Suicide Squad: 10 Lessons It Can Learn From Assault On Arkham

By Connor Briggs-Morris /

2. The Joker Should Be A Supporting Character

If Heath Ledger€™s performance in The Dark Knight was any indication, Joker, more so than any other villain, has the potential to completely overshadow a movie. That€™s nice if the story you want to tell is similar to The Dark Knight€™s theme of order versus chaos. It€™s not so great, however, if you€™re trying to handle team dynamics and the Joker is more of a wrench in the plan as opposed to the ultimate goal. For a Batman movie, DC should go nuts, let him have a huge deal of screen time, but for Suicide Squad, the blueprint that Assault On Arkham laid out is probably what€™s best. In that film, Joker is barely present in the first half of the film and spends his time locked up when we do see him. He only gets out in the third act and becomes essentially a final boss for the team to stop. It€™s clear based on Jared Leto€™s prominent billing and the amount we€™ve seen of him in the trailers that the clown prince of crime is going to be a major player. Let€™s just hope they can use him in moderation and not at the cost of every other character's development.