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The Character Reveals and Their Personality
I really hoped they would follow the real story. I really did. I mean, the trailers looked like it was! I told myself and many others that if this movie failed, the is no hope for future DC movies! Hello Wandering Traveler and welcome to this Review!
The movie started strong, with talent, cinematic entrances and interesting plot points. The movie showed the main stars of the movie: Dead Shot, Harley, Captain Boomerang and Killer Croc. It shows their backstory and what they are basically. They got great actors to play the rolls and made a character out of them in a matter of 10 minutes of the movie.
Once they start talking about the Enchantress, the whole scene starts to repeat the same formula. Well, just for a while. As they passed Enchantress, it felt like I put the movie on repeat. Ese/El Diablo was the only relatable character out of the bunch. Deadshot felt like a typical father that wants to see his daughter. I know some of you fathers out there has this problem, but it comes to the default setting in a fatherly character. I know that is his story, but can we have a little change to not make it so typical.
Enchantress felt like just a problem waiting to happen and seemed too much of a out of place character to blend herself in the Suicide Squad. And somewhere in the movie she escapes her master's control and destroys the entire city of Metropolis. Yes, if you didn't know, they are in Metropolis.
Croc was the character that hid in the background. I mean, in the comics, they showed his childish character and how Harley became friends with Croc. He might have a thirst for blood, but he still has a heart. That's what I wanted to see out of Croc's character: a soft-hearted villain with animal instincts.
Captain Boomerang felt more of the annoying d**che with a beer in his pocket at all times. He was hardly their for the comedic relief like from the comics and didn't have that snarky charm we all loved from him for. He was just too simple to be a character.
When Cheshire or Kitana or whatever he real name was, had t be a fill-in character. I mean, she is in the comics as a gangster who is trying to attack Gotham's prison and asylum, but she was a task force agent that spoke complete Japanese. Why? And most importantly, how could could she even understand everyone? I'm glad they were true to her story, but she felt like she was their to add some story. She didn't even have the time to show all of her character. I mean, they showed us her backstory, but it felt so out of place after seeing the other introductions in the beginning.
Although, they got some of the personality that the original characters had. Some. Harley was what we all wanted and is considered the first and best performance yet, Deadshot had a good-to-look-at personality and gave him something to stare awingly at, and El Diablo gave me and my Mexican friends something to really look forward to in future films.
The Plot's Confusing Places
At first the movie seems set on some big heist coming up or something giant to happen in the Arkham facility, but somehow it felt like didn't know what to do with the story or even take inspiration from the original comics (Which we're going to get to in a moment). It just jumped back and forth as everything felt half-baked! I wanted to see a completed professional plot to be put in this movie! Instead I got I confused villain and a group waiting to get out of the shackles that Amanda Waller put them in.
Besides the confusing mixed plot detection, there were so many plot holes. For example, when did anyone mention Enchantress' brother? Seriously, when? And why was he in a freaking closet in the hotel that Waller was in? Seems so insecure to have that when she can easily break that gosh darn totem! And why take that with you? You don't have his heart! How can you defeat it when it escapes. Too late it already happened and here comes the real plot of the movie... Sort of...
Why did Kitana or Cheshire have to be there? It's a bit unnecessary to invite a person to this fight when you have enough help. Actually, it felt like the writers were onto something, but couldn't add it in the movie. The world was in danger and they sent a squad that hardly has any powers to really weigh out the bigger force.
At least they explained some things, I mean those Zombie-Like soldiers they had were very confusing and felt very unneeded if they didn't explain what they were. But that's the only thing I can say that's good about the plot building.
Why is Joker Here?
That was the question I asked everytime he popped up. He felt like he was another filler in the movie, something for the writers to take a break on the main plot. Although, in the comics, he was the trouble in the team's behind, it just wasn't executed right.
As you watched Harley talk about Mr. J, you mind clicks and says "I forgot he was in the movie." Same goes with Killer Croc. You see him and ask "Where you been?" Anyways, he wasn't mentioned and most of the time was excluded from the plot for a long while. You see him planting an explosive chip in a doctor's neck and tells him that he wants to find someone special. We wait almost halfway in the movie to finally see that cause to create an effect when they finally find Waller stuck in that skyscraper they called a safehouse.
In the original comics, Joker was the thorn in the team's back (Like I said before) and was one of the second antagonists in the comics. He stopped them and tried beating Harley with a crowbar again. Yeah, I said again! Yep... He loves his crowbars... I just didn't like how they didn't do a good job with his character, making him a gang boss and giving no fear among those around. I'm sorry, Jared Leto, but the method acting was useless.
What's With Batman?
Many of you might say, "Well he's the enemy of Joker!" Well, that doesn't explain much and doesn't give him much of a reason to be in the movie. The main reason was that, Suicide Squad was assigned a mission that would not just kill them, but destroy everyone's reputation further. If Batman did it, then he would be shamed and a target for the Police. Since they took no story from the comic nor the inspiration, they just put him there to say he was there.
Welp, that explains how much you care about the world, Batman because you left it in the hands of the villains to save it! What were you even doing while that happened? And why didn't they call you when two God-Like beings started to destroy the city and then the world? And why not Wonder Woman or the Flash? More plot holes to name! All my family and I could say while we saw this was "Why are you here, Bruce?"
No Relations!
The original comics were much better and had a vast storyline that made readers get sinked into the comic book wanting to read more. Cheshire or Kitana had a gang that was her army to avenge her husband. Joker was kept in the Asylum for killing, committing multiple crimes and beating his wife almost to death. Deadshot left his daughter with his wife because he thought he doesn't deserve her and constantly puts himself in harms way just to end his life. Harley is extremely angry at Mr. J as she tries to forget that her mission is in Arkham Asylum and Boomerang waiting for another bank heist to finish. That all sounds like a good bunch of plots to put in the movie, but was avoided.
I respect people who pursue in this type of hard work, even when the things they produce is bad or just plain awful, because it takes a great amount of skill to keep this type of business going. Movies like Deadpool were almost trashed once the director lost his motive on making his/her film. I don't hate the writers, the directors, I just don't like their work. And this is a good example. The people tried their hardest to stay in the universe, but failed. Although they did, I still respect them. They took the look and style as the original respectively, such as Deadshot's outfit being the same look as Deadshot from Arkham Origins. Harley's personality is on point with the comics and animated series and gives her the famous line calling Joker Puddin'.
But all that doesn't excuse how much of WTF Movie this is. The movie hit every type of genre as it tried to keep the plot up straight. I hope future movies of the same universe don't crash that bad with the plot, because Wonder Woman looks good. I mean, a WWII seems like a perfect setting for her and a great way to beat Captain America from the American spirit. And I have no hope for AquaMan. I would be surprised if it actually is good. Flash sounds like another X-Men movie, but with only one person with powers. And when they go to the Chaos Comic, I hope they hit us harder than Marvel's last movie on Phase 4.
Conclusion
Overall, the movie was very memorable. The part where Enchantress was introduced was actually really good. I smiled when she proved the Military Officials that she could be some worth by getting the plans from Isis. It was cool and the parts when Ese showed his powers were very memorable and amazed me. When he went full Diablo, my jaw almost dropped. I didn't like the movie much, but I would count it for it's memorable moments.
I hoped you guys enjoyed this read and I hope like the movie itself. I know it was bad, but I hope you enjoyed like how me and my sister did. Anyways, I say my farewells and 'til next time...
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