Joker may be my Movie of the Year

Joker 1989: falls into a vat of toxic chemicals Joker 2019: falls into a vat of toxic critics

Rotten tomatoes 🍅 Joker =68% Audience=88% Batwoman 80 % audience 13%

My favorite part about this movie is that the only other person to show him any type of humanity and compassion is a dwarf, who undoubtedly received the same type of treatment from society. Due to his mental stability, the dwarf is still able to have a relatively normal life, but is the only one that remotely understands Arthur. And Arthur appreciates and spares him.

“Straight white men can also be oppressed marginalized and forgotten. Just like everyone else.” Exactly. Thank you Critical Drinker for saying it out loud.

A billion dollar movie that cost a fraction of Endgame and Rise of Skywalker.

I love the metaphor of the stairs, he keeps struggling up, trying to stay sane. Then after his transformation, he comes dancing down.

This version of the Joker is truly terrifying because it's so realistic.

The scene where he imagines himself on the Murray show and being accepted really resonated. I think all loners understand how he feels.

A movie like this being made in 2019 - all is not yet lost

Joker is a heartbreaking film. Phoenix is so talented. The violence is not glorified. If anything, the message of this film is to be kind to one another... not because someone might kill you, but because people are in pain and need kindness.

In a special feature on the DVD, the director showed the scene when Joker comes on stage at the Murray show, and how with each take, Joaquin played it totally differently. He gave the filmmakers an infinite combination of options when editing, opening up what essentially could have resulted in several different films depending on which direction they wanted to go. A huge talent, and 1000% the right person for this role.

Never underestimate someone who has nothing left to lose.

The saddest part for me was the fact that Arthur was actively trying to get help. He was going to therapy and taking medications. He tried to tell his therapist that the medications weren't working and he was showing her that the type of therapy he was receiving (being locked up and simply talking to someone weekly) wasn't helping. Many times, we are shown that a character just gives up or a character doesn't believe that they are wrong or that they need help, but it isn't often we are shown one that tries to get better only to fail. "Keep trying and you'll succeed." No, sometimes, people try their best over and over, and they still fail and are ruined by the experience.

This movie is a somber reminder that so many people in this world are starving for affirmation, for acceptance, for love.

I agree with this entire critique. Including the activist... Oops, movie critics

12:52 "This is a story about people failing to understand each other, about failing to see the other person's point of view- and how that lack of understanding can so easily turn to anger, resentment and vengeance". I have nothing to add here, just signal boosting the best and most impartial summary of this movie I've heard up to this point.

"A child that is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth." −African Proverb

"Activists... whoops! Movie critics" 👍

2 years later and Joker is still movie of the year.

I feel totally vindicated, thank you. Two days before surgery for double vision, I watched Joker with one eye. At the time I wondered if I'd ever be able to watch a film in a theater again, so picked this one. Guess which movie I watched immediately after both eyes came back. Guess it's time to watch it again! I raved about it to anyone who would listen, and ran into the same BS as listed in this review: White Guy Don't Matter, Loser Can't Get Laid So He's A Psychopath, Really Too Violent, Ewww... etc etc. I wish I had your ability to describe why I love this movie. But I'm very glad you're here to say it. Thanks again for this channel.