“I knew you would do me good in some way. I saw it in your eyes when I first beheld you. Their expression did not strike my very inmost being so for nothing. People talk of natural sympathies. You…”
1) pigtails aren’t long enough to “pull on” anymore
2) her bangs are more choppy and fun rather than seductively “framing her face”
3) her boobs aren’t half a foot off her ribcage (I’m guessing they made her wear a padded bra in Suicide Squad)
4) Her skimpy clothing looks more like a choice rather than the tired “women’s clothes strategically ripped” trope
5) she’s not wearing a fucking dog collar
it looks like she dressed herself and had fun with it as opposed to it being painfully obvious a man dressed her
6) The camera is centered on her face not her chest.
You see this is what people should be talking about when they say it’s a character’s “choice” to dress a certain way. Skimpy clothing doesn’t have to scream “I’m here for you to consume” it can be “I’m wearing this because it’s fun and whether you like it or not isn’t my problem”
Also we all know Harley is a disaster bisexual and that gloriously hideous outfit is perfect for her
• Her shirt no longer literally labels her a man’s property.
I think there’s also something subtle about her expression, like in the first one it looks like “I’m gonna eat you for breakfast ;)” but the second says “I’m having fun, but if you fuck with me I will gut you like a fish :)”
her expression in the first looks purposefully sexual, posed, intentionally meant to cater to the viewer. in the second one she actually looks so happy! she’s having fun! enjoying the moment for herself instead of self-conciosly posing.
it’s screwed up how basic human expressions like smiling get turned into yet another obligation to perform for the male gaze
