After 75 years in the making, “Wonder Woman” hit theaters last weekend, soaring at the box office. And although the action-packed film put DC back on the superhero map, some are saying it’s the movie’s Christ-like themes that are touching the heartstrings of many.  Since 2008, both Marvel and DC Comics have released 19 action-packed films focused around the Avengers and Justice League but until this weekend not one of them was centralized around a female lead. The

2017 “Wonder Woman” blockbuster brought more than $233 million in earnings worldwide, putting to rest the prior arguments that a superhero film focused on a female lead would not prevail. On top of dominating as a female protagonist, some reviewers are saying Wonder Woman, aka Diana, played by Gal Gadot, has a mission that closely resembles the mission of Jesus Christ. “‘Wonder Woman’ movie was a Sunday movie,'” writer M. Hudson said in an extensive review for TheFederalist.com. READ MORE


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