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Oct 22, 2021 · Joker is a bad movie, yes: It’s predictable, clichéd, deeply derivative of other, better movies, and overwritten to the point of self-parody... The experience of sitting through it is highly unpleasant, but that unpleasantness has less to do with graphic violence—there are only one or two scenes that go hard, gore-wise—than with ...
- Joker: 5 Things That Make No Sense (& 5 Fan Theories That Do)
Dumb cops in movies are a bit of a cliché at this point, but...
- Joker: 5 Things That Make No Sense (& 5 Fan Theories That Do)
- Makes No Sense: Age Difference from Bruce
- Fan Theory: Arthur Killed Sophie
- Makes No Sense: The Cops
- Fan Theory: Inspiration For Joker
- Makes No Sense: The Death of Bruce's Parents
- Fan Theory: It's A Flash Forward
- Makes No Sense: Talk Show Appearance
- Fan Theory: Multiple Choice
- Makes No Sense: The Message
- Fan Theory: The Joke
Leading up to the release of the film, the filmmakers made it perfectly clear that this origin tale of Joker would stand on its own, separate from the rest of the DCEU. While that seems to be largely true, the film did manage to fit Bruce Wayne into the Joker's story. However, while Arthur Fleck, aka Joker, is a grown man in the film, Bruce is just...
The character of Sophie (Zazie Beetz) is one of the more interesting aspects of the film. Sophie is a single mother living in the same apartment building as Arthur. She is one of the few people who is nice to him and they form a romantic relationship. However, we later discover that the romance was imagined by Arthur. RELATED: Joker: Top 10 Worst T...
Dumb cops in movies are a bit of a cliché at this point, but in a movie like Jokerthat is going for a more realistic feel, the incompetence of the detectives is a bit distracting. After Arthur kills the three men on the subway, two detectives show up and immediately think he's a suspect. Then they do nothing. Every time the detectives talk to him, ...
Many fans have pointed out that, despite his transformation throughout the film, Arthur Fleck never seems like the same Joker we know from Batman mythology. This has led some to speculate that he is not actually the real Joker but rather the inspiration. Arthur is not a man with a plan, yet he accidentally starts a violent and destructive movement ...
Few scenes have been recreated as often as the death of Bruce Wayne's parents. While Joker does shake the mythology up a bit by making Thomas Wayne a selfish and cold businessman, the film still felt the need to include the death scene in the same way we've seen it countless times before. RELATED: Joker: 10 Essential Films To Watch Next What makes ...
The last scene of the film has been discussed endlessly by audiences. After seeing Arthur celebrated by the rioters, we cut to him inside Arkham Asylum. The obvious first reaction to the scene is that Arthur was locked up following the murders. But some fans have suggested a different timeline. One popular theory suggests that the final scene is me...
Probably the most infamous scene in the film is Arthur's appearance on the talk show with Murray Franklin (Robert De Niro). After coming on, dressed in his Joker make-up, Arthur admits to the murders, condemns society and shoots Franklin dead on live television. While it's a shocking moment, it also feels a bit contrived. By this point, it's pretty...
Before the film was released, some fans were pushing back against the idea of a Joker origin tale, as they felt the character did not need an origin. In the comics, Joker admits that while he might tell one story, his origins are more multiple choice. Some fans believe that the film is following a similar path. RELATED: Joker: 10 Moments Arthur Fle...
The movie garnered a lot of controversy leading up to its release by some people suggesting the film might inspire violent acts with its message. That criticism seems a bit unfair, as the film isn't reckless with its statements. However, the real issue is that the movie doesn't even seem to know what it wants to say. Some have said the film is abou...
The popular idea that the movie was all in Joker's head has some issues when you revisit the entire story, but one interpretation of this idea is quite interesting. Again, with the mysterious final scene, Arthur is laughing at some joke in his head while explaining to the doctor that she wouldn't get it. The theory suggests that this man we're seei...
Oct 3, 2019 · “Joker” is a supervillain origin story, involving a character whose big-screen résumé already includes three Oscar winners (two for other roles, but still). It’s not hard to see the appeal. The...
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Jan 6, 2020 · Joker is a movie unlike anything else from the comic book genre, as Phillips didn't include any heroes, costumes, or action. Instead the movie follows an unreliable narrator, one whose sad...
Oct 2, 2019 · The new Joker movie, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, sends a muddled message about the times we live in.
Aug 31, 2019 · Reviews are in for Todd Phillips’ standalone origin story Joker, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as the iconic villain. The film, written by Phillips and Scott Silver, is described as a gritty ...
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Oct 7, 2019 · Dan Brooks writes that the panic about “Joker” is really a panic about moral ambiguity: “Legitimate movies are about complicated protagonists who combine good and bad qualities; superhero...
