No.
One of Wonder Woman's gifts is language and she can learn to speak any language fluently like a native speaker.
So her having an accent actually goes against the comic books. That and her being represented in the movie as a bony person that looks like she hasn't eaten since last Christmas but that's a topic being discussed plenty elsewhere in this forum.
Just because you can speak any language fluently doesn't mean you won't have your native accent. I don't recall any comics where it specifically says she automatically has a region-appropriate accent for whichever language she uses. I know her powers are magic, but that seems trivial even by my nerdy nitpicks. There's ton's of more important deviations to stress about.
Wonder Woman comes from an ancient island of Grecian Amazons. Her speaking with a non-American accent is perfectly reasonable. It helped give her a bit more depth too.
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Just because you can speak any language fluently doesn't mean you won't have your native accent.
Yes, it does. That's what fluency means.
I don't recall any comics where it specifically says she automatically has a region-appropriate accent for whichever language she uses.
What you actually don't recall is where they say she does have an accent. That's because she's not supposed to have one.
I know her powers are magic
You've just defeated your argument by mentioning this.
but that seems trivial even by my nerdy nitpicks
No, it just seems you are shilling for Gadot.
Her speaking with a non-American accent is perfectly reasonable.
No. Wonder Woman is a superhero.
It helped give her a bit more depth too.
That makes no sense.
Fluency means that you speak & read a language with ease. It has nothing to do with accents. If you took native English speakers from New Orleans, Vancouver, Manchester, & Galway, they'd all be able to converse with each other. They would, however, all speak with different regional accents.
Comic books only specifically indicate accents where the characters have really thick accents, otherwise readers are free to interpret their voices how they see fit. Wonder Woman speaking with a light Mediterranean accent is a perfectly valid choice that gives her a unique flavour from all the other characters with American accents (save Alfred). Unlike Henry Cavill needing to mask his native English accent because Clark Kent was raised in Kansas, there's no reason Gal Gadot absolutely had to adopt an American accent as Wonder Woman.
I had plenty of issues with BVSDOJ, but her voice wasn't among them:
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Fluency means that you speak & read a language with ease. It has nothing to do with accents.
Yes, it does. You have just said it according to your definition. In order to speak a language with ease means having no accent. A foreign accent indicates difficulty with pronunciation. Wonder Woman is not supposed to have an accent thanks to her gift of language.
If you took native English speakers from New Orleans, Vancouver, Manchester, & Galway, they'd all be able to converse with each other.
Nice try but those are all accents within the language proper. This is a different issue. This is about accents that come from outside the language indicating someone having to learn a language that isn't the one that they grew up with.
Unlike Henry Cavill needing to mask his native English accent because Clark Kent was raised in Kansas, there's no reason Gal Gadot absolutely had to adopt an American accent as Wonder Woman.
That's because she can't. Gadot's native language is not English, it's Hebrew.
I had plenty of issues with BVSDOJ, but her voice wasn't among them:
No one was asking you.
Just because you can speak any language fluently doesn't mean you won't have your native accent. I don't recall any comics where it specifically says she automatically has a region-appropriate accent for whichever language she uses. I know her powers are magic, but that seems trivial even by my nerdy nitpicks. There's ton's of more important deviations to stress about.
Wonder Woman comes from an ancient island of Grecian Amazons. Her speaking with a non-American accent is perfectly reasonable. It helped give her a bit more depth too.
I completely agree with this. I think that it's just sour grapes to the nay-sayers who might have wanted someone else, so they'll come up with almost any excuse or reason for why they think Gal Gadot is not a good pick.
Personally, I liked her in the role. She's stunningly beautiful IMO, and she doesn't need to be thick to be strong - that's not where she gets her strength. Aside from that, she wasn't exactly waifish - she was thicker than some are giving her credit for.
I think that either Jaime Alexander or Gina Carano would have also been good picks, but the former wasn't picked for some reason, and the latter...she has the right look, but her acting chops are pretty so-so - that's just my opinion.
Regarding the accent, I liked it - people who learn other languages typically maintain their own accent, and since she's supposed to be from a secluded locale, so it makes sense that she has an accent, no matter what language she's speaking.
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I completely agree with this. I think that it's just sour grapes to the nay-sayers who might have wanted someone else, so they'll come up with almost any excuse or reason for why they think Gal Gadot is not a good pick.
No. It's just a fact that she is not supposed to have an accent. I explained this but you ignored all of it.
The fact that the above poster was debunked but you still agree with him shows that you are biased. You claim she is "stunningly beautiful" which demonstrates your bias (you might not even be a straight man if you think she is that attractive). You also go on to claim that "she doesn't need to be thick to be strong - that's not where she gets her strength" which shows you know nothing of the character to begin with.
So how interesting that a person who agrees with an incorrect position goes on to prove they know nothing about the character to begin with.
I'm sorry, but what you are displaying here are your opinions based on source material that doesn't have to be adhered to. I'm curious if you can find a single source (other than your own opinion) regarding Wonder Woman's lack of accent. Heck, even Linda Carter had and accent - an AMERICAN accent. Just because her Israeli accent doesn't meet with your approval doesn't mean that it's wrong.
Regarding her beauty, we all have our opinions of that, but she's been cast in other roles because she's beautiful, and she's made millions of dollars working specifically as a fashion model. Maybe you need to get your sexuality checked if you don't think she's beautiful. She may not be your thing, and I get that, but she has features that are generally considered to be beautiful.
Last, please, list off your credentials that show that you are an expert on the character of Wonder Woman. I'm old enough to remember the Linda Carter series and the original Justice League cartoon, not to mention the comics.
Methinks you are taking this waaaay too seriously. Maybe you should shave off the neck beard, get a job and move out of your mother's basement.
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'Regarding her beauty, we all have our opinions of that, but she's been cast in other roles because she's beautiful, and she's made millions of dollars working specifically as a fashion model.'
She was also Miss Israel.