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8 Great Couples In Superhero Movies

Romance in a superhero movie is difficult to get right. Next to all the necessary action, high stakes and general caped crusading, the love story element isn’t high up on the list of important constituent parts. As such, portraying a strong central relationship that the audience can get behind is no easy feat. Sometimes they end up being tedious – Mr. Fantastic and Sue Storm in 2005’s Fantastic Four – or bizarrely shoe-horned in, like Black Widow and Hulk. How the hell did that one happen?
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Published: Sep 1, 2016 12:31 pm

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5) Harley Quinn And The Joker (Suicide Squad)

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The presentation of Harley Quinn and The Joker’s romance in Suicide Squad has caused an endless amount of controversy ever since the movie came out. Though traditionally depicted as a volatile, abusive relationship, Suicide Squad seemed to present the pair as two crazy people in love.

A simplification of the fascinating dynamic from the comics (and Batman: The Animated Series, which created Harley) it may be, but there are still layers to be unpicked by the viewer in Harley and Mr J.’s romance.

Discounting the deleted scenes, which apparently allude to The Joker being an abusive boyfriend, the pair’s mad love is presented as destructive for everyone around them rather than each other. For instance, everyone who dies in Joker’s attempts to get his Queen of the Underworld back by his side.

Ultimately, they made for a very interesting on screen couple and we look forward to seeing more from the pair in future – perhaps in the touted Harley and Joker spinooff movie that Margot Robbie is so keen on.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'
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