About to see #BirdsOfPrey. Very excite.
LORI PETTY MOTHER OF GOD, Margot Robbie is perfect and this is the most perfect action movie I have seen in... maybe ever. Also hilarious and sexy.
I want to inject this movie directly into my veins in a way I haven't since the time I rented Tank Girl on VHS and watched it over and over again all weekend.
Couple of non-spoilery observations:
1. They managed to give Helena a personality that comes across despite being the character with the least time for development. And it says something about the "child of vengeance" vigilante motif that I'll get into after it's been out more.
1. They managed to give Helena a personality that comes across despite being the character with the least time for development. And it says something about the "child of vengeance" vigilante motif that I'll get into after it's been out more.
2. I completely agree with @GailSimone about how they captured an iconic version of Dinah's heart, and with the allusions to her mother, this is believable as a Black Canary at the start of her career.
@GailSimone Also, it's a very openly queer movie with no queer romance, but also no romance, period. At least three women confirmed on-screen as queer, and Dinah (who is bisexual according to *some* writers at least?) certainly vibes with other women.
@GailSimone All this, and roller derby.
And this movie has such a satisfying physicality to it. The way Harley gathers herself before her signature acrobatic flips. The way things (and people) bounce and rebound. The world and everything in it have weight and heft that's often missing.
And this movie has such a satisfying physicality to it. The way Harley gathers herself before her signature acrobatic flips. The way things (and people) bounce and rebound. The world and everything in it have weight and heft that's often missing.
@GailSimone It's way more of a Harley Quinn movie than a Birds of Prey movie. It's more of a backdoor pilot for a Birds of Prey movie/series that I really, really hope happens. The opening weekend was apparently not great but with good word of mouth...?
@GailSimone Also, the little details in the movie are great. You want to talk about dramatic irony? If you see it, take a good look at Harley's neck hardware after she gets rid of her J-for-Joker necklace.
@GailSimone And the soundtrack! The soundtrack and the way it was integrated with the fight choreography. Cathy Yan is amazing.
