We Watched SUICIDE SQUAD During a Power Cut and it Wasn’t That Bad, Actually

Have you heard bad reviews about “Suicide Squad,” the new superhero flick starring Jared Leto and Will Smith? Have you heard people trash it for being light on plot and heavy on unnecessary cameos designed to eek as much money as possible out of prepubescent kids? Don’t listen to the haters! All you need to do is view it from a different angle.

When I decided to watch Suicide Squad I thought it needed a change of perspective. Maybe I needed to focus on the Brechtian Alienation effect of Will Smith’s character, or the powerful emotions forcing Cara Delevigne to become some kind of witch and decide to end the world for no discernible reason. I was determined to shine a more positive light on the Suicide Squad. 

My plans of course were completely changed the moment the power went out.

It was at this point that Suicide Squad came completely into its own. 

What was before seen as a throwaway summer blockbuster made by committee rather than with any soul was now a slow-burning thriller with minimal action and the plot told mostly through a terrible fear of rats and the occasional flash of lightning. Genius. 

Credit has to go to Zack Snyder for ignoring his critics and sticking to a vision of existential dread and despair about being stuck alone in a house in the pouring rain with no way of contacting one’s parents to tell them you love them and confess about the stolen chocolate bar.

Pictured: artistic vision

The highlight of the piece for me was definitely the character development that Jared Leto’s Joker portrayed. What started out as merely an irritating voice in my head ended up turning into a full blown hallucination when water and food supplies went low. Truly chilling stuff.

Seven hours in and his hair turned into snakes

Obviously the film was by no means perfect and I’m not trying to say it was. There was definitely issues with pacing and the runtime was overly long. The main criticism I have was obviously the ending, with the twist of me waking up in a hospital bed with an IV drip-on and suspicions of tetanus being poorly signposted and felt to me to be rather cheap. However these are minor criticisms and I have to give the film a 7/10 and EDF Energy a rather predictable 0.

Was this in the film? Almost definitely. 90% certain. Highly likely.

What did you guys think? Have you tried looking at Suicide Squad from a different perspective in any way? Heard the soundtrack whilst hiding from bailiffs? Admired the visual effects from the comfort of a dentist’s chair before having your wisdom teeth out? How did this effect your experience? Let me know in the comments section below, and remember to stay away from rats!