Can You Introduce Me as Joker?
Joker (2019) directed by Todd Phillips, is a movie about Arthur Fleck. He is a man brought down by the world until one night when he feels like he is known. This movie is about the comic book character Joker, but at the same time it is about the man behind Joker, the world he inhabits and his mind.
Fleck is a down on his luck clown for hire who is also pursuing a career in stand-up comedy. From the very start of the movie, viewers see what it’s like to live in Gotham and what the main character is like.
Joker is an incredibly dark character. He is psychopathic, sociopathic and a sadist. If you go into this movie expecting to watch a lighthearted superhero comic book movie, you are in for an unpleasant surprise. This movie is what you get when you watch a Joker movie without any boundaries. It is dark and violent.
The movie is a pure character piece on Fleck. It shows the pain he goes through in his life. Nothing good ever happens to him and his life slowly turns upside down as he dives deeper into insanity. Even at the start of the movie, Fleck has a condition that causes him to laugh uncontrollably. The movie clearly shows how broken this character is and how he eventually becomes the twisted man known as the Joker.
On a technical level, this movie is amazing. The cinematography is incredible. The music is stunning. It effectively portrayed a 1970s Gotham City full of crime and corruption. Although the movie is a technical success, the story is where it shines.
Fleck’s story is one of tragedy and darkness, and it’s not for the lighthearted. It is a story of a man who starts a revolution, and of a man swept up in chaos.
Joker (2019) succeeded where other Joker stories have not. It effectively showed the chaos that Fleck went through and the chaos he started. This movie is amazing.
TJ Pittinger is a freshman studying theology.