If you haven't been living under a rock, you would have most definitely heard of the 2016 blockbuster. Coming from comic book franchise DC, Suicide Squad has been highly anticipated by avid comic readers and layman's alike.
My boyfriend and I being part of the hundred of thousands hyped for this movie set out to be of the lucky few who got to view this cinematic spectacular on opening day. After such a huge hype surrounding Suicide Squad, I was expecting great things.
As the film began I felt such a huge rush of anticipation and excitement, I couldn't wait for a film jam packed of bad-ass villains, following their own rules and creating a cinematic masterpiece in the process. Little did I know I would, in fact, be faced with a terribly edited film filled with huge plot holes you would only be able to understand if you had already read all of the comics.
Whilst to so many this would ruin the film completely for them, I pushed these seemingly huge factors aside in order to see the positives. For example, whilst some characters storylines were practically invisible, those of Harley Quinn and Deadshot were simply magnificent. They gave us context and depth to the characters that made them likable to the audience. Without this, they would have simply just been villains, blackmailed to do the government's dirty work. Which is exactly how the audience viewed the rest of the squad because they simply knew nothing else about them.
The backstory of Harley Quinn (aka Dr. Harleen Quinzel) created such an easy opportunity to adore and pity this poor, lost soul. Her story was also extremely relatable, everyone in their life has experienced a love so deep they would do absolutely anything for the other person and so, on a level, could connect to Harley. In addition to this, the fabulous Margot Robbie portrayed Harley Quinn with such a menacing innocence that there was no way you could have left the theater without being slightly in love with her character.
The backstory of Deadshot (aka Floyd Lawton) also created an opportunity for audience members to empathize with. Although he was a cold blooded assassin, Floyd Lawton was a caring father that would have spent every penny he had to make sure that his little girl leads the perfect life. If anything, all Deadshot ever was, was a dedicated parent that went to a huge extreme for his daughter. To an extent every parent can relate to this character. Will Smith's signature wit and bad-ass style are what completely brings Deadshot alive, along with his experience of being a father, there was no way Smith could go wrong with this role.
But yet again, we come back to the fact we have absolutely no idea about who the rest of the squad are, director David Ayer definitely should have delved deeper into this region of the film. Speaking of decisions Ayer made, lets talk about the casting of the Joker. Some hated Jared Leto's take on the character, some liked it but just couldn't imagine anyone but the legendary Heath Ledger up there, and some adored this new gangster take on such a classic character. Personally, the Joker was hardly in the film so I couldn't even judge if this new take was something to be excited about. But one thing I know for sure, Jared Leto is most definitely not the best actor of the bunch. It's such a shame too, this new Joker could have been iconic but instead, every time he shows his face people in the audience will begin to roll their eyes in dissatisfaction.
So what did you think? Was Suicide Squad really worth the hype?
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