Top of the Line

Rating: 10/10 (19 November 2016)

I watched this film yesterday (11/18/16) at school and I have to say that I wish I saw it when it first came out. It was absolutely fantastic, and not just from an overall movie watching experience stand point. All of the little elements that went into creating the universe really made the film what it was supposed to be. DC is notorious for its more dark settings and plots, and this film was no exception. in fact, in my opinion, it was more dark because it is about villains being the heroes. The director captured the extreme darkness of the plot by holding the vast majority of the story at night, with the main source of light being the spell that the Enchantress is performing in the distance. The light is also softer and more even, including during the final battle in the end. this keeps the focus on the characters and what they are doing, along with showing that there are no secrets. Also, most of the wardrobes are dark colors, like army greens and dark blues, paired with white or light gray. The exceptions are with Harley Quinn, Deadshot, the Joker and Amanda Waller. They are the headline characters, with Harley, Deadshot, and Waller being the three main characters, and their more colorful wardrobes help them stand out as such. In all of the other DC movies with the Joker, his wardrobe always consists of greens and purples, so I assume they kept that so in this film for continuity sake. Overall, this was a fantastic film from beginning to end. I love DC movies because of how real they feel and how dark they are. I love that the fact that even though this is a more comedic film it didn't take away from the overall dark and mysterious feel of the story. I would recommend this to anyone who likes both a dark movie and a comedic one.