Todd Phillips' Joker might be bringing cinema to a new era.

Rating: 10/10 (10 October 2019)

Far from a superhero flick,the name of the Joker managed to bring again to the cinema theaters all kinds of people,showing the effect good cinema can have as a collective experience.Good cinema appeals to everyone,not only cinephiles and Phillip's Joker is the proof.A film with no effects,no thriller elements,of not more than one character,with no car chases,no superhero costumes manages to be just mesmerising for a mere 2 hours.That is mainly due to Joaquin Phoenix.Cinematography is beautiful just as the direction,but the film lives through Phoenix who is haunting.A film that maybe shows that we as an audience might had been getting it wrong all along just as the studios might had miscalculated what we really like in the first place.Just like references as Taxi Driver were creating havoc upon their release,maybe the Joker will bring again the cinema to a new golden era,giving blockbusters a new different meaning.As for the social commentary,I will not comment on the nonsense.I will just say that what the film is accused for couldn't be further from the truth.There is a message.That's that we should think again of all the times we turned our back to people in need,all the times we laughed at them and all the times we didnt give a helping hand when they were so desperately trying to reach out.Maybe Joker can make us better,only for a while.I'm just stunned.