Send in the clown

Rating: 9/10 (19 October 2019)

Joker is an incredible movie set in the United States during the 1970s, hurt by an intense society fueled with madness, in which our character has to survive.
Arthur Fleck, skinny and mentally ill, works in a clown business, living with his mother in the violent city of Gotham. Having a decent education, his life is ruined by a neurological issue, where an uncontrollable laugh is produced in a state of stress and sadness. Catastrophes throughout the movie, such as a clown riot in the city caused by a assassination in a subway, and the Late Night Show with the famed Murray Franklin, pushes the character's inevitable transformation into the most well known clown killer.
The movie reserves a fantastic cast. Robert De Niro plays extremely well the comedian animating a late show, a comedic side of that actor we don't see much. Zazie Beetz's character, Sophie, is Arthur's love figure, having an unexpected plot twist. Of course, how could I forget Joaquin Phoenix. His acting skills are breathtaking, showing the audience the treatment this society has against disabled having a mental disorder. He takes us into rage, empathy, sadness and laughter from the beginning to the very end. Along with Heath Ledger in the Nolan trilogy, Phoenix is one of the best performances as the Joker.
Todd Philips, best known for directing the Hangover trilogy, proves himself into writing a tragedy. I remember the backlash it received back in the summer of 2018, people criticizing it as useless or unwanted. Now at the time of its release, it's the best thing DC has brought us in a long time. I highly recommended this masterpiece.