The SUICIDE SQUADs: The One Scene That Shows Why One Worked and the Other Didn't | SCENE FIGHTS!

Summary by Krater

This video compares how Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy introduce their large ensemble casts, concluding that Suicide Squad's over-reliance on diegetic needle drops to convey character emotion is an ineffective storytelling technique compared to Guardians of the Galaxy's more focused approach.

From the video

Answers: Why does Suicide Squad feel like an extended movie trailer?

• Film character introduction techniques
• Diegetic music in film
• Editing and structure of Suicide Squad
• Comparison of James Gunn and David Ayer filmmaking styles

What it concludes

• Suicide Squad over-relies on diegetic pop music needle drops to force audience emotional states.
• The Ayer Cut of Suicide Squad is a masterclass in how not to introduce a large cast.
• Guardians of the Galaxy succeeds in introducing its large cast by focusing on characters one at a time with a single object of desire.