Over the decades, many moviegoers — such as myself — have used Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie (1978) as a measuring stick for all other comic book movies since. Its special effects, which now feel dated, were well ahead of its time. It boasts an all-star cast featuring: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Glenn Ford, and Ned Beatty. And whereas many modern-day superhero films are trying desperately to be dark, gritty, and moody, Superman: The Movie is good, clean, unadulterated fun. Though the tone is mostly light and the jokes are stuffed with cheese, the 3-time Oscar-nominated film also contains several deeply emotional moments that will bring a tear to your eye and a romantic subplot that will warm even the frostiest heart.

Director Patty Jenkins is a huge fan as well, so when she made her pitch for Wonder Woman, she told Warner Bros. that she wanted her superhero film to be full of love, emotion, and humor like Donner's is.

"I think there's funny things in those films, but we definitely went for making a funny film," Jenkins told Empire. "I was always basing it on Superman: The Movie and on Indiana Jones. I wanted to make a classic film where you're laughing and you're in love with them, and then they're off on a great adventure. It's definitely the point in the pursuit of our film." She then explained how Superman: The Movie affected her. "It made me believe that I could be anything in my life," she said. "Yet it made me laugh, and it made me cry, and it made me fall in love with Superman and Lois Lane as a love story. And so, that is a wonderful thing to bring to other people."