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Birds of Prey is not attempting to be woke, overly performative, or man–hating in its handling of sexism. Birds of Prey's feminist tilt may be disagreeable to some audiences, but it handles the subject matter with such finesse these critiques seem entirely unwarranted.

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The movie doesn't seek to teach people about sexism, or even solve it, and that's what makes it so genuine-there's no solution, and even the most powerful of the heroes cannot stop it. These are characters who are established as important in their own rights and then face difficulties, but they interesting only because of what they put up with. Montoya’s male colleague gets promoted ahead of her, and while she's obviously annoyed, she's resigned to it-this is, of course, a fact of her life. There are many moments where female characters face hardships, but they don't feel heavy–handed or irritating.

What's also important is that Birds of Prey, while explicitly presenting sexism, is one of the few movies to do so gracefully. Margot Robbie and Ella Jay Basco in Birds of Prey The independent plot lines of each main character collide seamlessly, and their big fight scenes together work so well because they have reasons for collaborating, unlike Avengers: Endgame ’s senseless girls–only scene. It introduces personalities, makes them feel like actual people, and features a genuine coming together in the final act. With these characters, Birds of Prey succeeds where Marvel movies often fail.

Finally, Cassandra Cain ( Ella Jay Basco) is a young pickpocket who accidentally ends up responsible for the major MacGuffin of the film, forcing her to be dragged along with Quinn’s insane shenanigans.

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Renee Montoya ( Rosie Perez) is a cop who consistently talks like she’s from a bad ‘80s TV drama. Huntress ( Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is a deadpan crossbow–wielder who travels across the city enacting revenge for the murder of her family.

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Dinah Lance ( Jurnee Smollett–Bell), also known as the Black Canary, is a singer at Roman’s club whom he creepily refers to as his “little bird” who eventually breaks free from him. Of course, the Birds of Prey for whom the film was originally named are still lovely, with a few being relatively notable names in the DC Universe. Certainly, the other characters are important, but it's vital that Birds of Prey tells its story through Harley’s eyes. This film is about Harley Quinn, starring Margot Robbie, and her post– Suicide Squad story rather than anything else. Titling itself as an ensemble movie was Birds of Prey’s biggest misstep. Sionis is after a diamond Harley must retrieve in order to save her own head, which, logically, entangles her in various other plots throughout Gotham. Of course, this sends the wealthiest men of Gotham after her head, primarily Roman Sionis (a deliciously evil Ewan McGregor) since, as she claims, she’s pissed quite a few people off. She goes on a weeks–long bender before exploding the chemical facility where she and the Joker transformed to send a message: she and the Joker are over. She has broken up with the Joker (originally played by Jared Leto, though unseen in this movie) and is now on her own. Birds of Prey begins with Harley Quinn (a fabulous Margot Robbie) after the events of the disaster that was Suicide Squad.

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