I was watching Thor: Ragnarok again today and this moment by Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) snapped into focus a problem I had with Wonder Woman's greatest scene, probably the defining moment of Wonder Woman's greatest scene. She comes out of that trench into No Man's Land and in that moment Gal Gadot is rising up to present a new hero to all women. So I understand the importance and impact of the moment. But look at how she does it.
Gal Gadot walks it like a runway model. The arms swing out and she struts through the bomb blasts looking fabulous. Now, Thompson is also doing a strut and looking great, but there's more to it than that. She's walking with a power, projecting confidence instead of just wearing it. She draws her power from the anticipation of destroying some bad guys, never minding how she looks while doing it. Gal Gadot gave us a moment for 2017, but Tessa Thompson did it best.