When Gal Gadot first took the role, everyone criticized her for not being suitable for the role of Wonder Woman. But now, everyone must admit that she was born to embody that warrior goddess
When Wonder Woman was first produced, no one could have imagined that now the image of this Warrior Goddess would resonate so widely and cause such a stir. With Gal Gadot, she became a fresh but thorny rose in the middle of a fierce battlefield, leaving behind the bewildered and lovesick faces of audiences around the world. But few people know that to get to where she is today, this beauty had to walk a not so pleasant path.
1. Her name has a beautiful meaning
The name Gal Gadot in Hebrew carries many layers of meaning that can easily stir people’s hearts. “Gal” means “waves” and “Gadot” means “riverbank”. She has 4 different bloodlines (Poland, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic), possesses a unique beauty, immediately captivates anyone across from her with her eyes and smile. goddess.
2. Gal Gadot was honored as Miss Israel in 2004
As mentioned above, the blending beauty of many different lands has made Gal Gadot a stunning beauty from a very young age. She was born in 1985 in Rosh HaAyin, Israel into a Jewish family of Northern European and German descent, her father was an engineer, her mother was a teacher. Since childhood, Gal Gadot studied hard and dreamed of becoming a lawyer. At the age of 18, Gal Gadot’s perfect appearance caught the attention of many beauty experts, and to test her strength she decided to participate in the Miss Israel contest, and then unexpectedly became an honored person at the Miss Israel pageant. this contest.
She shared: “At that time, I just considered this contest a fun experience and never thought about winning glory, so I felt very shocked when I was awarded the noble crown.”
3. She used to join the army
Israel maintains mandatory military rule for all male and female citizens, and Gal Gadot is no exception. Immediately after being crowned, she joined the national defense force and underwent rigorous training courses here. She said: “Joining the IDF (Israeli Defense Force) is the duty of the people of my country. 24 months in the army is for the country, not for myself, then everything will be thrown away.” every individual freedom to contribute to the country”.
4. And because of that, she was given the role in Fast and Furious
The role of Gisele in the Fast and Furious series marked Gal Gadot’s official presence in Hollywood, and in an interview she revealed that spending 2 years in the army helped her be trusted by director Justin Lin. thought of giving this role. She said it was possible that director Justin Lin loved the Israeli army, and wanted to take advantage of the knowledge she had acquired about guns to serve the film.
Gal Gadot shared that she has seen roles in blockbusters that she wanted slip out of her hands and belong to someone else. Those were the roles of Camille Montes in the 2008 James Bond movie – Quantum of Solace. This failure caused her to improve her own abilities by going to acting school and participating in Bubot’s TV Series in 2007. After that, She was offered a role in Fast and Furious in 2009.
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6. She was criticized for playing Wonder Woman
When news of Gal Gadot playing the DC superheroine spread, she received a lot of criticism from fans and public opinion, because they thought she had no acting talent, and especially her looks. Other than that, it doesn’t resemble the original character in the comic at all. The character Wonder Woman in the comics has had a busty, muscular body, with oversized breasts for many years.
In response to those criticisms, Gal Gadot responded that everyone should try to leave the comic books and go out and learn. She went to meet real Amazons, discovering that they actually had quite modest chests to easily carry their names around. Sometimes a part of the chest is even cut off to make it easier to move and move. “They said I was skinny and my breasts were too small. When I was younger, I would really feel difficult because of criticism like this. But now, it’s almost fun for me.” Gal began to follow a diet, exercise actively, and combine martial arts such as Kung fu, Jiu jitsu, kickboxing, swordsmanship… to have a healthy body suitable for the role of Wonder Woman.
