5 Reasons Why You Should Watch BIRDS OF PREY (for Comic Book Girls When WW and CM Were not Enough)

[@Princess_Weekes]

Someone brought to my attention that in the Disability Community at large the standard is just "disabled/disabled person" rather than "differently-abled" which is what I said in the video. So I'll make sure to use that from now on! Thank you for sharing that with me. Enjoy xx

[@muellerruski9708]

Hahahahahaha!!! Your comment section is hilarious😂😂😂😂 Reading all the woke comments is pure gold. Get woke, go broke

[@Princess_Weekes]

@@muellerruski9708 I'm mean as long as youre having fun sir.

[@rawkhawk414]

@@muellerruski9708 Be respectful...get...erectful? Is it really so woke to make a simple correction or acknowledgement in the name of respecting what is potentially or often a sensitive thing for people, like disability? Or is it just funny watching people trying to be better, or even just trying not to be assholes, because...? Why? lol. I dunno your comment seems funny in a sad way, whereas MelinaPendulum's comment seems pretty earnest and nice.

[@dwaynebrice1697]

I liked the movie but it was kind of boring. I felt like it was WAAAAY better than captain marvel. Thos e are good actresses so IMO it was obviously the writers let me down. The jokes felt childish but the violence and the content of the writing was really adult it left me confused I wondered "who is this for". But I liked the action i just wanted to see the girls kick ass. It really reminded me of transformers which I loved, but i cant remember what it was about i just wanted to see bad asses, kick ass. Oh my God I loved how the villain died I exploded with laughter it was so cool.

[@mandelharvey3429]

@@dwaynebrice1697 watch intensive care and Furie. Girl kicking ass with good choreography.

[@tiffanywright6340]

I actually loved the Marilyn Monroe scene. It is common for people experiencing trauma to dissociate. I thought it was wonderful that they showed what her dissociative episode looked like instead of showing the abuse.

[@swimmyswim417]

Agreed. It works on so many levels-it illustrates Harley’s fractured psyche, but also works as ironic black humor. I feel like sometimes in action movies, the torture/interrogation/etc scenes can be kind of exploitative or unnecessarily violent to try to raise the stakes in the narrative. The sequence does a great job at avoiding torture porn while still building Sionis up as a serious threat.

[@doctorwholover1012]

Yea, I’m tired of female characters needing to be brutally beaten in explicit, often voyeuristic detail, while guys get the same beating but without all the horny camera angles. The fact that it makes 1000% more sense for her character is just a fringe benefit

[@isabelrowbotham359]

Me too! So much fun!

[@flipppbook]

@@doctorwholover1012 +

[@RuviGaPo]

Same!!

[@aurora4218]

Also I love how not-sexualized Cassandra Kane is. Like I'm so used to girl children being aged up and sexed up, that I didn't realize I was holding my breath waiting for it to happen til I'd passed out on the theater floor

[@esmeme69]

aurora4218 as someone whose around the age she’s supposed to be it was so fucking amazing that she wasn’t like first of all Uber-thin, which most child actors are and that she literally was just a kid in the way she dressed and acted

[@mayaneff3728]

Right, that was a 14 year old who acted and looked like a 14 year old.

[@undertaker9991]

@@mayaneff3728 Uh doi!!

[@jessicaoutofthecloset]

I love everything you do but this video is particularly perfect! "she'll kind of be like 'fliiiip'... and that is feminism" 😂😂😂

[@joanagomes9272]

It’s so cool when great creators watch eachother’s content👌

[@spiderwickian]

well this was quite a crossover!

[@XxBarbyChanxX]

"I can't see it because of Scarlett Johansson. I signed a contract." "I don't care about Iron Man, Thor or any of these people." "Y'all saw Guardians of the Goddam Galaxy and Ant-Man." "Y'all watched Arrow for 7 seasons but you can't go see Birds of Prey." LMAO, you're kiilling me, OMG!! You're right and you should say it.

[@muellerruski9708]

The movie failed because of the woke marketing. The real world hates wokeness. Get woke, go broke

[@mkwhite5054]

Joe Moer black panther begs to differ but continue to swallow alt-right bullshit without any type of critical thinking whatsoever...

[@muellerruski9708]

MK White Times have changes since black panther came out. Wake up and smell the coffee. The time of woke media is over👍🏻👍🏻

[@mkwhite5054]

Joe Moer it’s literally been two years since black panther came out, are you seriously that stupid to think an entire culture changed within that time frame? Not to mention other films that are “woke” which did make money but you’re using this one example of a film not even underperforming to try and justify your stupid alt-right basic ass catch phrase?

[@Giaphaige]

@@muellerruski9708 aww... you loved antmant didnt you 😢

[@booksvsmovies]

I feel betrayed by the KZbin algorithm that I'm only discovering your videos now. As someone who felt like a bad feminist for years because I found Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman boring, I feel so validated by your thoughts.

[@thrawn4emp]

Same! I just rewatched Captain Marvel tonight for the second time and I'm like, yup. It's as bad as I remember it. She has no personality outside of saying sarcastic things, not unlike Tony Stark, but she has no other qualities that make her redeemable for me. You don't even see her as a loving parental figure until you're halfway through. Birds of Prey is so much more dynamic and features women in ways that feel real

[@AspieMediaBobby]

Also, Gal Gadot`s takes on international politics are trash!Oh yes,so brave to use Hamas and Hezbollah whom everyone agrees are bad actors on the international stage to erase legitimate reasons to oppose the occupation of the West bank by the Likud government!(Sarcasm)

[@laexploradoraaaXD]

You're not alone! They follow the lone woman trope and I don't think that's feminist. I'd much rather see women working together.

[@besos4169]

@@AspieMediaBobby gald gadot is a zionist that's why her takes are trash

[@besos4169]

@GiRayne Captain marvel is USA military propaganda and the actress that plays wonder woman is a zionist.

[@sabfm96.9]

Big props to Robbie, she's so passionate about her work. I love how she just absolutely played the game in Hollywood, cast for the sexy roles, gained popularity and made connections until she could get to a position where she runs the show herself. Mad respect.

[@Spamhard]

Absolutely sucks that woman still have to 'pay their dues' as it were and play that game, but damn did she do good. So beautiful to see her have so much voice for her character and able to have that sort of power in both BoP and TSS, after seeing that male gazey bullshit from the origin Squad film. She's definitely made Quinn her own.

[@Spamhard]

@@sabfm96.9 Ohoh, maybe. The power of Quinn behind them.

[@CheziahKatt]

"and roller derby, like any good bisexual would..." Girl, why you come at me so hard??

[@bonesandhearts5683]

Oh god same. I broke my ankle into a million pieces the first time I did roller derby though so I can’t be a good bisexual anymore

[@idontknowher8698]

roller derby is terrifying to me idk what y'all talking about

[@inferiorinferno8859]

As a bisexual, I did always wanted to try roller derby, I even have my own quad skates.

[@happygucci5094]

😂

[@snugglebuns6193]

I don't know if anyone else has been the "well ackshually" person, but the "vagina flip" move you're referring to is called a hurricanrana. To my knowledge it originated from wrestling/luchadors, it's a move commonly used by agile small wrestlers on bigger wrestlers.

[@Princess_Weekes]

a lot of people have

[@walterbowman3883]

I'm a black man in his fifties and I love the birds of prey I saw it twice at the movies and I watched it repeatedly on Blu-ray it's my favorite DC film

[@elfsieben1450]

I'm a white man in his forties and I loved "Birds of Prey". The trailers made it look bland, so I am ever so happy I STILL went to watch it in spite of that, just because out of boredom and an emotional need to go to the movies at a time when anything else that was on at our local theater just seemed to REALLY suck. What a lucky coincidence! I would rewatch it ANY time, and I am seriously considering buying a BOP t-shirt. This film is way underrated!

[@deuteragonist1078]

"if her strap is huge, it's because it's being paid for by the US military."

[@nattmazzoni]

I don't even like any comic book movies in general, but Birds of Prey, I'm sorry, that is a great movie! I watched it in the theater 3 times, it was the last thing I saw before theaters closed because of COVID. And it fucking KILLS ME that no one is as excited about this movie as they should be. You were the first youtuber I saw who understands me, thank you!!!!

[@celaestisamory1834]

Well I hope you catch ColdCrashPicture's video on it

[@vainpiers]

I saw the film 3 times in theatre as well. It was the only thing that got me through the death of a friend.

[@nattmazzoni]

@@celaestisamory1834 omg thank you??? I didn't know their channel and now I'm addicted!

[@Im__Andy-f6x]

Ight thats it im buying an HBO max acc and watching Birds of Prey

[@R0SE727]

I appreciate you taking the time to cover the Cass Cain discourse and add your thoughts on it! Because I do think it’s a complicated issue but I wish people would be more mindful about the fact that the movie is directed by an Asian woman. chalking the issue up to just erasure doesn’t really feel accurate to me when as you pointed out, Cass Cain has either never been handled by a Asian writer, and the white writers who came up with her were playing into a lot of loaded stereotypes. I’ve seen people from a variety of circles complain abt BoP’s Cass Cain and it’s inaccuracy but it’s become this mix of people who mean well and take issue with the erasure of disability while not understanding the stereotypes that play into her original characterization, and fanboys who are just annoyed Cass isn’t like the comics with zero awareness of what’s actually wrong with her. I just think people should be more trusting of Cathy Yan? As an Asian woman myself, as much as I like Cassandra Cain, her original characterization does make me very uncomfortable. Anyway Birds of Prey rules. Im not really in a marvel or dc boat tbh, I get more excited following a director’s work vs. rly getting attached to any marvel characters in particular (Ryan Coogler & Taika Waititi have my heart)

[@Princess_Weekes]

I'm in the same boat with Coogler and Taika. Also, I appreciate your feedback cause I didn't want to step on anyone's toes with Cass, but I do feel like we need to be more aware that a lot of things about her that are "cool" are also rooted in problematic tropes that may not actually be worth accurately adapting. One of the things I did love about Titans was them bringing in Jericho and having him being an Asian person with disabilties, but also have so much personality. But I think you need a series to get into all the nuance of that and not just one movie. Plus Ella is so cute!!!

[@R0SE727]

MelinaPendulum oh agreed, Ella is super cute and I loved her in the movie! When I saw this video a part of me was wondering and maybe hoping a little that you’d cover the discourse bc it still feels more mindful when the topic covered by another woman of color, and you didn’t disappoint. I appreciated that you acknowledged the different facets of the issue. Don’t worry, no toes were stepped on! It’s just a little disheartening when the issue gets reduced to old Cass = good, new Cass = bad when it’s much more complicated than that. And it’s sad when the discourse gets attached to and associated w a young woc like Ella! She deserves better!

[@Princess_Weekes]

@@R0SE727 Absolutely! Especially because how many brown Asian young actresses do we have? She's so cute and charming and deserves the best.

[@serenityq26]

original cass is/was perfection

[@eldritchabomination6608]

Ella is in the grade under me at my school! It’s really weird to see her in such a great movie. Kinda a surreal experience. She’s in my art class and when we were talking about the Birth of Venus, she showed the teacher the movie poster. It was a really weird moment.

[@themehplace3605]

"Being gay is not just about dating, it is about living your gay ass life" Thank you, I will be quoting this from now on.

[@fritzthelibrarygoblin]

(*raises hand) I watched Birds of Prey... Seriously though, I loved that movie so much I was practically jumping up and down on the verge of screaming from joy the entire time I watched it. It's criminal that it didn't get more love...

[@josefinacabrera589]

YES i love it so much ive watched it like 5 times already, its probs the best DC movie for me

[@heckporter]

I really love how as time’s gone on and you’ve gained more knowledge of the industry due to your job, you’ve been able to break down and explain to the general public production/marketing side stuff. Your point about using the “BOP” name as a way to secure viability to continue telling other stories and not just as a single adaptation was really insightful and really makes sense to me.

[@gysoran]

i personally didn't want to see birds of prey because i'd already heard how bad suicide squad was, and i didnt know bop was done by different people. but just seeing your video title i figured i'd give it a chance and like, yeah, it was pretty fun! i liked that even the structure of the movie felt like harley telling the story. even if you didnt have her narration i think you'd be able to tell that was the direction it was going for. also learning that they put that much thought into just the fighting styles of the characters is really nice to know! i'm a very casual viewer so if something isn't breaking the flow i'm probably not gonna notice it, but that's a rad detail. (and i'm glad they were so kind to their actors c: )

[@adamdebord1897]

In fairness, Margot Robbie has a lot of prior experience regarding the roller skating from going through intensive figure skating training for “I, Tonya.” That gave her a good foundation to learn some of the more elaborate moves.

[@dresdenfire99]

"I feel terrible about it spiritual, but sexually I'm fine" killed me!! I feel that shit

[@rottenisee2751]

If I had a nickel for every time a time a young girl swallowed an extremely valuable item , and is now being threatened with dismemberment I'd have 2 nickels Wich isn't a lot but it's strange that it's happened twice.

[@esmeme69]

Oof Mcooferson waitehats the other one

[@ShrikesJester]

Is the other kid Jade from Jackie Chan Adventures?

[@ichbinben.]

I love a good Doofenschmirtz reference XD

[@mandelharvey3429]

Different supportive women. I liked that Harley Quinn fighting style was to use a weapon on the lower legs and or get people off balance. I appreciated that her moves were possible. Although it's a movie and most of her movies would require q hospital stay. But it was great. I loved huntress rage. But the scene where she's riding the slide and stabbing and her girlfriends were all so supportive and appreciative of her. I felt that.

[@urarakasupremecist5671]

I love this comment

[@mandelharvey3429]

@@urarakasupremecist5671 watch the Netflix film called Kate. It stars huntress. Yes there's an actress that portrays huntress but they precast huntress. Different character name. But she's absolutely playing huntress. It's worth the Netflix subscription if you don't already have one.

[@JaiProdz]

Cassandra is 12/13. A redditor was like "she could be kidnapped by Cain and Shiva in a sequel". And I agree. She has to have some sort of latent stealth abilities to be a pickpocket. I totally agree abt the change possibly being due to stereotypes. Ella should have time to build the role, she deserves!

[@JaiProdz]

Also Birds of Prey was shot by Matthew Libatique (an Asian man, he did Black Swan!). So it was written, directed and shot by Asian people!!!

[@JaiProdz]

Sofia Boutella was in the running for Huntress apparently. She's my fancast for Zatanna (and Talia Al Ghul), and I'd love to see her under Cathy Yan's direction. Given how Zatanna was going to look in Justice League Dark (concept art essentially had her like SS Hot Topic Harley but as a street musician in ripped denim..ew! And her model was Natalie Dormer- how original) - I have much more faith in Yan

[@zillmiracle3214]

When you know Margot Robbie's accent isn't the best but you have a crush on her so...

[@mxpronounced3224]

She tried 🥺

[@bonesandhearts5683]

Ewan McGregor’s was bad too though let’s not forget

[@zillmiracle3214]

@@bonesandhearts5683 I didn't have a crush on him though XD

[@zillmiracle3214]

@@mxpronounced3224 truth, and learning to rollerskate is more impressive imao than being good at accents (though maybe I'm biased because I'm bad at accents)

[@bonesandhearts5683]

Zill Miracle yeah so there’s no excuse 😊

[@bleachitwhite]

OMG i had no idea that the stunt work in this movie was coordinated/done by the same studio for John Wick, why didn't they advertise this?!?!?!

[@jakerockznoodles]

Because WB sucked at marketing this film. I was so mad that I almost didn't see this in cinemas because I was put off by the rubbish trailers and marketing.

[@Spamhard]

Because stunt work is still not recognised properly by Hollywoo, just look at the fucking Oscars.

[@CapricornTower]

Your position on Chris Messina's Victor Szasz as being both "get it" and "oh no he a creep" mirror my thoughts exactly when I saw this movie haha

[@g_wylde]

"I sat through it. For FEMINISM" YASS GURRL PREACH (also YES I LOVE Birds of Prey. That is the movie we were all waiting for!)

[@KateKanenator]

I wonder how the fanboys who complained about the fight scenes would have reacted if they knew about the John Wick connection.

[@PrincessScrivener]

I normally run with the DON'T DATE VILLAINS crowd but Miss Margot's Harley Quinn is a Top Tier exception. Also I could listen to you talk about the DCEU, which I've seen all of maybe 3 movies from because I've been on the opposite end of Marvel/DC for years (mostly by chance rather than choice I guess?), ALL DAY.-- P

[@Princess_Weekes]

[@hunnykun101]

I love this movie; I don't care what everyone said. I was fine with added changes. It took ricks and breaking the noun while still sticking to the character traits and added more to the characters. I never understand the hate its getting and the reasons.

[@sakurabloom7372]

Saaaame

[@catt4365]

I went to see BoP very early on, even though the trailers weren't the best, on the strength of the costuming, lineup, and good word of mouth and it was the best time I've had at comic book movie bar none. Like I enjoyed WW and Captain Marvel well enough while I was in the theater, but I don't see myself ever going back to rewatch them. I'm going to rewatch the hell out of BoP though! It's a just really fun ride and it engaged me in a way that the other two pretty much failed to. Also HELL YES thank you for shouting out Helena Wayne, I always love to see some love for my gal the first Huntress

[@ddubmomo]

Rosie Perez/Renee Montoya seriously looked like a grizzled old retired gruff mustachioed PI the MOMENT she dipped down and threw her fists up. An amazing moment on an amazing list of so many amazing moments

[@otaviodamasceno4857]

I love that scene with Harley giving a hair tie to Black canary Fighting with your hair down must be sooo hard

[@nic562]

"Y'all can watch 7 seasons of arrow and not go see birds of prey?" I hate that I knew that statement to be 100% true. I shouted at alot of ppl to go see birds of prey...

[@FreyaEinde]

Ya know if they sold it more like a breakup movie marketing wise it might've been a better sell because it's that. It was a cute movie and like actually well structured with a villain that makes sense in the context of the story which for a DC movie is a big deal. Even though WW and AM were improvements they were still structurally messy so I'm glad DC movies are getting better in that regard too. * It also would be better if Cassandra Cain in this was Lian Harper.

[@DearxMyxSongs]

Loved👏this!👏 additionally, I found it so refreshing that they didn’t sexualize Ella as Cassandra or on the press tours, and when the leads all interacted, you could see they respect her but still recognize she’s an adolescent. And she was just allowed to be herself and her age, not sexualized and/or infantilized. We need more of that in performing arts!

[@MsDreamer1994]

I love the costumes in the movie. It makes me think of how little girls would play dress up for fun. It’s bright and mismatched and just enjoyable to watch.

[@shama1239]

My biggest issue with Birds of Prey is that it didn't immediately have a sequel with these characters because I really liked seeing this cast knock it out of the ballpark. All of the main characters were SO GOOD! And it was so much fun! The brawl in the funhouse was so well choreographed and such a good location to keep that fight interesting.

[@Aishyo]

Honestly the trailer didn't do it for me, it was the soundtrack

[@Princess_Weekes]

the soundtrack was so so good!

[@miche8868]

Doja cat brought me to the theater

[@promethea79]

Yes! That soundtrack is great.

[@alexsmalley9993]

I'm so upset that I didn't see this in the theatres. How the heck was I supposed to know a sequel to bloody male-gazey broken screenplay suicide squad would be that damn good?

[@SplatterInker]

I'll be honest I no longer get the chance to head out in the first 2 weeks of a film v often. I usually wait to hear reviews from all DC since Suicide Squad because I feel like most of their films have been bad. At least with Marvel I laugh a bit or love some of the characters. In this instance it meant I missed a gem for a few years 😔 because by the time positive news came out... corona was on the way in. I remember following it on the news. By Feb Italy was getting pummled by it... and by March I wasn't going to risk going to the cinema. I think the last thing I saw before the Rona was JoJoRabbit, which got a January release over here

[@scifibard]

Huntress is my girl and I was SO happy with how they wrote/played her in this movie because they got her. They truly understood the character and played her with complexity instead of just as a violent psychopath and other woman for male characters to have affairs with. The biggest point where I knew they had her right was showing how caring she was to Cassandra (ex. giving Cassie her brother's toy car to comfort her during the big fight), because Helena's a teacher and fiercely protective of children. It's one of my favorite aspects of her character (trying to protect others from going through the trauma she went through) and they made time for that in the movie. I also love that Margot Robbie walked the walk of using her success to extend a ladder to provide opportunities for as many women as she could. Yes Harley is the central figure, but she showcases every other character and ultimately, as you said, was the catalyst to set the Birds of Prey on their path, but wasn't the focus of their team or the reason they bonded. They teamed up for Cassandra and because they're all good people like that. I so wish we could get sequels and spin-offs for the BOPs, but given how the studio just abused and trashed Batgirl, I don't have high hopes.

[@kimberlyrodrigues2998]

Honestly, the thing that made me fall in love with this movie that I was already enjoying, was the ponytail holder. Men simply do not think about the fact that long hair like that is going to get into your face when you are fighting like that, so the inclusion of the ponytail holder exchange was so perfect for me.

[@Kebbythetraveler]

my friend from philly: "it's not a philly accent, it's a harley quinn accent, so it's fine" X"D but seriously I LOVED this movie and it was a fucking blast to see in theaters! I felt like I needed to rob a bank afterwards it was GREAT XD (also Huntress can get it any day)

[@seanallwang3290]

The fighting choreography of this movie was..... a 100% masterpiece. I couldn't see any part that wasn't believable.

[@wildstar25]

idk what I loved more, bird of prey or the energy of you talking about birds of prey. this is a great video

[@mr.honeycomb]

Yes! A Static movie! When will this happen!?! And yeah Birds of Prey should have gained much more positive attention, it is one of the best DC movies of all time!

[@kiwilastnameher2095]

"I sat through it for feminism" is exactly how I felt about captain marvel wow. I know you've been out here but I only just found you and your videos and I'm so glad that I did! she funny cute and gay I love it Subscribed.

[@LittleRedTeaCake]

Oceans 8 wasnt bad actually! I didn't get to watch it till it was out on DVD (cause babysitters are expensive and free time doesnt exist when you have kids anyways lol) but it was a good, funny movie. If anything, everyone is hella fucking pretty and Anne Hathaway looks SO good in this one dress and leather jacket scene. Like, DNR. Haha. If you're bored on night, I'd suggest giving it a try. Its not as bad as everyone was saying it was.

[@pagodrink]

Also people saying that the marketing isn't trying to appeal to men (bear in mind that doesn't mean I think the marketing is good, but I really don't think any movie marketing these days is good) that's like saying like The Secret life of Pets marketing isn't appealing to humans. "a movie with animals? But I'm not animal and there are clearly no humans characters, why isn't it trying to appeal to meeee?"

[@3geeseintrenchcoat]

Late to the party on this, I've just found your videos and absolutely loving watching them! Everyone who I know who watched Birds of Prey was initially put off by the trailer. We thought it'd be the suicide squad level of dumpster fire. Once one person watched it we all went and honestly no-one had any complaints like "I hate the film" or anything. It was a good fun movie with interesting female protagonists. You 110% hit the nail on the head with the Marvel bias. If this was Marvel everyone and their mum would've watched it. I am hoping and praying that more films are made like this with more diversity throughout the process! It's the small things like putting their hair up during a fight had all my friends talking about how it's the best action film they've seen in a while.

[@bexthewitch87]

Birds of Prey was so frickin great! It is so good and powerful and I loved it so much! And I'm not even a DC fan, but I will lay down my life for Margo Robbie's Harley~ #BiLife

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

I have NEVER related a to a superhero movie as much as I have related to Harley being hungover and just needing, needing, NEEDING a fried egg sandwich. I don't care who someone is, believes, or how hot their take is...that shit is RELATABLE.

[@happygucci5094]

FACTS!!!

[@PapaphobiaPictures]

The trailer argument is honestly so true. My friend and I went and saw it just as a meh movie and ended up loving it. They failed at selling the film.

[@katherine2354]

I saw BoP 4 times in the theatre and personally made sure so many of my friends went to it.

[@badredfinn2982]

You know, this film does rock. I even like the ode to "Leon the Professional" when Cassandra admits she stole Harley's ring. Great take, as always.

[@Gicrus]

I think you're right about the movie, I loved it But I think you're wrong about the cartoon, it may have ignored the Harley/Ivy dynamic in the first season but it was only so it could lean hard into in the second season I also love the cartoon, there's some great Harley content out there

[@bonesandhearts5683]

“And that’s feminism” Why do you have to make me be in love with you like that? I’m trying to not have these parasocial relationships girl

[@dominiquerichards2462]

My older sister saw Birds of Prey before me (then saw it with me) and said she left feeling powerful.

[@6inTruder]

The algorithm just turned my at your channel by way of your Catra Redemption video. Which I loved. Then I saw this video up next and, well, I don’t really care about DC’s books & movies. I’ve seen all of Marvel’s movies basically once. But I don’t own any of them. I saw Birds of Prey five times in the theatre. It was my happy place back in like, February. And other than Into the Spiderverse, it is the only big superhero movie I own a copy of. So yeah. Basically love what you have to say here, and definitely subbing to your channel once I’ve posted this comment!

[@Kaefer1973]

Cassandra Cain was a character deeply influenced by the 90's, and there were always the obvious related problems. She was still the only character that ever got me to buy a DC comic, so there must have been something done right. I'm all for changing the character to remove the iffy parts, you could also just ignore her, DC certainly usually does. But I just don't see the merit of giving what's practically a completely new character her name. That being said I'm not used to legacy focused comics, so I don't know how easyit is to seel a completely original character to the audiance for such a movie.

[@danielfleming8243]

Today I learned that that crotch flippy fighting move is a pro wrestling move called the "Hurricanrana"

[@SeasideDetective2]

I thought that what Harley did was a tornado DDT.

[@gamesseg]

Loved that vids, thanks for sharing your thoughts. Only one thing made me tick just a bit : Cassandra is half white and half Chinese. And she never lacked emotional communication, she lacked conventional oral communication. She is often a lot more expressive and in touch with her emotions than the other characters around her, which is a cause of frustration because she often doesn't know how to make people understand how she feels. That's how I always saw her anyway, maybe I'm really really wrong. I love the movie Cass by the way, she's great :). Comic book Cass is my fav Batgirl, I would have love to see her keep the mantle and Steph become her Robin. They really complete each other great.

[@four_girls_in_search_of_awesom]

Howwwwww have I only just found this channel?? I love hearing about all the comic book backgrounds, and also you are freaking amazing??? Charismatic, funny, goddamn you’ve got it all.

[@AlexFyrehartDGAFCave]

Given how much I enjoyed the movie I was so glad I actually gave it a shot. Funnily enough, as bad as I thought the trailers were I ultimately gave it shot because I thought "Well fuck I sat through Suicide Squad, the least I can do is give this movie a fair chance". I actually meant to see this movie at least a 2nd time in the cinemas but ultimately never got the chance.

[@shaelynmartin1996]

For me personally, I'm a huge Harley Quinn fan. Like, when my family are uncertain about what to get me for a present for Christmas or my birthday the go-to is Harley Quinn related. My two favorite colors are red and black and it's just a whole thing. I love her characterization of an insane psychologist casually psycho-analyzing people and using those abilities to her advantage. When Suicide Squad came out, I instantly saw it in theaters and loved it. It may not have been the best film thematically, but it was fun. I loved Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. So when BoP came out, I ignored all critique about the movie and consumed every trailer with the thought of: "A movie about Harley told by Harley. I am there." And I saw it. And I loved it. Of course, my opinion will always be biased based on my love of the character. But, then again, that can also make me more critical of her in movies if I feel the character isn't done justice. She was done justice here and I love it.

[@takkun169]

I am with you. This is the first time that I actually really liked Harley Quinn. At least since TAS.

[@princessjello]

female super hero movies for me by rank: wonder woman and birds of prey equally, captain marvel after. -Wonder woman tripped at the finish line with the random erjb at the end (executive meddling). I liked most of the things about this. -birds of prey hilarious and fun. a great romp. i feel like the hand-to-hand action scenes could have used a bit more training. I felt like the hits weren't strong enough? I had a similar problem with John Wick 3. pls don't come for me lol. -I like CM's message but there was TOO MUCH military propaganda. Also she should have ended up with her "beSt FRIend" yeah no they were definitely more than friends lmfao.

[@urarakasupremecist5671]

Oh absolutely. Maria and Carol literally raised a kid together. They were practically married already

[@TheScaredLittleScholar]

I spent a while not really interacting with marvel and I thought they were canon for the longest time lmao

[@kiarrasayshi]

I am so glad I found your channel. Those last five minutes made me feel so, not gratified but the word is escaping me because YOU WERE SPEAKING MY WORDS. I'm a diehard DC fan and it is KILLING me dedication Marvel is getting when I remember bringing up comics to a girl who had an iron man sticker and she told me she preferred "real" books but she will see every Marvel movie. I don't care about those characters but I will watch every damn DC movie even when I think they are trash because I love DC and I want to see my faves get the love I have for them and instead every time I mention comics it's all "who's your favorite avenger". No. I want to tell you about my favorite Titan. I want to talk to you about Milestone. I want to debate about the different Robins and joke about Darkseid eating from a veggie platter. (Also all the non superhero comics that could use love or you know, even recognition by the rest of the world for even existing). Birds of Prey was everything I wanted even if on first watch the face ripping so on display was a bit too much for me and I'm so worried we're not gonna get more of that. But you know what, imma still be watching these DC movies. Also now your videos because I found your channel this weekend and you are preaching to the choir over here in a manner way more eloquent than I'm able to get with my comic book club so my newly subscribed blerd self WILL be taking notes. Been loving your content, love it more now that I know not only are you a black female nerd after my own heart, you and I are aligned on the DC/Marvel spectrums while living in a Marvel world. So much joy coming from over here. Please keep it up.

[@themehplace3605]

The way they wrote Cassandra was something I didn't like because of how different it was from the comics, but now that you explain the possible reasons for that, I feel better about it.

[@idasilvonsaari7726]

Scrolled to so many comments, and yes the movie is wonderful! I just have one question, why is no-one mentioning the scene where Harley hands a hairtie to Black Canary in teh middle of a fight?! I've been waiting my entire life for that scene

[@elfsieben1450]

The hairtie scene in Birds of Prey is just as iconic to me on a personal level as Batman fighting with an actual bat in The Batman. It's one of those rare "HELLYEAH!!! FI-NAL-LY! YESSSS!! *standing ovation*" moments other movie goers might hate me forever for, but IDGAF.

[@rawkhawk414]

I love/hate that you're still not mega-viral and despite collaborating with some big names. Love because of that feeling of a rare gem of a person, hate because I would love for you to be more celebrated and successful. :)

[@walterobrien8045]

What I want now...is Birds Of Prey...and the remarkable machinations of one Barbara Gordon. Maybe add Lady Blackhawk and Vixen into the gang.

[@freddogrosso9835]

Watched it 3 times already. Next one is going to be for the wardrobe. I always say fun DC is best DC.

[@ella5452]

You're a gem. The world and internet is lucky to have you. 😊

[@kadeng8085]

Just from the opening i knew this movie was going to be amazing. I left the theater in love with the movie. It really didn't get the hype it deserves

[@MrValentineful]

Holy shit! You echoed my sentiments almost verbatim. Thank you for showing me that I'm not alone on this particular topic.

[@elizameeks]

omg your feelings at the end about how DC characters are finally getting movies but so many of them aren't very good? I feel that SO HARD. I LOVED Birds of Prey because it started really feeling like they were giving some of my favorite characters an actual good movie. Black Canary and Huntress are some of my favorite characters!! And they were great!! But I haven't seen a lot of the DCEU movies because I felt like Man of Steel was SUCH betrayal of Superman's character. I watched all 10 seasons of Smallville, Lois & Clark, animated justice league...I love film adaptations of these characters, but the recent films haven't hit for me. I'm so glad I saw Birds of Prey in theaters, though.

[@imyouralibi6208]

"Hey, girl, want some kombucha?" Greatest pickup line ever

[@TheN00bmonster]

That rant at the end tho. I relate to that so hard. BoP has been my favorite comic for a while and the movie was REALLY GOOD

[@kinokochan]

Your breakdown of each of the main characters is spot-on! I'm glad I saw Birds of Prey while it was still in theaters... and while going to theaters was still A Thing We Could Do. I'm a long-time Harley Quinn fan (one of my favorite characters to cosplay), but the press around the film was so bad and I was so burned out on mediocre superhero movies, I almost didn't give it a shot. I ended up seeing it alone on a weeknight after work. Also, I have to say, I adore that Rey art you have there just chilling on top of your bookshelf.

[@FerretinSocks]

This movie is straight up my favorite live action DC depiction since 66 so I'm glad it's gettin this kind of love!! Great vid!!

[@FerretinSocks]

I DON'T LIKE THE HARLEY QUINN SERIES EITHER! SUBSCRIBED

[@eduardopantoja9115]

What's wrong with the Harley Quinn series?

[@SpaghettyBabyNoodleBoy]

I just watched Birds of Prey for the first time yesterday and IT WAS FABULOUS!!! So entertaining and so much fun !!! Cathy Yan and all the cast really got the assignment. I think it underperformed because SUICIDE SQUAD was a fcking mess. That’s it. I blame suicide squad and how questionable the DCU has been.

[@sweetdee8884]

I went with my older cousin to see the 50 cent get rich or die tryin movie which was rated r when I was like 9 lmao, so yeah I think teenage girls will find a way into an r movie if they want to.

[@meganrogers3244]

The ending of this video had me absolutely cackling, with just how people see marvel movies as an event or sometimes even a chore, even if they are not interested in the product itself. As a diehard DC fan and a huge fan of DC female characters (Babs being mvp for me) I related to this video so much. An absolute gem, hilarious and truthful.

[@tinycristy1646]

I really want to know your thoughts on the Harley Quinn series ‘cause I personally love the Harley just as much as Margot Robbie’s Harley

[@BOOcketMan]

I literally didn’t know bop came out until like two months after!!

[@elfsieben1450]

Thanks for that great review. It had some production background info and thoughts on it that I hadn't heard of before. It's also nice to get a comic fan's view on this adaptation. The only characters I had sort-of-known from a comic book in here were Victor Szasz and René Montoya, which I absolutely loved in here - like basically the whole film. Thanks again! Will have to watch more of your videos, this was just the first one.

[@charmingnarcisse]

discovered your channel like two-three days ago, no regrets, lots of good material! thanks for your good job!

[@Aishyo]

Suicide squad has left a bad taste in some people's mouth but I think more people are realising that it's not like it at all.

[@muellerruski9708]

The number one problem with the movie was the woke marketing. Get woke, go broke

[@mimilocke5650]

@@muellerruski9708 there was no woke marketing! It has horrible villains esp with the WHITE model trying to act. Loool

[@inferiorinferno8859]

@@mimilocke5650 What does it matter that she's white? The fact is she can't act, has nothing to do with her skintone. You sound like you have double standards.

[@isabelrowbotham359]

KZbin hid this from me for too long ! I love Birds of Prey! I loved Harley she was so relatable and loud and fun ! I want an egg sandwich RIGHT NOW so badly ! And yes I will watch it again !

[@AustinPSmith96]

"y'all watched Arrow for 7 seasons but you couldn't go see Birds of Prey"

[@casono]

Pelvis clamp attack is called Frankensteiner/Huricerana as well as other names depending on where you go with it. Plenty of funky moves like that have been in wrestling for decades.

[@renatapaiva4805]

ngl i am a bit saturated of the comics movies format but birds of prey was amazing yess definitely worth it going on the premiere i loved it too

[@nalakia]

My husband saw it first, and said it was great. I was skeptical about the quality because it's a DC movie. lol I finally watched it and enjoyed it. DC movies are usually not great, but Birds of Prey was better than Suicide Squad by a LOT.

[@snakesnoteyes]

I had decided to see BoP via streaming when I saw the trailers, but then Gail S. dropped a Twitter thread about her visit to the set and I was like “well, paying full ticket price”. Regarding Wonder Woman: you’re right and you should say it. I also refuse to stand by any iteration of that character that uses the garbage “daughter of Zeus” backstory. And Snyder was absolutely a terrible choice to interpret Superman. Thanks for another great video.

[@roguemeteorite6778]

I'm not that familiar with wonder woman (I only know her from the movie). Would you mind explaining what's wrong with the daughter of Zeus thing?

[@snakesnoteyes]

rogue meteorite so it’s really two things: the first being that the powerful woman in DC’s trinity gets her power from her dad (as opposed to being blessed by the goddesses in the Greek pantheon) is bad optics (to say the least), and the second is that in actual Greek mythology as well as the in universe mythology Zeus has been a rapist and and a general misogynist. He was behind Heracles’ enslavement of the Amazons and lust for Artemis of the Banna (a very long story) was the catalyst for the fall of Paradise Island and tying her power to that is just gross.

[@roguemeteorite6778]

​@@snakesnoteyes Thanks for explaining. I definitely agree about the most powerful amazon getting her power from a male god being pretty bad. Thanks for explaining the other reasons too. I hadn't heard that about dc lore before. I did know in greek mythology Zeus was a rapist but I didn't know he was in dc too.

[@snakesnoteyes]

rogue meteorite In DC lore Zeus actually gets replaced by Athena as the head of the pantheon because he caused the fall of Paradise Island because he lacks mercy

[@roguemeteorite6778]

@@snakesnoteyes Athena being the head of the pantheon sounds pretty cool actually. I can see what you mean now about it being bad that wonder woman was Zeus's daughter.

[@8mad]

"Other than X-Men and a few other characters which kind of like you know never got any of their do. I don't like any of these people." - LOL! Same. Like I do like some of them, but when it comes to Marvel, I typically only REALLY care about the X-Men. (X-Men got me into heroes, though I am more of a DC fan or rather I care about more of their characters/universe.) Also, I loved this video and your perspective of this movie.

[@BethNote]

Look, my Mum who dislikes comic books and hates violence and gore LOVED this movie AND her favourite bit was the part where Harley broke the dudes legs. This movie in bridging a gap between generations!

[@EvanC881]

The reason that I didn't watch Birds of Prey was because I didn't watch Suicide Squad and only heard bad things about Suicide Squad, especially their Harley. Incredible that apparently they pulled it around for Harley. Guess I should see it now...

[@liv97497]

I didn't even see this movie at first - I might've if we weren't already on lockdown - but after seeing a video on how good it was, I decided to give it a try and oh my gosh, what a breath of fresh air! I'm not a big fan of superhero movies (lately they're all kind of the same) but I loved how fun this movie was, how different, and how committed to itself it was. I loved the themes and it felt SO obvious that there were so many women involved in its production, without being a "girl power!" movie. I could go on and on about all the things I loved that I hadn't seen in other movies of the genre.

[@Molly-MaryEHackenberger]

If nothing else, I am grateful to Suicide Squad for allowing KZbin to introduce me to your video about Birds of Prey. I have not yet watched it but will definitely give it a chance after seeing your analysis. Your video was so much more intelligent than anything else I have seen about so-called comic book movies, and a quick scan of your comments section seemed populated by more intelligent discourse than most commentary I've encountered on KZbin. Keep it up, girl. Younger generations are lucky to have voices like yours to guide them as they begin to think critically about the world around them. You are also totally adorable.

[@coRynnstar]

the ACCUSATION in her eyes when she said "y'all saw ant-man" LMAO I'm sorry ms weekes please forgive