Suicide Squad: 10 Lessons It Can Learn From Assault On Arkham
2. The Joker Should Be A Supporting Character
If Heath Ledgers performance in The Dark Knight was any indication, Joker, more so than any other villain, has the potential to completely overshadow a movie. Thats nice if the story you want to tell is similar to The Dark Knights theme of order versus chaos. Its not so great, however, if youre 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 whats 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. Its clear based on Jared Letos prominent billing and the amount weve seen of him in the trailers that the clown prince of crime is going to be a major player. Lets just hope they can use him in moderation and not at the cost of every other character's development.
Connor loves movies, comics, and TV, and is trying to write for people who feel the same way. When he's not sitting on the couch with his laptop, you might find him lying in his bed with his laptop.
