Good film,great performance

Rating: 7/10 (11 October 2019)

Scorsese homage,post Trumpian universe critique,comic hero prequel?
Why not all three?
Clear references to Taxi Driver and King of Comedy,emphasised by de Niro's own role reversal appearance in the movie.
Many other themes being channeled on child abuse,disability discrimination,marginalization of the poor, the disenfranchised,the powerless,some of which are a little forced or contrived.
Towering over it all however is another virtuoso performance from Joaquin Phoenix which ensures the Joker's rampant personal psychosis remains centre stage throughout,thus preventing exposure of the fragility of some of those subtexts.
Cinematography and sound are excellent and great use of music.
Enjoyed it a lot-but please no sequel.