Suicide Squad 2: 10 Things That Will Make It Awesome
3. Make The Squad True Bad Guys
"We're bad guys - it's what we do." If you've seen a trailer for Suicide Squad, you've probably heard that line - it's been rammed down our throats from day one. And yet, bizarrely, the entire squad didn't really come off as all that bad. They had plenty of redeeming qualities, and they even had a 'we're a family now' moment toward the end of the film, which seemed to contradict their nature.
Are they bad guys or not?
Would these people really have a drink together in a bar - wouldn't they just run off and claim their freedom? Would they really bond so closely after knowing each other for roughly ten hours, despite being 'the worst of the worst'? The movie itself, and the film's marketing, didn't really earn these moments. If audiences wanted to watch a group of superheroes making friends and exchanging quips, they'd watch The Avengers.
It was clear that the studio didn't want to make Suicide Squad too dark after the lukewarm reception to Batman v Superman, but watering down the 'bad guys' was a poor move. The sequel must make us believe that these people are dangerous, violent criminals, rather than the happy-go-lucky, quippy anti-heroes the first film made them out to be. This will help set Suicide Squad apart from other similar superhero groups, rather than making it a weak imitator of Marvel's A-Team.