Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot

By : Panchanit Runganyamanee M.3/9 No.25

Content
Preface
Introduction
Biography
Spiritual belief
Some pictures of spiritual activities
Reference

Preface

We can see Gal Gadot in many movies, such as Wonder Woman
Justice League and the latest movie is Red Notice on Netflix.
There is also news about her upcoming movies.
She isn’t only beautiful and charming, she is very kind too.
She donated over £3,000 to her fundraising page, and a
video message of thanks from Carmela was played to her on
The One Show on BBC One.

Introduction

If there is such a thing as the most famous Israeli or even the
most famous Jew in the world, it is in all likelihood the actress
Gal Gadot. Indeed, when a film like “Wonder Woman” is a hit
from the U.S. to China and back again, it could hardly be
otherwise.
Generally speaking, Israelis and Jews are fairly proud of Gadot’s
success, mainly because she is seen as an excellent, if informal,
cultural ambassador for the Jewish state. And Gadot, unlike
previous Israeli international stars, plays roles more in
accordance with Israel’s sabra archetype — the Zionist “new
Jew” liberated from the Diaspora: beautiful, smiling, athletic,
slightly exotic and with just a touch of swagger.

She feels, in other words, both genuinely Israeli and very much
the image Israelis would like to present to the world.

More than anything else, however, Gadot is unapologetic,
completely open about her Israeli and Jewish identities, with
none of the cringing deference other Jewish celebrities often
make to potentially hostile audiences.

But there is something else Gadot is doing, perhaps
involuntarily, that is less tangible and less connected to Israel per
se: By simply being who she is with the celebrity she enjoys,

Gadot is remaking the cultural image of Jewish women in the
non-Jewish world.

Over the last century, non-Jewish cultural products — and,
regrettably, quite a few Jewish ones — have tended to portray
Jewish women according to a rather small set of derogatory
stereotypes: the ugly but conveniently promiscuous slut; the
materialist, demanding and sexually withholding JAP; and, of
course, the grasping and suffocating Jewish mother.

None of these are particularly appealing stereotypes, and they
weren’t meant to be. Nonetheless, they were and, in many ways,
still are immensely popular, especially in American cultural
products, where they are usually played for cheap laughs and
tend to get them.

What Gadot — or at least the image of Gadot — is
accomplishing, however, is something quite new: She is
remaking the image of the Jewish woman via Israeli means. That
is to say, the image is finally being remade by Jews. While it still
has remnants of the old stereotypes, especially of the exotic
Oriental, it nonetheless is taking place almost entirely on
Gadot’s own terms. That is, on Jewish terms, and this is
something that, interestingly, the non-Jewish world appears
finally ready to accept.

One can see this in the very fact of Gadot’s casting as Wonder
Woman. While comic book films are, of course, not profound

art, they do speak to the collective unconscious of a particular
culture. Wonder Woman has for decades been a feminist icon
around the world; an embodiment of the ideas of female
strength, intelligence, beauty and power.

And the film itself was also groundbreaking, not only because it
was the first female-led superhero blockbuster. More important
was the uniqueness of the story it told — most superhero
“origin stories” are about the coming of age of a young boy, a
classic universal archetype. “Wonder Woman” was about the
coming of age of a young girl, introducing a new universal
archetype into mainstream pop cinema. That the non-Jewish
world has proven itself willing to not only accept a Jewish
actress in such a role, but to embrace it enthusiastically, is in
historical context fairly remarkable.

It is true that, in some ways, Gadot had to be Israeli to
accomplish this. Israel’s relatively unusual policy of drafting
women into the army has long created an underground fetish
for such things as “the girls of the IDF” — that is, powerful and
forceful women who can hold their own among men — and it
was likely that putting a non-Israeli Jew in such a role would
have been a step slightly too far for an ever-cautious Hollywood.
But by giving the world a new image of how a Jewish woman
can and ought to be seen, Gadot’s success may be a step toward
changing this.



Biography

Gal Gadot is an Israeli actress, singer, martial artist, and model.
She was born in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel. Her parents are Irit, a
teacher, and Michael, an engineer. She served in the IDF for two
years, and won the Miss Israel title in 2004.

Gal made her film debut in the fourth film of the Fast and
Furious franchise, Fast & Furious (2009), as Gisele. Her role was
expanded in the sequels Fast Five (2011) and Fast & Furious 6
(2013), in which her character was romantically linked to Han
Seoul-Oh (Sung Kang).

In early December 2013, Gal was cast as Wonder Woman in the
superhero team-up film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
(2016), and filming began in 2014 for a March 2016 release.
Gadot received swordsmanship, Kung Fu kickboxing, Capoeira
and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training in preparation for the role. As a
result, her performance as the superhero, which is the first time
for the character on film, was hailed as one of the best parts of
the otherwise poorly-received film. The film is part of the DC
Extended Universe, and Gadot plays the role again in the solo
film Wonder Woman (2017), which was received very positively,
and superhero team-up Justice League (2017).

She has been married to Israeli businessman Yaron Varsano
since September 28, 2008. They have three daughters.

Gal Gadot’s Family
Her personal quotes

I definitely have a strong sense of my Jewish and Israeli identity.
I did my two year military service, I was brought up in a very
Jewish, Israeli family environment, so of course my heritage is
very important to me. I want people to have a good impression
of Israel. I don't feel like I'm an ambassador for my country, but
I do talk about Israel a lot - I enjoy telling people about where I
come from and my religion.
There aren't enough good roles for strong women. I wish we
had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see
in films today are "the poor heartbroken girl". That's why I'm so
proud of the Fast movies. I feel like Giselle is an empowering
woman.
My height is 178 cm, which explains how I got on the high
school basketball team. I was not an amazing shooter, but I
ripped them on defense.

Spiritual belief

She was borned in Islael, so she is a jewish woman.
Her spiritual belief is Judaism.

Reference

https://www.jewishexponent.com/2020/12/28/how-gal-gado
t-is-changing-the-image-of-the-jewish-woman/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2933757/bio
https://people.com/tag/gal-gadot/