Wonder Woman 1984: 5 things we loved most about the sequel
By Shaun Stacy
Power progression
One thing that seems to be repetitive in the world of superhero movies is that usually whatever powers our heroes have are either already established or we see the origin of their power set. We hardly ever see character growth with superheroes that allows them to develop their powers beyond what was previously established. While on the Marvel side, we have the X-Men, who sometimes develop secondary mutations/powers, there really hasn’t been anything similar on the DCEU — until now.
During Wonder Woman 1984, Diana gains two new powers, and we see her struggling to hone them sooner rather than later. As she and Steve board a plane to travel under the radar internationally, Diana is able to duplicate her father’s ability to render objects invisible — in this case, making the plane invisible after her previous attempt resulted in the loss of a coffee cup.
We also see Diana finally develop the ability to fly, just like Superman. In the comics, Wonder Woman originally wasn’t able to fly, so she traveled around in her invisible jet. However, following one of the company-wide brand reboots, Diana was given the ability to fly just like many of her Justice League colleagues.