Question: Why did Diana destroy the mall's security cameras, and why did she want the little girl to stay quiet?
Phaneron
1st Aug 2022
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
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 ★