Is ‘Wonder Woman’ Feminist? James Cameron’s Comments Draw a Rebuke.

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Comments from James Cameron criticizing “Wonder Woman” received a swift backlash online — including from the film’s own director.

In an interview with The Guardian, Mr. Cameron called the movie a “step backward.”

“All of the self-congratulatory back-patting Hollywood’s been doing over Wonder Woman has been so misguided,” he told The Guardian. “She’s an objectified icon, and it’s just male Hollywood doing the same old thing.”

Patty Jenkins, the director of “Wonder Woman,” responded with a note on Twitter. “James Cameron’s inability to understand what Wonder Woman is, or stands for, to women all over the world is unsurprising as, though he is a great filmmaker, he is not a woman,” she wrote, adding, “There is no right and wrong powerful kind of woman.”

“Wonder Woman” was a critical success and a box office smash; it has earned over $800 million globally and is the highest-grossing film ever directed by a woman. Women-only screenings of the movie drew some complaints, but they sold out immediately and were mostly celebrated.

Also in The Guardian, Mr. Cameron unfavorably compared Wonder Woman, played by Gal Gadot, to Sarah Connor, a character in Mr. Cameron’s “Terminator” franchise.

“Sarah Connor was not a beauty icon,” he said. “She was strong, she was troubled, she was a terrible mother, and she earned the respect of the audience through pure grit.”

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