Current Events > Chris Pratts theory on what went so wrong with Suicide Squad

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CHRIS Pratt’s set to return to screens next week for the next instalment of Guardians of the Galaxy — and given the first film was a rare commercial and critical success, it seems he’s got some advice for other films that haven’t been so well-received.

Pratt — a certified Marvel action hero as Guardian’s Star Lord — waded into the Marvel / DC Comics rivalry with an unfiltered opinion on what exactly went wrong with last year’s DC offering, Suicide Squad.

While that much-hyped film was a box office hit, it received a critical mauling and left many comic book fans unsatisfied.

In a Guardians of the Galaxy junket interview, Pratt said he finds DC movies in general “really cool,” he did have one note that would’ve made Suicide Squad more watchable.

“One of the flaws might have been they were introducing too many characters in Suicide Squad. They spent 10 minutes telling us why should we care about these characters, rather than creating trilogies for each character and convincing us to care about the characters.”

Indeed, Suicide Squad introduced a raft of edgy antiheroes — including Aussies Jai Courtney and Margot Robbie as Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn respectively — in quick succession.

“It’s like hardwood,” he continued, reeling off a list of Marvel films that he said nailed the formula.

“They grew it really slowly so it’s strong. They didn’t create The Avengers first. They did Iron Man. And they tested it to make sure it worked. Then they did [Iron Man II] and [Iron Man III], then they did Cap, and then they did Thor. And they created a thirst for these characters, and that’s when they put them in The Avengers.”

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Didn't guardians do da same thing and it worked
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TLDR people who make DC hero movies have no idea what they're doing
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He hit the nail pretty much right on the head tbh.
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ssj3vegeta2 posted...

Didn't guardians do da same thing and it worked

Eh, 5+ characters VS the 10 or so in Suicide Squad
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ssj3vegeta2 posted...

Didn't guardians do da same thing and it worked

That movie started with a big flashback to Starlord's childhood and the movie was focused from his perspective. Everyone was introduced throughout the movie through him.

Suicide Squad started with a bunch of music montages and narration like "This is Katana. Her sword traps the souls of its victims."

It's all about pacing and structure really. The pacing and structure for Suicide Squad was pretty meh.
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Iron Man 3 came out after Avengers.
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Darmik posted...

ssj3vegeta2 posted...

Didn't guardians do da same thing and it worked

That movie started with a big flashback to Starlord's childhood and the movie was focused from his perspective.

Suicide Squad started with a bunch of music montages and narration like "This is Katana. Her sword traps the souls of its victims."

Yeah everything he said was true, but also the movie just sucked. Literally the wackiest most ridiculous plot and villain I've ever seen in a super hero movie but it wasn't self aware enough to acknowledge that it was wacky like Guardians of the Galaxy so masterfully did.

It actually tried to take its plot where the villain is a sorceress from thousands of years ago plotting to take over the world seriously in a film that could have been great if it even hinted that it knew that that premise is inherently ridiculous.
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Darmik posted...

rather than creating trilogies for each character and convincing us to care about the characters.

haha oh man
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