In recent days, fans of superheroes in Vietnam and around the world have shown great interest in the Suicide Squad, a superhero film that has sparked considerable debate within the film criticism community. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the movie holds a rating of only about 34%, with critics commenting that the film’s content lacks depth. Personally, after watching this film, I felt that it didn’t quite reach an overly low level, but the comments on it indicated that it is a super production that certainly raises expectations…
Initially, the Suicide Squad revolves around a group of villains captured by the government and later assembled by Amanda Waller, a high-ranking figure who gathers them to help the government perform missions of dubious legality that they dare not publicly acknowledge. With a roster of about 5-6 characters, the film has chosen a rather straightforward narrative, avoiding complexity, focusing on the individual stories of each character before intertwining them together.
Once all the characters have been introduced, the focus shifts to them working together to accomplish various tasks while simultaneously trying to escape from their villainous backgrounds. The film’s plot is indeed quite simple, and fans of DC are likely hoping for a deeper storyline with more plot twists. However, the majority of the audience may appreciate this simplicity as it makes the film easier to understand compared to other superhero movies.
As mentioned above, the film is rather straightforward with its character introductions, so I will focus on how the characters in the Suicide Squad are developed.
The film has created a fantastic version of Harley Quinn, featuring an outstanding performance by Margot Robbie. Although the dark scenes are present, her strong screen presence has not fully showcased Harley Quinn’s distinctive traits of unpredictability, eccentricity, and sexiness, which Margot Robbie embodies perfectly, thus becoming the main “show-stealer” of the movie.
