Suicide Squad 2016- David Ayer

Suicide squad 2016- David Ayer

The director of Suicide Squad, David Ayer, is known for previously directing other action films such as Fury, End of watch and Sabotage. Suicide squad fits in with the genres of his previous film. The themes of his previous all tye in with the theme of violence. This can link to his past in the navy.

In suicide squad, the military are heavily involved within the film. Ayer’s past in the navy can lead to the military element in the film feeling more authentic as he can make the communication and actions of the military close to the actual techniques used in the US Navy.

The characters, Harley Quinn and The Joker, are both sick and deluded and clearly have serious mental issues. Ayers manages to almost explore mental issues. From causes to symptoms of  mental, Ayers presents mental issues through the performance of Harley Quinn and The Joker. Another factor from the theme of mental issues is abusive relationships. In the flashback when you see Harley Quinn becoming almost obsessed with The Joker. His name “the joker” can be linked to how he plays Harley. He tricks her by seducing her and making her feel special. Ultimately she changes herself for him. They end up in a relationship where she follows him. It can be seen as mental abuse because he is always tricking her and manipulating her. The fact that he can manipulate her regularly and she follows, shows that they both have deeper issues.

Different members of the suicide squad are from different countries. Ayer uses stereotypes of the country to represent this. For example, the character of Katana is from Japan, to represent this, she is skilled in using a katana, a traditional Japanese sword and her face mask has the Japanese flag on it.

Another use of this representation is the character is Captain Boomerang. He is Australian, to represent this, he uses a boomerang and his name has boomerang in it. Ayer uses this to effectively bring different culture into the film and therefore bringing different techniques to eliminate the enemy.