Originally Posted by
SXVA
Haha. Same. (my own, crappy little opinion).
Well, there's any number of ways that one could go with it. I actually do like some of the ideas presented in the book, just not the way it was ultimately executed and adapted.
I'm not exactly opposed to the Myth aspects, if it were to go in a more Thor -esque, "epic" direction... where it feels larger than mortal life... in the realm of Gods where every thing feels more than, larger than human. She goes on great, epic odyssey in battling Mythical creatures and Gods with a Game of Thrones like power struggle amongst the Gods and their kingdoms,... i could get down with that.
I like the idea of a Female companion, i guess one can look at Xena as a prototype there... where she has the younger and much more naive Female companion, in which she takes under her wing and mentors her. Similarly as the Myth aspect, i'm not really into how it's been adapted here with Zola and the baby. I'd prefer something like Xena where she saves a teenage girl from something and takes her under her wing and becomes her mentor and inspires and empowers her.
But, really... my preferences are somewhat simple.
I like her to be, and prefer her to be portrayed how she is in SM/WW, with a vulnerability and humility but also formidable and powerful, and with a great passion that's as strong as Superman's power. Where she takes time to passionately speak with young girls and motivate and empower them, where... she wouldn't be contained but would be out in the world.... she could be on the streets helping a girl who lives in a rough neighborhood in learning not to let her surrounding define her, and then she could be helping Batman take down Clayface, to helping build a shelter for abused women... to saving the universe with the Justice League, to a romantic date with Clark.
That kind of variety, and where her passion shines brightly.... combined with a portrayal of her being humble/vulnerable but also formidable. "A ballad to Femininity", i suppose is a good way to describe it... i'd like to see Feminine qualities be praised and powerful rather than stripped down and made as weak. And i wouldn't even mind if it had like those old style cheesy messages to it, like "and now you know, and knowing is half the battle"... where it deals with Female issues, like body image, and pressures women face in a society that almost forces them to conform, etc, etc and so forth and so on.
With that, basically comes everything (opens it up).... not containing her to any one specific type of story opens her up to going anywhere, and doing anything... zany team-ups, comedy/humor, drama... relationship stuff, Feminine empowerment, street level stuff to saving the universe. That type of open variety is a big thing i'm looking for combined with the aforementioned portrayal.