![]() The film also stars Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy, Marc Maron, and Zazie Beetz. I know a lot of people aren’t excited about this movie, but this is actually the DC film currently shooting that I’m most excited about because it’s going to be a very different and experimental DC movie. It’s going to be interesting to see how exactly Arthur’s transformation into The Joker unfolds on the big screen. The story is also said to "delve into what it took for the Joker to become a mastermind criminal" and rumor has it that the film’s story will revolve around a Arthur Fleck, a failed comedian whose failures lead him into a life of crime. Joker is "meant to be different from other comic book superhero movies". The studio has described the story as being an "exploration of a man disregarded by society is not only a gritty character study but also a broader cautionary tale." By using these elements repeatedly, they lose the emotional impact they had when first introduced in the film.īrooding, dark, and controversially brutal, Joker is an effective and troubling crime drama lifted by an Oscar-worthy performance delivered by Phoenix.Phillips is directing the film from a script he co-wrote with Scott Silver. Also overused to the point of annoying and even headache-inducing is Arthur’s uncontrollable creepy laugh. Unfortunately, it’s also also overused in the film and becomes monotonous. Joker‘s score is eerie and it effectively helps to show Arthur’s journey into madness. It mimics Scorsese to the point you’d reasonably expect Phoenix as Fleck to utter the “You talking to me?” line, à la Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver. There’s a scene set late at night showing Arthur playing with a gun and moving around his apartment. The film imitates their vibe so often that it begins to lose its originality and its focus on Joker’s origin story. Phillips’ script seems to borrow ideas and scenes from the classic Martin Scorsese films, Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy. The set design evokes a time in America when violent crime was rampant and ordinary citizens turned their backs on those in pain and struggling to survive. His performance is one of the best this year and is sure to nab him an Oscar nomination.ĭirector Todd Phillips (best known for The Hangover films) and production designer Mark Friedberg create a believable Gotham City that is dirty, crime-riddled, and on the verge of bankruptcy. His slow metamorphosis from a struggling, well-meaning, and eager to work entertainer into the killing clown named Joker is intriguing and highly disturbing. Phoenix delivers a powerful performance as Arthur, a sad, awkward soul who’s never been able to catch a break and has experienced only abuse and hard times his whole life. It’s a film that shows how an odd loner who has trouble connecting to people is pushed aside and abused by a society that has become cruel and unforgiving. ![]() ![]() It’s an origin story of perhaps the most popular villain in DC Comics but make no mistake, this is not a “comic-book” movie. Gritty, violent, and disturbing, Joker is a twisted psychological drama featuring an amazing performance by Joaquin Phoenix. Thus begins his slow descent into madness and murder as he starts to evolve into who he was always meant to be…the criminal who causes chaos and anarchy in Gotham City known as The Joker. ![]() Making matters worse is the fact he doesn’t have anyone to turn to for help. ![]() (Similar to New York in the late 1970s and early ’80s).Įxperiencing failure after failure, a nearly constantly bullied Arthur feels abused and beaten. Crime’s on the rise as is the unemployment rate. The socially inept wannabe funnyman lives in Gotham City which is going through tough times. Arthur does the best he can to take care of his sickly mother (Frances Conroy) and to just get through the day without being bullied or picked on. His life’s goal is to make people smile and laugh. But I do…and people are starting to notice,” says Arthur Fleck ( Joaquin Phoenix) to his case worker in the comic book-inspired psychological crime drama, Joker.Īrthur Fleck’s a struggling hire-by-the-day clown who aspires to be a stand-up comedian. “For my whole life I didn’t know if I even really existed. Joaquin Phoenix in Warner Bros Pictures’ ‘Joker.’ ![]()
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