Outstanding

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2019)

This realism thing that's been affecting how ideas and concepts present themselves through movies is playing out very good, I believe, as it's managing to bring a level of honesty and believability that's previously, until relatively recently, unmatched by presentations that hinged on the unknown and what's beyond natural, whereby ideas such as aliens, outer space, magic, .., etc.. where always the easy, go-to solution for basis. This is probably so due to increased knowledge and advancement in this day, where increasing knowledge is providing us a more logical entrance into these seemingly supernatural realms through conceivable things such as AI, medicine, genetics engineering, energy, .., etc., or even simply improved understanding of humans, life and existence, with better ability to present them. And as goes this movie, the Joker never looked so real, believable, and authentic the way he does in this work, and Joaquin Phoenix 's performance is one for the ages: I dare say his version of the joker, within this "real" template I talked about which this movie is adapting, surpasses that of The Dark Knight. The movie intelligently explores at depth how this criminal was made and what he is, and in the process cleans away all the comics-rooted exciting nonsense that surrounded him by planting him as a genuine person in reality with life so extreme, yet so real, in a way that adds a mountain of felt sophistication that the character could've never felt more alive or charming. Hands down one of the best movies ever, and definitely an Oscar-worthy performance by Joaquin Phoenix.