What do you think about "Joker"?

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RustedOldKnight · Accepted Answer

I have not read any replies so here is mine.
Joker has been a reflection if the world and the people in it. Heath ledger's joker and I qoute:

Joker: You know what I've noticed? Nobody panics when things go "according to plan". Even if the plan is horrifying. If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a gang banger will get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, nobody panics, because it's all "part of the plan". But when I say that one little old mayor will die, well then everyone loses their minds!

This new movie flip a mirror to the viewer and does not pull punches. It shows the darkness in the world and not just on TV but how the people around you threat you.

It show also how we mistreat the mentally ill. In the comics it's hints to him having what is called super sanity. He See's black and white and the grey things we do to each other and to ourselves makes him go crazy. The bus of soldiers dying, major well to the joker it's a joke since we don't take it seriously ourselves.

jebtillerson · Accepted Answer

I haven't seen the movie. I feel like I've already seen movies similar to the Joker. I've seen Fatal Attraction, Taxi Driver, Bad Influence, Single White Female, Unlawful Entry, and Cape Fear. The Joker seems like the type of character I'm supposed to have sympathy for, but he's a homicidal maniac who belongs in an insane asylum. Ray Liotta was definitely that way in Unlawful Entry. I prefer Jared Leto's version of the Joker in Suicide Squad. They didn't exploit the Joker's homicidal rage in that movie. It was possible for me to understand why Harley Quinn had an affection for him.

ChgzDaniel · Accepted Answer

I fell out with all the comic book movies a few years ago. The whole genera was just so boring to me. The films where all style and no substance. With The Joker though I felt like they actually tried to make a movie. It was a highly enjoyable film, I feel like even if you know nothing about Batman or Joker you would still be entertained.
I also felt like for the first time on film the character was done justice. A lot of people praise Heath Ledger for his Joker. However I felt Joaquin Phoenix really brought his cards to the table and captured the essence, the wacky quirkiness, and the genuine terror of the Joker.
I felt sympathetic for the joker, even if I was a little scared by the character in scenes. His backstory is not often talked about. In most cases it is left a mystery. I felt like this was done right though. You can really understand how the Joker became the Joker and it doesn't feel wrong. It feels very very right.

R_ūshī · Accepted Answer

I went to see it unexpectedly yesterday. The message that the movie was trying to convey is deep and pertains a lot to real life scenarios. Phoenix did an amazing job in his acting too.

They checked our ID card before letting us in so I assumed that it'd be a disturbing movie. It didn't come off as disturbing or too violent for me tbh. My friend was traumatised when the show host was shot tho. He screamed and tried to hide behind my arm while I didn't even flinch.😂😂😂

However, personally, it made the whole batman thingy more complicated. Like my friend and I were trying to calculate the age gap between Bruce and Arthur. Then there was the scene where the Wayne couple is murdered and other little details like that... I think it's just that I've forgotten the other movies 😅...(I always forget movie stuff)

frostwalrus · Answer

I liked it. I liked seeing a villain portrayed in a sympathetic light. I liked seeing the plight of the downtrodden male brought to light. I liked that there was no over-the-top, fantastic shit in the plot. I liked that the Joker wasn't some sinister genius mastermind. He was just an ordinary guy like the rest of us. I'm surprised to see a film like this come out of Hollywood, especially in this day and age.

MajesticTwelve · Answer

It was too slow a burn for me, and despite his good performance, Phoenix didn't come off as the Joker to me, just a mentally ill person.
Ledgers Joker was just too amazing and anything the comes after that will invite comparison between the two.
In my mind, the Joker of this movie wasn't clever, devious, 3 steps ahead but slightly unhinged, he was just mentally sick. I also didn't really buy that he could have led to such disorder in the city simply with the minor actions he took.
Despite really wanting to love this movie, I just couldn't. There wasn't enough there to be the Joker.
(though when he shot Robery De Niro in his stupid smug face that made me pretty happy)

Ripper_E · Answer

I thought it was a great movie. It made me uncomfortable at times, which says a lot about Joaquin's acting. The movie attempts to make you feel bad for him, but he is crazy. I didn't like that they made him angry and vengeful. It contradicts his character.

David_Kek · Answer

Movie of the decade.
Long as you take in that the joker as we know him doesn't really arrive until the last 5 minutes of the film; this in my opinion is the best portrayal as yet made, even more than Mark Hamill's. They brought that character to life, creating a joker that could actually exist in the real world.

_SOARER_ · Answer

Sad October is ending! What a great month its been! And Joker was a big part of that. Here are some of my favorite quotes!

"For my whole life, I didn't know if I even really existed. But I do, and people are starting to notice."

"Comedy is subjective Murray, isn't that what they say? All of you, the system that knows so much: you decide what's right or wrong the same way you decide what's funny or not."

cheapshotbob · Answer

the one from the dark night is the main one i base my opinion on. because in several scenes his explantions , make since like this scene

https://youtu.be/_ChPTKPzB4I

i agree with him and i understand his reasoning from that scene

TeenQueries · Answer

What i think of the Joker?
Well the original story of Arthur Fleck a failing stand up comic with a pregnant wife who dies by a mis-carriage then he's tricked by two mobster's into stealing from a chemical plant... where he falls into a those huge chemical containers
I think the Joker is a true agent of chaos in its true sense...
there;s a little bit of joker in all of us
the world if it had no consequences would be filled with Jokers
why is the joker the joker at all?
he's a human... just a human... but he's a human who has no fear of any more consequences no more fear of loosing anything no more fear of his own death... many say we have nothing to loose but in reality only a very few have nothing to loose
usually when we get to the stage of nothing to loose you either commit suicide or in the Joker's case you go bat shit crazy and do what ever the F you want... why? cause you get what you F-ing deserve... sincerely to the rest of the world

laurieluvsit · Answer

I totally hated it, and left before it was over, but I posted a question about it also, and the vast majority said they totally loved it.

The ratings were a 4.5 star out of 5 so I must have missed something.

I left after he graphically stabbed the guy in the neck and face with a pair of scissors.

I'm not into graphic horror shows... sorry

13IsALuckyNumber · Answer

Great movie, pretty disturbing. Incredibly well done though. You can really see Joaquin Phoenix’s transition from laughing and showing physical pain, to laughing and having it seem truly genuine. This movie was incredibly well done even though it was kind of disturbing.

the_face_of_god · Answer

Guessing you loved it? The most realistic portrayal of the joker I've seen yet, by far favourite joker yet. I also appreciate that the actor didn't go method with, which is an acting style I loathe as an actor.

LesterJester · Answer

Just watched it tonight. Certainly a very slow burning movie. I think I would have liked it more if they balanced it a bit better. Too much time was spent on him becoming Joker and so little time being Joker.

Not a lot. Like just 10 or 15 more mins of him being Joker would have good, where some of the long stare scenes could have been shortened.

Anonymous · Answer

didn't makd me want to shoot up a cinema at all like the media suggested

BCRanger10 · Answer

It was a bad movie. Rather than the Joker being a mass murdering psychopathic anarchist, they turned him into a sad lovesick puppy. He was not believable in any way. Joaquin Phoenix had almost infinite potential to pull it off and he blew it.

The pacing was too slow, the music was too flat and sluggish, and the character development wasn't there. Honestly, the movie lost me when he they played Rock and Roll Part 2 as he was getting into the elevator.

They also overplayed the mental health aspect way too much. The Joker is clearly not right in the head, no matter which incarnation it is. But this time around, it was too heavy handed.

Loads of potential, but poorly executed.

LangdaSainik · Answer

Didn't they just show the entire movie in the trailer?

Joaquin Phoenix really did a flawless job portraying the character. I can clearly see the Scorsese influence.

My only problem with it was the predictability. But nice effort by DC to get this made. But I hope they don't deliberately push forward formulaic movies based on characters. And let such movies be purely about the director's vision, which I guess why this film works.

TonyBologna25 · Answer

Was really good. I think a good movie should be able to entice your emotions and this movie made me really uncomfortable in certain scenes. This goes in my top 10 forsure.

Anonymous · Answer

I love the movie, had me hooked for every second. It's an unusual representation of Joker and one that does not need Batman to be interesting. In this movie he is more human than ever and somewhat relatable even. As for the controversy, I don't believe that people will abuse guns and what else is going around, after all it's a movie and a great one at that.

newguy2 · Answer

Loved it! Joaquin Phoenix's performance was fantatstic! I loved the sad aesthetics of the whole movie and that you kinda sympathize with Arthur and condemn him at the same time.  Great Movie!

Kayla45 · Answer

I believe some of it's controversy has started a bit of trouble with crime in America. Other than that, I watched the movie and thought it was okay. I didn't think it was great but okay enough where you see it once and never watch again.

October808 · Answer

I never needed an origin story. Killing Joke's was fine. This version is just another guy who paints his face and does crazy things.

I like this one below better. I boosted the exposure since they liked to shoot with HDR

Clarke498 · Answer

Amazing. Cinematography was amazing. The ambiguitiy made the movie so much fun. Joaquin never disappoints. The music as well. 5/5.

Barrabus_the_Free · Answer

Didn't see it, don't intend to either. I can't fucking stand Joe Quin Phoenix.

Xshirtiex5678 · Answer

I loved it. It gave us a side of the Joker we don't typically get, and it did well portraying mental illness. It also makes you think about how you treat people.

Thatsamazing · Answer

Stupid and shouldn't have even been made. The reason the Joker is cool is precisely because he DOESN'T have a backstory-- you don't need to know why he's so evil or crazy... that's part of his allure and what makes him mysterious and special as a villain.

MrManga · Answer

One of the best movies i have seen in a long time 😁

TheFlak38 · Answer

So far the movie of the year. We still have to see the Irishman.

ImagineSketchy · Answer

The movie left a LOT to be desired. The plot and narrator sucked. I liked the character and I can't blame him for what he did. Gotham has always been a bad place like that...

pervertedjester · Answer

Why can't they just let him be the "Joker" as opposed to always trying to find the method of his madness. The Joker is everyone's darker side made manifest and that's all he should be. Getting really sick of origin stories...

bolverk · Answer

OK, Shows someone devolving over time, deff not what the Intersectional/Identitarian left thought it was and left the cops detailed to cover the screenings wondering what the fuss was all about.

kanelives · Answer

I loved the movie, especially the end. I feel terrible as to how he was born... but it just shows why we need support for people and their mental health!

JustRollTheDice · Answer

Haven't watched it yet, but sadly I've been hearing a lot of bad reviews and how it doesn't match the trailer (which is fine)

nicegirl19 · Answer

I think he hot and sexy I also might sleep with a guy dressed like him

chriss · Answer

It didn’t have enough action. I was expecting it to be like a Batman film with action.

luisg_gr · Answer

Incredibly well done and acted, the tone is all over the place but it works. 9/10

Jaximus-Lion · Answer

It's a DC movie... with other words ! Not worth to spend money on, will wait till it's free to download and god bless torrents

Meditatingsquirrel79 · Answer

Back off some make up, dude. But really, The Joker, is crazy Psychopath character. Will be funny then kill you.

stuntbrain · Answer

The movie was great, but it turned me into a hateful alt-right misogynistic incel 🙁... 3 out of 4 stars

ticketshirtboy · Answer

I haven't seen the Joker yet, but I plan to. I have read mixed reviews on the Joker, but I know that I will Like it!

RolandCuthbert · Answer

I am actually wondering why no one here has done a review.

Prime_Sol · Answer

For a movie, it was fun and entertaining.  As a comic fan, it was trash.  As a joker fan, it was trash.  Heath was the best joker so far Leto is next Nicholson last. This guy is not The Joker.

Koreantransgender · Answer

It was so crazy.. I loved the perspectives of hr normal people who doesn’t have a power turning into zombies and mobs. He killed walstreet guys and people get together what a story

DWD1994 · Answer

Great movie. I like the dark elements in the movie and how much of it seems to have been inspired by other iconic and dark movies like Clockwork Orange.

OfDeath · Answer

I enjoyed it. I didn't think it was the masterpiece others are saying not did I see it as right wing/white supremacist propaganda. I just thought it was an entertaining movie.

Anonymous · Answer

Not yet. I'm waiting for my imaginary girlfriend to come home from work. I'm going to surprise her by waiting in her flat with the tickets and some flowers. Hope she smiles.

pomequeen · Answer

I loved it, it's a great movie

Ronald_25 · Answer

Masterpiece 11/10, wi be talked about in the years to come.

Waffles731 · Answer

I'm seeing it tomorrow because at the time that we are going for a movie there was basically nothing else

bangyourhead · Answer

I liked it. It was sort of derivative of Taxi Driver, but ok nonetheless.

Mrdirecttothepoint · Answer

The movie or the guy?

ZeussLightningBolt · Answer

I was disappointed to learn that he doesn't actually tell jokes

NightOwl8801 · Answer

He's good but he ain't got nothing on Ceasar Romero the original Joker

Therisinghero12 · Answer

Haven't seen the movie, but he's one of my favorite villains.

Anonymous · Answer

It was just another good movie. Good but not too special. Made interesting by the fact that the whole media was rooting for mass shootings during it for some reason.

DizzyDesii · Answer

Not a movie i care to see

Safi666999 · Answer

I enjoyed this movie it was really great 👍

JesseJayNeak · Answer

Greatest movie I've seen yet

monopolythief · Answer

Meh, I felt like the movie was far to long but I loved the ending.

Anonymous · Answer

some people say it is an incel movie  but I have not seen it yet

Iron_Man · Answer

I'm going to see it tonight at 11 p. m.

amberEsa · Answer

The perfect way to start off the new dceu

pigoat · Answer

He's my favorite Disney character

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