Suicide Squad: 10 Lessons It Can Learn From Assault On Arkham
8. Give The Characters Different Agendas
If getting all of these supervillains to work together towards a singular goal sounds impossible, thats because it basically is. The trick of the matter is that their overseer, Amanda Waller, has them following different missions. Specifically, Assault On Arkham sees her privately enlisting Killer Frost to kill the Riddler once theyve acquired his staff. This sort of role could fall to her trusted lieutenant in the film, Rick Flag. Similarly, once things start hitting the fan, each character reacts differently. Some want to try and escape, while others think the Joker needs to be stopped. These characters have individual desires and want different things, and that characterization has to come out in Suicide Squad. Creating conflicting missions, and forcing these characters to constantly re-evaluate whos with them and whos against them makes the plot absolutely electric. If David Ayer wants to capture that spirit, hopefully he took some notes on that one.
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