Professor Marston & The Wonder Women is a film from 2017 starring Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, and Bella Heathcote. It tells the story of the creator of the Wonder Woman comic, William Moulton Marston (played by Luke Evans). Marston was a lawyer, inventor, and psychologist, who along with his wife Elizabeth (played by Rebecca Hall) invented the lie detector test. It really tells the story of their life and the polyamorous relationship that they enter with an undergraduate student in Marston's psychology class, who later becomes his student assistant, Olive (played by Bella Heathcote). Because of their unique relationship (to say the least), none of them can stay in one place for too long or have long-term jobs, which results in Marston creating the character of Wonder Woman and writing the comic, which apparently in its early days incorporated the themes of dominance and submission which he focused his psychology classes around, and lots of bondage.
For those who get the blu-ray, the movie looks great in HD. Obviously, it is not a CGI-heavy movie, but the cinematography is great, with many visual location shots. There is about a half hour's worth of extras, including deleted scenes and making-of/behind-the-scenes material. Overall, it is a really great movie that tells the story of an interesting group of people and the consequences of the life they chose to live, especially in the 1930s -40s. The writing and acting are all excellent. There is a lot of swearing and some nudity in the movie, not to mention depicting a relationship between three people. So, it is not going to appeal to everyone. But, if you are looking for a good movie that went under the radar when it was released, it is worth checking out.
For those who get the blu-ray, the movie looks great in HD. Obviously, it is not a CGI-heavy movie, but the cinematography is great, with many visual location shots. There is about a half hour's worth of extras, including deleted scenes and making-of/behind-the-scenes material. Overall, it is a really great movie that tells the story of an interesting group of people and the consequences of the life they chose to live, especially in the 1930s -40s. The writing and acting are all excellent. There is a lot of swearing and some nudity in the movie, not to mention depicting a relationship between three people. So, it is not going to appeal to everyone. But, if you are looking for a good movie that went under the radar when it was released, it is worth checking out.
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