We take a deep dive into Chris Pine’s refreshing willingness to play The Movie Boyfriend.
This article contains MAJORWonder Womanspoilers.
They are often excellent parts, as is the case with Steve Trevor.
Chris Pines history as The Movie Boyfriend.
Wonder Womanisnt Pines first hurrah as The Movie Boyfriend.
For one: Well, money.Wonder Womanis a big-budget superhero movie, not a mid-budget romantic comedy.
Pine has other big-budget choices, but he still made this one.
Hollywood needs to get better at superhero love interests.
Love interests in superhero films are often just the character who gets to inspire the hero to be heroic.
InWonder Woman, Steve gets to act rather than simply react.
He also gets his own, fleshed out character arc.
We need more superhero love interests like him.
(But, you know, in female form, too.)
It also feels worth challenging.
The MCU and DCEU needs to start giving its female love interests the same kinds of opportunities.
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