XII MIPA 2

Nadhira Marcia P. (20)

Syahlu Refina Mandini F.
(30)

Suicide Squad
Monolog

A coup in the small South

American island nation of
Corto Maltese results in
Amanda Waller (Viola Davis)
sending two Task Force X
teams (that is Suicide
Squadʼs proper name). Team
A led by Rick Flag, (Joel
Kinnaman) is betrayed and
all members except for
Harley Quinn (Margot
Robbie) are killed in a variety
of gory, grotesque ways.
Flag is captured by rebel
soldiers. While all manner of
mayhem is happening to
Team A, Team B led by
Bloodsport (Idris Elba), is
able to sneak into the island.
The mission is to destroy a
scary laboratory, Jötunheim,
conducting secret
experiments, called Project
Starfish. The plan is to get
into the laboratory with the
help of The Thinker (Peter
Capaldi), who is in charge of
Project Starfish. Gunn
purposely chose to people
The Suicide Squad with a
bunch of losers, but what a
charismatic lot they turned
out to be.
There is the Peacemaker
(John Cena) who cherishes
“peace with all my heart. I
donʼt care how many men,
women, and children I need
to kill to get it”. The Polka-
Dot Man (David
Dastmalchian) is the result
of an experiment with an
interdimensional virus gone
wrong. The Ratcatcher 2
(Daniela Melchior) took over
the mantle from her father
Ratcatcher (Taika Waititi)
and has a pet rat named
Sebastian (voice of Dee
Bradley Baker).
While the action is all bang
for the buck, the sly humour
is delicious. There is
something chuckle-inducing
about a giant starfish with a
single, massive eye
clomping down the streets
and swatting away buildings.
The discussion on TDKʼs
(Nathan Fillion) name —
“How can a name be just
letters?” gets the just
response of “all words are
letters” — and reminds one
of the discussion on
Popinjayʼs name in
Catch-22. There is also a
conversation on whether
Bloodsportʼs description of
Peacemakerʼs underwear
has a racist slant (tighty
whities). The Peacemaker
wondering if there is any
connection between Project
Starfish and the other end of
the alimentary canal will
provoke giggles, while
Harley Quinn telling The
Thinker “If you cough
without covering your
mouth, you die,” will surely
make for a timely public
interest poster.