The second trailer that exhibits DC's intentions of creating a cohesive cinematic universe. This time, it's the bad guys who have the limelight.
Well if the marketing team behind this trailer wanted to give off a crazed insanity vibe, then they accomplished their goal with flying colours. Never before have we seen a comic book movie where the focus shifts on to the bad guys, the evil people with maniacal and treacherous intentions. The droning musical score with the high pitched singing perfectly encapsulated what the film is going to be. It is almost fun in the most sadistic way possible.
DC are trying to build a cohesive movie universe and we've seen already that Batman v Superman is directly following on from the events of Man of Steel. What people may not know is that the events of Suicide Squad (or at least some of the major characters) will link into the past of Ben Affleck's Batman and Man of Steel in some cases. Because of how quickly they have to build their universe, I believe characters like Amanda Waller (and others like Lex Luthor) will be used as the connective tissue between the films. It could even be the case that Amanda Waller is mentioned in Batman v Superman, or maybe that heroes like Aquaman and the Flash are given nods to. In any case, I am loving the way it appears that these films are linking into each other.
Amanda Waller's narration at the start of the trailer pretty much confirms how the Suicide Squad has led on from Man of Steel. She says she has assembled a team of "the worst of the worst" and that she has "put them in a hole and through away the hole". What I took the most away from her opening speech was the phrase "maybe Superman was some kind of beacon for them to creep back from the shadows". It suggests that before Superman these meta-humans with extra terrestrial abilities were around before being stopped or incarcerated. Now that a Kryptonian walks the Earth and the entire world knows about it, the creeps are coming out of their caves.
The shining light of this particular trailer is Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, the mentally tortured doctor who the Joker meddled with to the point of insanity. This role was perfectly fan-cast in my opinion. She has the look down, but also completely sells the mentally damaged beyond repair side of a character which could turn out to be the best thing about the entire film... I'm serious. We see her hanging upside down from her cell, pretending to use her baseball bat as a gun as well as licking her prison cell bars. Margot Robbie plays insane pretty well, and what ever she is doing I don't want her to stop.
We see the rest of the Suicide Squad and to me, the other member which really stood out was Killer Croc. Deadshot did look pretty sweet in his full costume and Katana and Enchantress featured well when they were on screen, but to me Killer Croc really made me happy when I looked at him. He isn't as large as he is in the comics but I'm completely Ok with that. His face looks like it is mainly prosthetic make up with some CG enhancements, and it looks convincing as anything.
We also get another glimpse of Batman in this trailer. This time, he's riding on top of what looks like a Joker-themed Lamborghini with Harley Quinn either driving it or in the passenger seat. I said in my review for the Batman v Superman Comic Con trailer that in this universe Batman and the Joker have history, to the point where he has most likely already killed Jason Todd. I think this scene is a flashback told from Harley Quinn's perspective, how she has been involved with both Batman and the Joker. Many people thought that the final scene in the trailer could have been the Joker torturing Jason Todd, I strongly believe otherwise that it is actually Harley Quinn (or Doctor Harleen Quinzel) on the wrong end of the Joker's insanity. But if the Jason Todd and Under the Red Hood rumours are true then expect to see that mentioned within the film as a springboard onto the Ben Affleck directed solo Batman flick.
And finally, Jared Leto's Joker is exactly what I thought he should be... terrifying. Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker in 2008's The Dark Knight is my favourite acting performance ever, but it wasn't simply stunning due to the fact that it was purely crazy. Jared Leto's interpretation of the Joker might be the craziest one we have seen so far. Just by looking into his eyes you can see it and it honestly makes me kind of afraid. If it wasn't clear before it is now, the Joker is probably the threat which forces Amanda Waller to assemble Task Force X.
As a fan of DC comics I'm happy to see how they're trying to tie everything together and they're doing it in their own way. While they may never make up the ground on Marvel, considering their circumstances I think they're going about things differently with the intention of creating something unique. I can't wait to see the Joker, to see Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, I can't wait to see David Ayer bring his action style to the forefront and I am so excited to see how it ties into Man of Steel, Batman vs. Superman, a solo Batman film and the Justice League Part 1.
The wait isn't going to kill me, it's just going to hurt me. Really, really bad.
Thanks for reading,
Matt
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