Factual error: The mall robbery happens on July 1st, as shown on the newspaper clipping Diana finds, which is coherent with the events depicted in the movie (they rob the mall on the 1st, the day after the stone is at the Smithsonian and Diana and Barbara bond over dinner, then on the 3rd Maxwell arrives, grabs the stone at the evening party, and he is already super powerful the afternoon he takes off for Cairo). Problem is, July the 1st was a Sunday, and not just the mall, but pretty much any other store downtown is open, and similarly since it's the 4th, financial operations wouldn't be happening (although in this case you could always argue that we deal with wishes - but it's an extra layer of implausibility). (01:04:05)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
21 factual errors
Directed by: Patty Jenkins
Starring: Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Gal Gadot, Pedro Pascal
Factual error: The video games Operation Wolf and Rampage were visible in the Family Amusement Center arcade during the opening. However, this would not be possible during the movie's 1984 setting since Rampage wasn't released until 1986 and Operation Wolf wasn't released until 1987. (00:12:48)
Diana Prince: Nothing good is born from lies. And greatness is not what you think.
Trivia: At one point during the movie Wonder Woman uses her lasso to move around by riding the lightning. This is a reference to the Metallica album "Ride the lightning" which came out in 1984. (02:04:00)
Question: Why did Diana destroy the mall's security cameras, and why did she want the little girl to stay quiet?
Answer: This was long before the age of superheroes, when everything was normal and meta-humans were just theories in a lab. It was her appearances which stated it all. Remember the tagline, "The Dawn of Justice Begins with Her."
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Answer: At this point in time, her gig as a superhero is not public knowledge, and she wants it to stay that way.
Phaneron ★
How would that accomplish anything considering there were many people in the mall who saw what happened?
It really wouldn't, but then again, the writers didn't put much thought into this movie.
Phaneron ★
As the other answer indicated, Diana/Wonder Woman wasn't yet known publicly as a super-hero. A video recording is different from eye-witness accounts of what people actually saw or believe they saw. Memories are faulty, they fade, and everyone sees and remembers things differently. Regarding the child, I interpreted it as Diana just motioning in a friendly way for the rather precocious girl to stay put, behave, and quietly wait for her mother.
raywest ★
In my opinion, it wouldn't, and it's just another example of the shoddy writing in this film.
wizard_of_gore ★