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You can tell a lot about a person based on what makes them cry. I don’t mean crying when you get hurt, or when someone you love dies. Everyone cries then.
I mean when something happens, and for some reason you may not even be able to explain, you start to tear up.
A number of years ago, I began noticing and paying attention to this. These teary moments are clues into our hearts.
So that’s why, when I found myself weeping in the theater watching Wonder Woman, I knew something was up.
Why the Tears?
I also was infinitely glad that my husband didn’t look over at me, because, “What is wrong with you?” would have been a fair question. After all, its wasn’t during the sad moments that tears were streaming down my face. It was the Amazonian women fighting sequences.
The tears started in the early scene in which a young Diana is mimicking the warriors. By the time the battle on the beach was over, tears were dripping off my chin. When Diana charges onto the battlefield later in the movie…waterworks again.
If you haven’t seen it, let me tell you…these scenes are beautifully shot.
They are graceful and fierce at once. And as I thought about what was eliciting such emotion in me, I realized: I want to be strong like that.
Look, I’m a 44 year old suburban mom in not the best shape, and I have no notions of flying through the air like a warrior dove. (Although I can kick surprisingly high…a skill my kids have yet to appreciate). But I can remember times in my life when I’ve felt stronger than I do now. These scenes inspire me to feel like again.
So while I’ve not begun training with battle coaches, I have started walking more, working out, and eating foods that make me healthy not just full.
Interestingly, I’ve had the Wonder Woman theme song as my ringtone since Batman vs. Superman came out. Now, it’s my walking anthem.
(And yes, as a matter of fact I do sometimes envision myself flying through the air with a bow and blocking bullets with my magic bracelets.)
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What about Wonder Woman inspires you?
As with all movies, be intentional in what your family watches. You decide what you feel is appropriate for your kids. Here are a couple of resources we use to check content before watching anything:
I loved it SO much and cried like you at the same parts– it was so incredibly inspiring & empowering. (And I also thought the implied intimacy was TOTALLY unnecessary, but was at least grateful they didn’t include a gratuitous, steamy love scene in its place. Small victory, I suppose?)
Nice to meet another weeper! 😉 Have a great day–