One of the best parts about the original Wonder Woman movie was Chris Pine's Steve Trevor, who faced terrible odds in the front lines of the most terrifying war in the history of the world, and yet always had a fun quip to make the audience smile. Even death doesn't stand in his way, as Steve's back in Wonder Woman 1984.
While he's more of a fish out of water this time around, Steve Trevor's still got some fantastic lines, from cringe-worthy jokes to moments designed to make the audience cry.
10 "Lots Of Pictures Of Himself. Not What I Would Do, But To Each His Own."
Part of the joy of having Steve Trevor back, sixty-six years later, is that a major role reversal has gone on. Whereas in the previous Wonder Woman, Diana was the confused newcomer in a civilization Steve knew all about, in 1984 the opposite is true. Steve shows Diana around the apartment belonging to the guy he's inhabiting and finds himself constantly surprised by everything in it, from the bike with no wheels to the futon bed. In this instance, Steve is baffled by all the self-photos around the place, while also reminding the audience that the selfie is not a new invention.
9 "An Invisible Jet!"
There are many wonderful surprises in Wonder Woman 1984, but perhaps the one that DC fans weren't completely expecting ranks as one of the movie's best moments. The Invisible Jet has always been one of the most famous parts of Wonder Woman's lore, appearing in Diana's first-ever comic, yet is often overlooked for the simple reason that it is often unnecessary - Wonder Woman can fly now, so why does she need a plane, let alone an invisible one? In this movie, not only does the Invisible Jet make an appropriate stealth appearance, Steve Trevor names it, too.
8 "I Don't Want To Get On One, I Want To Fly One!"
Diana and Steve are investigating Maxwell Lord's interest in the Dreamstone at his office, but find the stone destroyed and discover it was imbued with the power of the Old Gods. Steve sees that Max is on a plane to Cairo, and is incredibly impressed that the flying technology now exists that can transport passengers to the other side of the world in one go, which was a pipe dream in 1918.
The pilot in Steve comes out, and he insists that if they are going to Cairo, he's going to be the one who flies them there. This will cause the pair a lot of problems, but at least for now, they're both excited.
7 "Parachute Pants? Does Everyone Parachute Now?"
As a man who died in 1918 and is suddenly pulled back into the world in 1984, it's only natural that Steve Trevor is confused by a lot of things. One of the fun parts about Wonder Woman 1984 being set in the eighties, however, is that the audience can share the confusion, albeit retrospectively. And so it is with parachute pants, a crime of fashion which seems just as incredulous to a WWI soldier like Steve as it does to a person one hundred years later.
6 "I Had A Great Life, And You Only Made It Better. But You Know What You Need To Do. The World Needs You."
The tragedy of Steve Trevor's return is that it cannot last. Ignoring the problematic fact that he's possessing someone else's body and robbing them of their consent, it becomes clear very quickly that every wish comes with a terrible cost.
While Diana works this out, she falls into denial about the need to renounce her wish, despite struggling with the greatly reduced powers that came with it. She doesn't want to give up Steve now that she finally has him back, so it's Steve himself who realizes and makes the step for her. He persuades Diana to renounce her wish, despite it meaning his death - the second time he has sacrificed himself to save the world.
5 "I Wish We Had More Time."
Suspicious of Maxwell Lord and the strange stone he seemed interested in, and fearful that her new friend Barbara is being used, Diana attends a party hosted by Max, but is distracted by a strange man bothering her. She's ready to either dismiss him or knock him out, but then the man says this line and it instantly makes Diana think of Steve Trevor.
If the reincarnated Steve hadn't said this quote, Diana might have continued to ignore him, since he's wearing a different face. Plus, in the context of the plot, having Steve's first words be "I wish" is massively significant.
4 "I Will Always Love You Diana. No Matter Where I Am."
This is Steve Trevor's final line in Wonder Woman 1984, and he doesn't even get to say it to Diana's face. Saying goodbye is too hard, so Diana is forced to just walk away from the man she loves, the boyfriend who she lost, got back, and now has to give up again.
This quote is also a callback to the "someplace good" Steve suggests he's been since he died, presumably the DC version of the afterlife. Nevertheless Diana's final "I love you" in response is heartbreaking, as she renounces her wish, runs, recovers her powers, and takes off into the skies for the first real time.
3 "The Way I Fly, They Will Never Find Us."
Some of the most joyous moments in Wonder Woman 1984 are when Steve Trevor, the born pilot, gets to experience flying in a plane once again, with more advanced technology. It's love at first sight when Steve sees the jet at the museum, so that's the one he and Diana steal to travel to Cairo.
Unfortunately, that advanced technology is a double-edged sword. Despite Steve's boasting, Diana forgot to tell him about radar, and how the jet can be seen no matter how skillfully Steve flies. This leads to the only time anyone has ever sworn at Wonder Woman and lived to tell about it.
2 "Wishes With A Trick. The Monkey's Paw. Beware What You Wish For."
Sometimes it's just vitally important to spell out the nature of a threat to the audience. Star Trek gets regularly mocked for having a complicated technobabble explanation followed by a very basic (and often inaccurate) metaphor, but the metaphor is to allow audiences to catch up.
Steve Trevor does that with the Dreamstone, whose presence creates a lot of confusing plot points in 1984. After Diana explains its terrifying history, Steve immediately understands the nature of the stone, and handily spells it out in ways the audience will understand. "Be careful what you wish for," indeed.
1 "It's Wind And Air, And Knowing How To Ride It, How To Catch It, How To Join With It."
Steve Trevor has some of the best lines in Wonder Woman 1984, as well as quotes that are central to either the plot or its themes. This is the latter. Diana is a demi-god, and the first movie proved that she has the ability to fly, but never makes use of it because she always associated it with Steve. This line is him explaining why he loves to fly, and becomes why Diana also learns to love it, but is also about Diana no longer keeping humanity at arm's length, something she finally embraces towards the end of the movie.
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