It's also worth pointing out that during Renee's emotional talk with Black Canary aka Dinah Laurel Lance, we learned that Canary's mother was a super-powered hero who protected Gotham City before her untimely demise. Now, in addition to the Justice League and the Shazam Family, the DC movie universe has another superhero team protecting innocents and beating up baddies. Members Renee Montoya, Huntress, and Black Canary decide to stay together to keep cleaning up Gotham. Birds of PreyOf course, the Birds of Prey assemble to stop Black Mask and bring him to a rather, er, explosive end. We see Black Mask making moves to expand his criminal operations as he makes offers to fellow crime lords… and has them executed by Mr. Play The Rise of Black MaskWhile Black Mask trying to get his gloved hands on Harley is at the forefront of the film, we couldn’t help but notice that there also seems to be a power vacuum in Gotham City thanks to the Joker not being around, and Roman Sionis is trying to take advantage of it. Black Mask takes this as an opportunity to finally claim Harley as his own and punish her for the long, long list of things she’s done to anger and otherwise annoy him. So without the Joker’s protection, it’s open season on Harley Quinn, meaning everyone with a grudge against her - and it turns out that’s an awful lot of people - are emboldened to seek her out and attack her in a bid for revenge, all because they know that the Joker isn’t around to retaliate. Harley essentially broadcasts her breakup with Joker when she destroys Ace Chemicals, the place where she was reborn as Harley Quinn and cemented her perverse bond with her Puddin’. The Joker’s absence in Gotham has a profound effect on Harley and the city at large. In Suicide Squad, we saw the Joker operating out of a lavish mansion, but now he appears to be residing a cabin out in a rural area, which implies that the Joker isn’t in Gotham and is likely laying low, probably to avoid getting caught by Batman. We see Harley getting tossed out by one of the Joker’s goons, and you’ll notice that the setting isn’t in Gotham City. The Joker Is MIABirds of Prey picks up with Harley trying to get over being dumped by her ex, the Joker.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |