is chosen by the pink lantern corps because of her overwhelming capacity for love 😊😊

First! :D Also please please please have a look at the lego-batman-movie. It deals with a magnitude of psychological issues. Keep up the good work, love your show.

I know it's a "Doctor Who" line, (11th Doctor), I love it and it goes with this because he says "We all change, when you think about it, we're all different people all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good, you gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people you used to be. I will not forget one line of this, one day, I swear."

Watching this really brought home a quote I read somewhere a long time ago "Treat people not as what they are, but as what they could be" Everyone can be bad, but each and every one of us has the potential to do good. And the way we treat each other can influence how we see ourselves and what we believe we are capable of. If you believe someone can be good, do good, and mean well and treat them as such, they will believe they can, and will be empowered to choose that for themselves.

Wonder Woman is great! It really shows a woman being strong and still being able to fall in love with a man who is arguably not as strong in a sense. Plus it's just cool in general. Diana has to leave her world behind for the greater good and I think that it really shows the aspects of what it takes to be a hero, like Captain America who used his own body to cover a bomb. True heroism!

It’s just amorous love but REAL respect that Steve shows Diana.

"This whole life is meant for us to learn from each other, to grow from each other and to love each other. And if we're not doing that, then we need a paradigm shift, as we're screwing everything up". I don't know why this brought tears to my eyes, but it did. Thank you for that.

I'm glad to see the rapid growth of this channel. It immediately became one of my favorites, and I can't wait for what's coming from you guys in 2021.

Awesome, you're doing Wonder Woman! She's my favorite super hero. 😍💕

Getting to learn something with my favorite movie? I'm so excited for this it's unreal!

When she goes on the battlefield I got goosebumps and teary-eyed. It's one of my favourite moments. Wonder Woman is one of my favs!! Ever since Lynda Carter.

Personally, my favourite thing about wonder woman is the costumes. For the first time, she is put in a costume that, while it still plays off of previous iterations, it can actually be recognized as armour, not something simply designed to make her attractive. It's based on actual ancient Greek armour. If the Amazons did exist, that's what they would wear. I love it so much.

if you're up for it, do the BBC 1995 Pride and prejudice! Goes into so much more detail and it's brilliant!

There's also an element of mental health here as one of the soldiers had PTSD and she actually starts understanding that humans have weaknesses.

One of the most wonderful things about this movie is that after watching ten years of men being the super heros, i got to see a woman be amazing and strong and feminine and fight back and so many things, and it made me feel so strong and like i could be that

1] I think another great example of a paradigm shift is in the movie "Avatar", a slow and gradual one for the lead character, Jake Sully. 2] My favorite line in the whole film is what Diana tells Ares in the clip you showed: "It's not about 'deserve'. It's about what you believe, and I believe in love." For a movie that relies heavily on Greek mythology, it's actually a very Christian moment, which is reinforced by the fact that, basically, Ares serves as the devil. 3] The battle at the end is more than a Greek god and demigoddess fight. It's also a sibling fight, which adds yet another layer of awesome complexity. And 4] Something I was amused by is, AFTER her big paradigm shift and battle with her brother, Diana's initial beliefs are proved right. As soon as Ares dies, 99.9% of the fighting stops, and the viewers see the confusion, fear, and anger lift from the soldiers' faces.

This has left me with lots of questions about non-traumatic paradigm shifts. I mean, they are less likely to be exemplified by cinema, because, you know, you gotta have some drama in movies, right? In real life, though, those are what we're likely to face more often, aren't they? But I'm guessing they're not as easy to pinpoint.

One of the rare times I wish I could like twice! Good analysis of the only DC movie I like. A superhero who actually looks around and notices the people she is saving and what destruction does to them. Most other superhero movies destroy A LOT, and then just leave the little people to clean up the mess. But you walk away from this movie with a sense of balance, like you said.

This week at Ford was set aside for five days of presentations on diversity, equity, and inclusion and today, one of the panels showed excerpts from this video to illustrate some of the points their presentation was designed to introduce and highlight. This was my introduction to the fact of your existence and your work. I am nearing the end of my graduate work in clinical counseling and am a HUGE fan of these kinds of movies that explore psychology & Campbellian archetypes (among others), and apply the lessons gleaned from them to our many human challenges such as those you covered here. I am so very glad not only for what we've been learning all week, but that it brought this channel and this amazing discussion and analysis to my attention. I can't wait to explore it further! Thank you!

The scene where she crosses no man's land...particularly with her standing against the automatic machine guns with her shield absolutely sends shivers down my spine. I think it is one of the best scenes in a movie that I've seen. Period. It's so epic.

MARRIAGE STORY PLEASE!!!

I remember watching this film in tears at several points. It makes a lot of really smart observations on paradigm shifts, as you said. I reminded me of how the church at large sometimes creates converts, "if we just convert them, then they'll do a, b, and c, and won't do x, y, z, anymore", and then reality sets in. We can't just blame the devil or "beat the sheep" by yelling at people in faith communities. Instead we go through learning from each other and being people that can learn and grow.

I already loved Wonder Woman, but your analysis of it made me love it so much more!

I also loved that the slow motion focused on her strength and the costume and not her butt or chest. Thank you guys for talking about that too. 💖

"You can't just kill off your Greek gods with a few punches" Xena: Warrior Princess would disagree.

I completely agree with everything y’all said. And that’s exactly why Diana is my favorite superhero of all time. And this is one of my favorite movies of all time. When I was growing up I didn’t have many strong, bad ass female role models to look up too. Having a character like her to look up to would’ve been amazing and would’ve helped me so much. But I’m just glad that we finally have female characters like her for the next generation to look up too. And I also just love the message behind this movie so so so much.

this film is one of my favorites; diana is easily my favorite hero. the way she always sees the goodness in people and always chooses to help is unparalleled to me. i kept thinking about diana’s paradigm shift/bias all these years and thought that the inclusion of ares at the end was a hindrance to it. took away her realization. like hey, here’s yet another ‘grey’ antagonist to have the final battle with (i’m thinking about how often final battles are with meaningless robots or the like). but you guys’ commentary definitely gave me more perspective to reconcile that it still happened and it’s still as powerful.

Going through my own paradigm shift right now. It's painful, but I know I'll be a better person at the end of it. My friend suggested I watch this video, and it's definitely been encouraging. Thank you guys for what you do.

Will you guys do a video on How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World? I'd love to hear your thoughts on its themes of being able to let go out of love and letting go in order to grow, which can always be an emotionally difficult hurdle.

Hey, just wanted to say I adore this channel and I’m so glad I found it! Also, PLEASEEEE do something about adopted children in Kung Fu Panda 2/3

I loved Wonder Woman, I was a little weary about it before I watching it for the first time. I loved how they handled and stayed true to her depictions of her in the comics and shows. Even including some iconic moments like the ice cream scene. It's one of my favorite movies.

This series brings me so so much joy! I can’t even describe it, I just feel so comforted and safe watching this

Wonder Woman is one of my favorite superhero movies! I'd love to see you do X-men some time ✨

Can you do if beauty and the beast is an example of Stockholm syndrome? Would like to know your perspective....

The slow motion in this movie is used beautifully. It doesn't just help keep track during fight scenes but also emphasize the next blow. Like Wonder Woman's big fight scene where her theme plays over it. The slow motion is in sync with the music and let's the following struck be more powerful. But it also reminds you of a comic book where the fight is in pictures. Those slow motion shots are the pictures you'd see. So the movie is holding on to it's origin in a way since it got rid of the impractical and sexist costume

Two movies that really got me thinking recently was Soul and Onward. Soul got me thinking about something that I was always told as a child, "Everyone was born for a purpose." and "Everything has a reason." I think the movie does a good job showing that one each person has different passions and anything can become a reason to continue and live but also there doesn't necessarily need to be a purpose, we can just live a life that we wish and enjoy life itself. With Onward, as someone who has gone through loss and experience something similar, I can forget about the people or person that has always been by my side and helping me when others were not. Even if that person isn't family by blood. I feel like that is a really good message and something that everyone needs reminding sometimes. It's like the old saying, "You don't appreciate something, until it's gone." That was a lesson I learned and something I constantly remind myself so I don't take the people I love for granted. Ps. Thank you for the videos they really help me with issues I have or mindsets I didn't even know I had. I'm always happy when i can learn and grow more as a person.

I really love this channel. I've been on my own mental health journey the last couple of years and movies have been a huge part of that. They've helped me cope and given me outlets when I needed them. So this channel combines two of my favorite things in life: learning about your mental health, getting better, and watching movies.

I recommend you to literally everyone I run into on discord and twitch. I would change my twitch handle to match you if it weren't infringement. We're actually planning a watch party for this, so we'll see you there! One day, ONE DAY, all this effort linking to your youtube page will pay off and you'll be able to do nothing but make vods all day, everyday. Only then will my work be done.

Number one reason why Wonder Woman was a huge hit: It was a movie with a female lead that didn't shove that fact in your face all the time. That trench scene was so easily set up for her to say, "Well, I'm not a man, I'm a woman" or some crap like that. However, what she said was empowering without talking down to everyone else.

This episode really helped me with a side-character in the novel I'm writing. He's a very religious person who consumes truth essence and realises his (made-up by me) religion was fake. Having a therapist explain paradigm shifts really helped me get into the reactions and mindset of the character. Thanks for the help!

Also. one of the few films with an "old photo" that actually looks like an old photo.

KZfaq suggested your Aragorn video to me a few weeks back and you were an instant subscribe. I cry every damn time. Thank you and your team for your work.

What many don't quite realize about Wonder Woman is that she was the writing conception of a very intelligent man who understood the power of symbols, wherein World War 2 she was conceived as an "American Hero" because of the congruity the Greco-Roman Republic and American Patriotism. The idea that that freedom is the the right of all and that courage...lives forever. These are the values we embrace. And they can belong not to just the Amazons or America, but to the whole world. That is the beauty of characters like this. And as the world changes, so must it's heroes. Thankyou Cinema Therapy for a wonderful film essay.

One of my most fundamental, and healthy, paradigm shifts was a few years back. I’d just done something bad, and I was just shouting down myself on how terrible I was and how Jesus had to take one more punch, take one more agonizing step, because I did that thing. And then, as clear as watching this video, I heard, “no, I love you so much I’d have taken _every_ step, _every_ punch, taken _every_ agonizing breath, just to save you. And not just that, but even if _this_ was the only bad thing you ever did, I still would have done it.” So much shame, and self-hatred, and anxiety melted off in that moment. I still have anxiety, I still struggle with loving myself, but the difference is massive. Yes it was really centered around my view of God, but even my own view of self was so greatly impacted by it too.

About time! I've been checking your channel everyday to see if something new had been posted...love your channel!

Wow I didn't fully realize that part of what I have been struggling through this year is a paradigm shift of sorts. It literally crumbled my very limited worldview and I haven't quite figured out how to navigate it yet. Working on it though! Thanks @cinematherapy

I'm not an "overly emotional" woman, but the "No man's land" scene had me in tears. And not just tears, but downright ugly crying. It was so amazing and inspiring.

Anyone else remember that scene where the native American guy points to Steve and says he and his people basically wiped out his people? The fact that wonder woman could know that and still see Steve for the good guy he was is really the highlight here