The greatest origin story so far

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2019)

I will say this: WOW. This film is a perfect case study about the breakup of the personality of a lonely man with psychological problems. This is not a movie about super heroes and if someone goes to see it with such attitude then they will be disappointed. The action revolves very slowly, slower than in a Hitchcock film. But oh boy ... I watched Phoenix's creation with a flush on my face. For me, the biggest plus (ATTENTION SPOILER) is that the film is set in our reality of the eatly 80s (SPOILER END) and that the characters are ordinary people, who struggle with the hardships of everyday life and loneliness despite the fact that they exist side by side of one another. You can literally identify with them, because they are struggling with the same adversities as each of us every single day. The actors were perfectly cast and matched to the roles and were able to portray the respective characters at a top drawer level, but I think that especially Hoaquin did a great job and matched the creation of Heath Ledger's Joker (I deliberately do not write that he played it better, because both Jokers, Hoaquin's and Heath's are two entirely different characters - it's impossible compare them). Speaking of Ledger, I appreciate and respect the two subtle nods to his Joker in this film. Chapo bas for these references to the director. "Joker" in my opinion is the best origin story, both of the Archduke of Crime and Batman (mini spoiler, sorry). I would highly recommend this film to anyone.