Watch This Film!!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2019)

I want to be completely honest in giving my review of this film. I am a huge fan of Joaquin Phoenix, but I was not very excited about this project. I believed the DC tales of Batman and the Joker were overly exhausted to the point they were no longer entertaining. I wholeheartedly thought I would hate this film.
With that said, I was completely shocked with the depth in story telling, phenomenal acting, and brilliant dialogue delivered by this film.
This is not a superhero/ villain story. This story goes much deeper into societal norms which are troubling and in many cases disturbing, but routinely go overlooked. This story dives into the psyche of a person who has experienced physical, emotional, and mental trauma at the hands of a society that really doesn't value him as a person and thus discards him completely as a sort of joke.
The politics associated with this film are very familiar and relevant to what we see and experience in today's political climate.
Some fear that those in power may see it as a threat towards the status quo, while those who feel oppressed may see it as a call to arms.
I completely understand why media is trying to discourage people from seeing this film; it is not because it doesn't deliver, but because it really does. This is a film that makes one pause, think and acknowledge that there are situations in this world that require us to be more human. It also opens our eyes to the class systems which still exist in our societies and how change is necessary to disrupt and eradicate those unfair and unjust systems.
I recommend everyone go see this film! 👍🏼👍🏼