Unbelievably Good

Rating: 10/10 (17 October 2019)

I had high expectations and they were exceeded. Take the Joker aspect of this film out of the equation, and I'd simply describe this as a Oscar worthy performance from Joaquin Phoenix, of The descent into madness and psychosis of a man allowed to slip through the cracks.
This film completely adds on every level to a joker character. The comparisons between Bruce's charmed life turned tragedy, to the Authur's never had a chance, trampled, abused and tormented from birth.
This film works on so many levels. From a class war perspective. With the perfect veneer of the Wayne Dynasty allowed to slip and looked upon from the perspective of those with nothing. This was really interesting and is the first time we are allowed to see a billionaire industrialist philanthropist being much like you'd expect a billionaire to be like.
The most impressive aspect of the film was the view point of mental health and how it's viewed and prioritised. Much like we see in the world today, these terrible spirals could be avoided with good social services and health care. But when we allow children to be abused and brought up in abusive households. When we allow support for people with mental health issues to slip through the cracks and to live unsupported outside of medicating correctly and being cared for, this can be a consequence.
Finally the Victorian philosophy of serving up the mentally ill for ridicule for entertainment purposes. As the joker calls it. In a cruel world where no one cares for each other, the mainstream get to set what's acceptable not acceptable and what's funny or not funny. The reality is this usually oozes hypocrisy. I feel like I could watch this film a few more times and take much more from.
If Phoenix doesn't win an Oscar he's been robbed.