Amazing and Innovative in Almost Every Way!

Rating: 9/10 (11 November 2019)

First off, if you haven't seen this film yet, and are just looking at the reviews to find reasons not to see it, please go find a way to see the film, no matter what you do. This is above all, not a comic book movie. The plot isn't linear and there's no clear direction of the film. That said,I've never been happier to see a film that went against all stereotypes and genre clichÃ©s. This is a character study through and through. There isn't a villain or a main problem that needs to be resolved before the film can end. If at all, the viewers are left with more questions during the film's final scenes. Let's talk about this movie as what it is; an origin story. We learn how the clown-for-hire Arthur Fleck ends up becoming the iconic Joker. If played by someone other that Joaquin Phoenix, this movie might've bombed at the box office. Phoenix and director Todd Phillips worked together so well in this movie. causing the viewer to think that this was the true origin story of the iconic Batman villain, the Joker, when in fact, there isn't a single 'correct' origin story for this iconic villain. Phoenix and Phillips did an amazing job creating a version of the Clown Prince of Crime based entirely in modern day reality. Though Ledger's performance of the Joker will forever embody that character, Joaquin Phoenix provides such a believable background to the character and plays the role to perfection. Receiving anything short of an Oscar will be disappointing to those who have followed Joaquin's career and watched his performance and transformation for this movie.