How we can prevent WONDER WOMAN from crashing!!

Hi everybody!
Movies are basically visual, audible and musical. The right mix of these three elements can make a movie unforgettable. Too much eye candy; too many loud explosions; or too many notes on the soundtrack can ruin an otherwise entertaining movie. One element can crowd out the other: sometimes you can't hear what the actors are saying because the music is too loud, for example.
Harrison Ford once said that they had to reshoot the closing scene in PATRIOT GAMES because the audience couldn't see his and Sean Bean's eyes when they were fighting. It seems like a small thing, but it can make the difference between disappointing the crowd or sending them home with a big grin.
I just saw HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE, which sports another fine adaptation by Steve Kloves (FLESH AND BONE, THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS). While at the start I was concerned that this film was going to get smothered in special effects knick-knackery, Kloves settled into a quite becoming rhythm which matured the principle characters along very nicely. Kloves underplayed each emotional scene, but he took the time to linger when he could, and this served to remind why we enjoy going to Hogwarts so much. Director David Yates also did a smashing job, never pushing too hard and letting the cast shine a bit more than they have in the past.
I have a pivotal scene between Hercules (Hugh Jackman) and young Queen Hippolyta (Helena Bonham Carter) that, if done incorrectly, can do irreparable harm to the WONDER WOMAN franchise. But it also serves as the foundation for all that follows, so it cannot be avoided. It's all about striking the right balance. We have to approach the WONDER WOMAN movie with the attitude that there are no unimportant scenes.
My favorite note about Shakespeare is that someone asked the actor who played the GRAVEDIGGER what the play HAMLET was all about. The actor replied, "It's about the Gravedigger!"
In a way, that actor was right. The Gravedigger, you will recall, gives Prince Hamlet the family history, pointing out that every king and queen has their final reckoning under his shovel. The Gravedigger has also managed to outlive them all, and certainly outlives Hamlet, himself. So the point of the play is delivered by the Gravedigger moreso than by Hamlet.
On the other hand, the only reason that the Gravedigger has a job is because of Hamlet! And so it goes.
We all have a little Gravedigger in us, but in order to keep the WONDER WOMAN movie above ground, we need to remember the basic principles: make it beautiful, make it comprehensible and let the music play!
Tomorrow, more goodies! Be good!
Brad