HEATH LEDGER IS SMILING WIDER THAT THE JOKER

Rating: 10/10 (11 November 2019)

What an incredible experience I had on Saturday to see this film starring the incredible Joachim Phoenix. I have been stunned somewhat until now, to discuss what happened for those 2 hours in a darkened room.
This movie has broken every mold there was, nothing I saw, had I ever seen before. Firstly, the acting, Phoenix is just other worldly, the most beautiful, stunning piece of acting I have ever witnessed! If he does not clean up in the awards ceremonies I will finally lose all faith in them. Ably supported by a great cast of character actors, even De Niro puts in a wonderful cameo, but this is all about Arthur Fleck and his decent into madness.
For a film to show a graphically violent murder and the whole theater to be belly laughing 10 seconds later, is saying something about the power of this movie. I felt so many emotions during the story and was blown away by the camera angles, the use of lighting and focus etc, like I say, everything I saw was new. I am not familiar with the director but I will become so, if he doesn't clean the awards too, the ceremonies can go to hell.
I will need to see it again, it will be a movie like 2001 for me, one I will keep dipping back into to find more.
This film will not be attractive to anyone under 30 tho.
It's a character study, a masterclass in film-making and acting, not much action and stuff til the end.
Most of all, I felt great empathy and pain for Arthur.
you Bruce Wayne and your ilk.