Suicide Squad: 12 Last Minute Concerns You Won't Admit
8. Some Of The Arcs Feel Painfully Obvious
One of the biggest currencies in cinema is surprise: nobody wants to be sitting in a dark screen whispering "I told you so" or rolling their eyes as the things they predicted would happen do faultlessly and without exception. Writers, in that respect, need to mix it up, be brave and occasionally make bolder, atypical moves.
In a film like Suicide Squad, there is added freedom to do what you like. It's a film that fundamentally f*cks with the programme, and there are inherently some expectations that it will provocatively defy expectations. Except, the promotional material seems to be suggesting otherwise.
If it doesn't turn out that Diablo redeems himself for the death of his family, Deadshot escapes after a heroic sacrifice by Rick Flag, Slipknot escapes, Amanda Waller turns out to be the Devil incarnate and Harley runs off with the Joker (and everyone else dies), I will be mighty shocked. That might as well be on the poster, and it's all thanks to the way the marketing has set them up.
Let's just hope for some swerves.