So...
Suicide Squad. The movie that's blowing up in theaters right now, yes that one. Taking a break from heavy emotional ranting, I feel like I shall discuss about my new found interest tonight. That okay?
Okay.
Everybody knows about superhero movies, right? Batman, Superman, Spiderman, to name a few. And then this Marvel Superhero craze suddenly sweeps the whole world by its feet, and you suddenly see superheroes everywhere, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, Ironman, it has been movie after movie after movie of the same bunch of heroes with almost the same back story and plot, the same conflict, the same CGI-heavy-super-predictable fight choreography... I mean no offense but I have personally never been a fan of The Avengers or anything of the sort.
But then words got out about Suicide Squad, and I went okay, yet another life-action film of a comic book story (severe eye-rolling). But then everybody got so hyped up about it, especially about Harley and Joker and there were mentions of unpleasantness going on regarding their romanticized abusive relationship and my ears shot straight up.
What was all this about abuse? And Stockholm Syndrome? And all these other deep emotional psychological argument ... about a DC comic story? Now THIS is worth my attention.
So I did what I had to do which was Google the heck outta this whole thing and lemme tell you, I. WAS. HOOKED.
I've never been so excited about cartoon characters as much as I am right now. DC comics, props to you. Safe to say that I discovered a different part about myself because of this. Suicide Squad, or their original name Task Force X, and more particularly Harley Quinn and The Joker, have made me realize why I've never cared about all those other superheroes as much. Because they're basic. They are black and white. They are cliche. And I'm sick of it. They're the good guys, always fighting for one purpose; to save the world. And almost all of em have like some sort of betrayal that happened to them that made them do what they do. We get it, you wanna avenge the death of Uncle Ben. You wanna do good even when the US government betrayed you. You have a responsibility to protect us from Loki. (more severe eye-rolling).
But with the villains, especially everyone's favorite pair, Harley and Joker, they all deal with very different and very personal issues. Issues that are not so black and white. Issues that really make you
think and consider. They make me wanna put myself in their shoes and figure out why they are that way. They make you feel for them, because they have depth. Because they feel real. The conflicts that they face are far from superficial and have way more complexities.
And for some reason, (dunno if this is normal or i'm just weird) but personally, I find them very relevant. On a very, very personal level. Like I feel it deep in the pit of my gut. And the core of my brain. (tell me if i'm weird) Their relationship is almost like the analogy to my my relationship with myself. And all this, from comic characters? Unexpected indeed.
So yeah, now I am crazy for the comics, and the "bad guys" and I am looking forward to seeing Joker and Harley on the big screens again. If any of you have the same interest in them, feel free to discuss.I am more than happy to engage.
Okay that's all I guess. Basically this post was just a wordy movie hype if anything. Haha..
Okay, bye. Thanks for reading.
