Hollywood besmirches Ronald Reagan again
December 31, 2020
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Wonder Woman 1984 tries hard to establish visual verisimilitude with the titular year, from cars to clothes. This effort is most obvious â and most successful â with a big set piece early in the film. The Amazonian princess stops a heist that's taking place inside a mall. Nothing says the 1980s in cinematic shorthand like scenes of teenage girls with big hair walking past an Orange Julius and Waldenbooks.
Too bad, then, that director and co-writer Patty Jenkins was less successful in accurately depicting the towering American political figure of the era, President Ronald Reagan. Now, the American president portrayed by Stuart Milligan isn't specifically identified as Reagan. But the elderly, dark-haired unnamed "president of the United States" gives a strong Reagan vibe. While Jenkins might want to keep viewers guessing if it's really the Gipper â especially in these politically polarized times â it's the Gipper.