"They’re dying to save the world."
Director: James Gunn
Cast: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone
The Suicide Squad — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
I cherish peace with all my heart. I don't care how many men, women, and children I need to kill to get it.
Context
Spoken during a campfire discussion on the road across Corto Maltese.
Meaning
Summarizes his twisted, extreme moral philosophy and blind devotion to peace through violence.
Peacemaker... what a joke.
Context
Flag’s dying words to Peacemaker inside the collapsing ruins of Jotunheim before taking his final breath.
Meaning
Strips away Christopher's heroic delusions and exposes the hypocrisy of his violent nationalism.
Rats are the lowliest and most despised of all creatures, my love. If they have a purpose, so do we all.
Context
Spoken by Cleo’s father in a Lisbon flashback memory, establishing the emotional basis for her climactic actions.
Meaning
Encapsulates the film's core theme regarding the inherent value, dignity, and purpose of all discarded beings.
I made a promise to myself that the next time I got a boyfriend, I would be on the lookout for red flags. And if I saw any, I would do the healthy thing and I would murder him.
Context
Delivered immediately after shooting dictator Silvio Luna in the heart upon learning of his genocidal plans.
Meaning
Highlights Harley's personal growth, agency, and refusal to fall back into toxic, abusive dynamics.
I was happy floating, staring at the stars.
Context
Starro's dying words spoken via The Thinker's telepathic translation as it dies on the streets of Corto Maltese.
Meaning
Recontextualizes the kaiju from a generic extraterrestrial monster into an abused victim of human experimentation.
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