by Suzette Smith
![shorts---print---wonder-woman.jpg]()
Who identifies with Wonder Woman? Sculpted from clay by Amazonian queen Hippolyta, Diana—here played by the gorgeous and wonderful Gal Gadot—was raised on the women-only island Themyscira, the only child of a matriarchal civilization. She was taught to fight and ride horses, and she was told how the god Ares sowed discord in the hearts of men and led them to war. Conveniently, once Diana grows to outmatch her teachers, spy Steve Trevor (Chris Pine, easily the best of the Hollywood Chrises) crashes his airplane on Themyscira and tells her of the world beyond, where WWI is raging. Steve is adorable and kind, and Diana decides to go with him to save humanity.
Who looks at that and says, “Yeah, I can identify with her”?