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Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn)

1 ONE HARLEY QUINN

Cathy Yan: There has been a long cinematic history of male anti-heroes or pure villains — , ... They are compelling characters, not because you like them but because you like watching them. There has not been a long history of women doing that. Maybe it’s the feeling of responsibility to portray women in a certain light. I actually loved how fucked up Harley [Margot Robbie] is and how fucked up a lot of situations are because, frankly, women are like that, too. I think they can be equally compelling characters even if they are not always being good.

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