The Suicide Squad Disconnect

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This weekend saw Suicide Squad open to record breaking numbers despite the scathing reviews from critics. Fans on CinemaScore and Rotten Tomatoes were much more kind to the film. So what's the disconnect? That question receives different answers depending on who you ask and the situation as a whole has caused a great debate online. I'm not here to say one side or the other is wrong. Movies are subjective. What is enjoyable to one person is not enjoyable to the next. That is the part I think many forget when engaging in these sometimes heated debates. I am going to look at a few reasons I believe there is such a disconnect between critic and fan for Suicide Squad. I think the biggest thing is expectations. I think expectations between the two are different because of the fact that critics get paid to review these films objectively while fans are going in because it is something that interests them and they wanted to see. Fans go in only to have fun and be entertained while critics must account for some of the technical aspects of film making as well. Despite the outrage online both by critics against the film and fans against the critics it had no affect on the box office success of Suicide Squad in it's opening weekend. That should be the big take away from the story. Everyone should be allowed to have their own opinion about the movie. But everyone should go see it to form their own opinion and not attack others for theirs.