Someone I know recently asked me if I was excited for the Suicide Squad movie. I gave a bit of a half-shrug and said that while I thought it was great that there was going to be a Suicide Squad movie, DC's recent history with movies that weren't Christopher Nolan doing Batman had me wary.
I love the Suicide Squad characters, though. Deadshot's one of my favorite DC characters. Amanda Waller is one of the best characters DC has (or had, before she suddenly felt the need to become Yet Another Sexy Woman, but that's another rant for another day). Rick Flag, Captain Boomerang, Plastique, King Shark, Killer Frost, even that time Grant Morrison joined the team as "The Writer" and died because he developed writer's block at an inappropriate time...I love it all.
But there's a problem. Harley Quinn is involved, and the more I see of her in comics, cartoons, and other media, the more I fear that what made the character distinctive and unique is getting washed away in order to try to turn her into a "Generic Manic Pixie Girl."
If you don't know what that is, go watch anything with Zooey Deschanel in it. Look at the character she plays.
Go ahead. I'll still be here. I'll wait.
