The Amazons looked scared of the villain in the original cut. You said that these women are not afraid in the “Snyder cut”.
The 2017 film cut a powerful phrase from the Amazons: “We are not afraid!”
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In the 2017 film, while the Amazons fight Steppe Wolf and his Parademons, there is about 24 seconds of battle before a warrior screams at Hipólita (Connie Nielsen), the queen of the Amazons, that they must step back and “seal the cage “.
It seems more like an act of despair than a courageous sacrifice while the Amazon warriors are slaughtered in the background.
While Hipólita runs away with a Mother Box in tow to keep her safe, Steppe Wolf happily yells at her: “Yes. Run.”
The phrase makes it seem that the Amazon is a coward, abandoning her sisters and running to save her life with the box. The strange way of talking about the line also makes it look like he is relishing the queen’s withdrawal.
In the “Snyder cut”, the emotional weight of the Amazon’s sacrifice is fully perceived and you feel the gravity of Hipólita’s difficult decision.
The film reinserts several lines of dialogue, including where Hipólita tells his warriors to “prepare for battle”. But the biggest moment in the “Snyder cut” seems to be a criticism of the 2017 version.
In the 2021 film, Steppenwolf tells the Amazons that he will bathe in his fear. Hipólita smiles before shouting: “Daughters of Themyscira, show him your fear!”
All women shout in unison: “We are not afraid!”
It is a much more powerful and emotional moment that makes you support these women.
And when Hipólita is told that they must seal the cage, she does not flee immediately. Instead, she stays to fight with her fellow Amazon. When she is finally asked to leave, she is encouraged by a fallen warrior to honor them. The steppe wolf never bothers her for running away.
Instead, he shouts “No!” while he is trapped under the weight of an Amazon pile.