{"id":131209,"date":"2016-08-05T23:57:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T05:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/08\/05\/too-many-cooks-usually-dont-help-the-movie-broth.html"},"modified":"2016-08-05T23:57:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T05:57:13","slug":"too-many-cooks-usually-dont-help-the-movie-broth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/08\/05\/too-many-cooks-usually-dont-help-the-movie-broth.html","title":{"rendered":"Too many cooks usually don't help the movie broth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Per this article, Suicide Squad<\/i> suffered from a tight writing schedule and (especially after Batman v Superman<\/i> serious worries by Warner Bros. that the film being made was going to be too dark (and not in keeping with the much more antic trailer that seemed to be so popular).<\/p>\n

In the end, the studio forced through a fair number of changes and reshoots to lighten things up. Ironically, I think things would have been better if they hadn't tried to compromise between the two perspectives — either a much darker movie would have been better and more interesting, or something that was consistent with (and structurally built around) a lighter tone would have been more successful. Suicide Squad<\/i> tries to split the difference, and feels a bit muddled as a result.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n‘Suicide Squad’s’ Secret Drama: Rushed Production, Competing Cuts, High Anxiety<\/a><\/span>
\nThe upheaval like that behind Warner  Bros.’ DC team-up is becoming a staple of studio franchise filmmaking.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Per this article, Suicide Squad suffered from a tight writing schedule and (especially after Batman v Superman serious worries by Warner Bros. that the film being made was going to be too dark (and not in keeping with the much more antic trailer that seemed to be so popular). 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