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Twitter Users Start Viral Hashtag to Support “Birds of Prey”

Chris L — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Despite pretty amazing reviews and great ensemble cast, the Harley Quinn movie Birds of Prey has been struggling at the box office, but Twitter users are having none of that. They started a viral hashtag in support of this empowering movie.

#ReasonsToSupportBoP

It’s a film directed by an Asian woman.

Written by an Asian woman.

With an Asian cinematographer.

Starring all women, one Black, one Latina, one Asian.

With multiple Queer characters.

THERE YOU GO. #BirdsOfPrey pic.twitter.com/nQaEFeSiiu
— Mikey (@Mikey_Talks) February 15, 2020

#ReasonsToSupportBoP started trending on Twitter after a user by the name @Mikey_Talks posted a viral list of reasons to go see this movie. The fact that this project has a diverse female ensemble, both in front and behind the camera, was one of his main reasons to recommend it to other people.

#ReasonsToSupportBoP This movie is fun, wild and unique. It’s a refreshing take on the superhero genre. It’s empowering, relentless and not afraid to be different while not forcing an agenda on anyone. Everyone who worked on it should be immensely proud. pic.twitter.com/xLQByiebpx
— Dantabulous Emancipation (@danmanmar26) February 15, 2020

Other Twitter users pointed out a long list of other reasons, including the film’s incredible cinematography, amazing action sequences, the chemistry between the leads, and the fact that Margot Robbie worked really hard to give us a Harley Quinn movie that does justice to this character.

#ReasonsToSupportBoP Margot Robbie worked extremely hard to give us an R rated female team up movie with a female writer and director and to give us an accurate adaptation of Harley from her New 52 and Rebirth comics pic.twitter.com/OdM2IHKmrM
— rih rih CEO of Harlivy rights (@harlscanary) February 15, 2020

Birds of Prey premiered on February 7th, to overwhelmingly positive reviews, but many experts described it as a box office failure since it marked the lowest opening for a DC film in a decade.

Despite the fact it isn’t the huge commercial success that the studio expected, this film already earned back its budget and received better reviews than the majority of previously released DC films.

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