After every superhero or villain movie comes out, comic book readers across the world begin to ask themselves if the movie actually got the character right. Readers have many interpretations of their favorite characters so the question of “did they get it right?” can be challenging in each person’s eye. This summer presented comic book fans with a huge challenge: "Suicide Squad."
There have been so many mixed reviews about this movie that fans didn’t know what they were expecting when they stepped foot in the theater. This movie presented some of the biggest DC Comic’s villains such as Harley Quinn, The Joker, Deadshot and many, many more. The big question that everyone has been asking themselves is, did this movie do the villains any justice?
One of the most questionable characters in the movie was Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie. Quinn has a very complex history in the comics most of this history is mixed in with the Joker's. In "Suicide Squad," Harley Quinn is a little different from the way she is seen in the comics. First, the movie decides to not touch on the idea of domestic abuse between Joker and Harley that is clearly present in the comics and other adaptations of the character.
The movie doesn’t quite depict the pain that Quinn goes through with the Joker. In the recent comics, we have Harley learning to stand up for herself and walk away from the pain that the Joker is causing her, in this movie since the pain isn’t quite there, the idea of Harley being freed from his abuse is not presented. Without this presentation, her character is so far off from the comic book Harley.
Did the movie do Harley any justice? Some fans say yes, but others just don’t feel like this character is as badass as she is in the comic books. I’ll leave you to decide whether or not Harley Quinn lives up to her full potential in this movie.
You can check out the trailer for "Suicide Squad" below.