Outstanding Performance but.

Rating: 7/10 (12 October 2019)

So i haven't read the comic book and don't exactly know how the Joker is portrayed.
So here I am comparing the character with the one in The Dark Knight. No, I am not comparing the acting and performance of the actors here, just the character.
Joker is one of my favourite villain of all times. So I was expecting a bit more from the character.
Like, the one in TDK had no motive. He just wanted to create the chaos. He was confident, manipulative and used to play with the people's mind. Everything he did revolved around manipulating or playing with the basic human nature.
This Joker had motive for almost everything he did. It was a straightforward movie. The Joker was mentally unstable and depressed and set out to take revenge with everyone who had wronged him. There were no mind games. Maybe because this is just the origin story.
The acting and performance by Phoenix is mind blowing. A must watch film.
I am rating it 7 because I felt the basic nature of Joker i.e playing mind games was not properly explored.