Disney — 6 years ago(October 05, 2019 05:56 AM)

Anyone who doesn't like this movie just doesn't get it!
What's interesting about this movie is there are no subplots. Joaquin is in every scene of a 2-hour movie. The movie follows him around the whole duration of the movie without cutting to a different location and characters.
It was essentially a Joker soliloquy.
When you think Joaquin Phoenix carried a 2-hour movie practically by himself, where he steals and owns every single second of screen time, with very little supporting cast depth, and give that kind of performance, wow. No one could have played this role the way he did.
The one scene that has been done many times before in other Batman movies is the best one done yet. How it leads up to it is brilliant. Zorro, the Gay Blade (1981). BRILLIANT. Batman fans know what Zorro means in the context of Batman.
The ending is beautiful cinema. So much Taxi Driver.
Parts of it were so sad. Even when you think Joker at least has ONE good thing going for him…it turns out, not true. It's very sad and dark at times. You really feel for this guy.
This is a study of mental illness and addresses themes of what causes crime stemmed from mental illness. There's illegal guns. Cut social funding. Not being able to afford prescription medications.
This film deals with themes of classism. Joker is dirt poor. Thomas Wayne is rich.
Events that happen in the film were really issues NYC had in 1981…the sanitation workers' strike, rat problems, etc
And also…the Joker you see in the trailers is not necessarily him in the FULL Joker gear yet, if you catch my drift.
Fucking amazing piece of cinema. 10/10 for me. There will never be anything like this for a long time.
Joker's origin here borrows different elements from his origin stories in the comics, primarily the Killing Joke.
Easter Eggs I found:
The Subway cop scene was a Natural Born Killers reference. Think Tommy Lee Jones.
Near the beginning, when the clown protesters are out, one is a holding a sign of a drawing of Jack Nicholson's Joker.
Murray Franklin is obvious Johnny Carson stand-in.
The Joker leaves a "card" - but not that kind of card.
The 1966 BAT-POLE was references here…get it? Get it?
Also, off topic, but I'm completely smitten by Zazie Beetz. She's super fckn cute. Beautiful.
I have no legs