‘Wonder Woman’ Fans Clap Back At James Cameron’s Controversial Criticism

If you were planning to check out James Cameron on social media today, brace yourselves. The Internet is buzzing over a recent interview where the Avatar director bashed Wonder Woman, and fans aren’t being shy with their clap-backs.

Earlier today, the Guardian published an interview the site did with Cameron about his upcoming Avatar projects. It was there Wonder Woman came up, and the director paused to criticize the film’s “misguided” reception.

“All of the self-congratulatory back-patting Hollywood’s been doing over Wonder Woman has been so misguided,” Cameron said. “She’s an objectified icon, and it’s just male Hollywood doing the same old thing!”

The director continued, going so far as to say Diana Prince’s live-action portrayal is a “step backwards” for female representation in film.

“I’m not saying I didn’t like the movie but, to me, it’s a step backwards,” he explained before nodding to a character of his own creation.

“Sarah Connor was not a beauty icon. She was strong, she was troubled, she was a terrible mother, and she earned the respect of the audience through pure grit,” Cameron finished. “And to me, [the difference] is so obvious. I mean, half the audience is female!”

Cameron’s criticism is being slammed on social media for its own misguided leanings. The director may take issue with Wonder Woman’s skin-baring outfit, but the male gaze isn’t what brought about the DCEU’s costume; Fans can thank Patty Jenkins for that. The director of Wonder Woman fought to eradicate the objectified narrative which Diana Prince has been subjected for decades. And, if the following tweets have anything to say, then Cameron is blind for thinking Wonder Woman perpetuates such a history.

MurrellDan

Sarah Connor is a fan-favorite heroine in Hollywood, but her success doesn’t have to negate anything that Wonder Woman accomplishes. After all, the only thing better than one reverred female lead is having two of them.

alicialutes

When it comes to objectification and female representation, conversation should be something that’s welcomed. However, it is rather difficult to swallow critics who crassly talk about ‘strong females’ without much evidence to back them up.

Mani2thaJ

Sex and feminism shouldn’t exist in competition with one another, but the former does have a tendency to objectify rather than empower. You can decide for yourself how Cameron’s film use sex for the most part.

KevinMcCarthyTV

The success of Avatar is hard to overlook; The film managed to become the world’s highest-grossing film and rocketed filmmaking technology into a new era. However, the same can be said for Wonder Woman; The film is now the highest-grossing superhero origin film to-date, and it stands at the DCEU’s most successful film. Both features have their merits, so why can’t we all just get along?

laurenduca

Yeah, there’s no a great excuse for this one. Wonder Woman has a distinct lack of aliens looking to hook up with anyone.