Unreliable Heroes and Unreliable America

Gage 2022-03-21 09:01:53

To put it bluntly, it is Suicide Squad 2, a series in which the dc universe has compiled each series of villains into a squad as the protagonist. It may be that the word suicide is not appropriate, and the second Chinese translation became Task Force X. However, this sequel does not have much to do with the previous one, so Harley Quinn and Captain Flag are still there, and the other protagonists have changed their blood. The first scene of the opening chapter is about how the protagonist of the previous film + other dragon tricks were all destroyed by various unreliable methods. The opening chapter is completely destroyed, making people call to watch less episodes, and then after the blood is exploded nonsensically, it tells us that the protagonist is Suicide Squad 2. This opening chapter can be regarded as setting the tone of the whole film, that is, not playing cards according to the routine, and this itself is very commensurate with the madness of the villains.

Of course, it is not uncommon to forcibly reverse the routine these years, but this film has a good grasp of the sense of nonsense. When I watch it, I may feel that the rhythm is a little chaotic from time to time, but overall I don't think it's a big problem. At the beginning, a bunch of cannon fodder supporting roles that you thought were the protagonist died, and at the end, the mechanical seance of the army of mice that you thought was useless forced the victory. It is really too abrupt to ask for the standard of a normal script. Well, my movie viewing experience and intuition tell me that this kind of mouse and little girl who look useless but are very cute must have a great ending, and there are also many stories where the small wins the big by the number, so I have been from the beginning. I don't think Rat Man is useless.

From the beginning to the end of the absurdity, the audience will not be entangled in rationality, and if they claim to be a serious blockbuster, they will be criticized when the plot drops intellectually. Simply put, this is the reason. If the absurd plot is coupled with a protagonist group with almost no normal people, nonsensical laughs, and many characters that can be said to be ugly and cute (although some are not human, let’s call them characters), and fancy announcements. Fancy killings, such as blood spraying into the name of the director and the company, and Harley Quinn replacing blood plasma with flowers in the filter in her brain, then the mess can also be changed from derogatory words to praise words, and become part of the style of the film.

Also, the essence of the so-called comedy is tragedy. In addition to creating a sense of novelty with anti-routines, this film also satirizes some serious social issues. Among them, the most obvious is to satirize their own US government. For example, the protagonists sneak into other people's camps, acquiesce they are bad people without asking questions, and after a massacre or even a fancy killing contest, only to find out that they are good rebels, and they still have a common enemy. as teammates. The leaders of the resistance army complained about it. This is a typical American style. As long as you suspect that you have a problem, you don't ask to come in to kill and set fire. Middle East countries agreed.

I thought it was a small evil country doing evil human experiments, but it turned out that this experiment was started by the United States at first, and finally the ugly and cute Pai Daxing alien was imprisoned by the United States for research at the beginning. The big stars with red and blue colors and the national flag of a certain country also have a strong sense of sight. When Pai Daxing released Hulianxing to manipulate the civilians of the small country, the United States also said that the data could be withdrawn as soon as it was obtained, and the destruction of the people of the small country had nothing to do with them. And the protagonists have their own stories. Veterans, wronged refugees, and being transformed by crazy mothers have a strong psychological shadow. Everyone looks like a mother... In short, the characters have a touch of realism.

Even, the mice in the whole city united to kill the red and blue color matching Pai Daxing, the mechanical seance, combined with the mouse girl her father said that although the mice are very inconspicuous and weak, once they unite, they can create great power. , this explanation is very much like the world united. Of course, it is still inappropriate to treat this film as a serious leftist satire. This is still a brainless popcorn film of a hero saving the world, just because the hero and the world (the United States) do not rely on the world (country). Spectrum leads to relatively new ideas. In any case, it looks better than the first Suicide Squad, which I saw asleep, with blood plasma, anti-routine jokes, and social satire. It's not a loss to watch.

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The Suicide Squad quotes

  • Thinker: Unclench your fucking pearls, Flag! We serve the same master!

    Ratcatcher II: We were sent here to stop you!

    Thinker: Child, your government didn't send you here to protect the world from alien technology, your government sent you here to cover up their part in it!

    Rick Flag: You're a goddamn liar!

    Thinker: American goddamn astronauts found Starro! Yankee fucking doodle dandies! Although the Cold War was ended, your government saw the potential in weaponizing such a powerful beast. But banish the thought of any such experiments being held on American soil!

  • [Starro grabs the Thinker]

    Thinker: Okay, we gotta calm down. Let's all just... let's-let's just talk about this. I understand where you're coming from! I crashed your life! Okay! I crashed your life! But I'm ready to change! I am ready to change! I didn't mean to harm you!

    [Starro tears him apart and throws him at a window]