Breath of fresh air

Rating: 10/10 (3 November 2019)

With all overhyped and even garbage that gets produced today, this was truly a breath of fresh air. What a movie!
I am a person who never watches trailers nor reads reviews before seeing a movie. I am not immune to hearing what people/news say though. I did hear that this was a violent, disturbing, etc. movie. It is and it is not.
First of all, it is a gem of acting, producing, directing, camera work, and last - but not least - story line. There are scenes that make you cringe, but they are part of the story. I walked in thinking this will be one of those super-hero level movies where a lot of is happening, difficult to follow what's what and why, etc. It is not.
It is a story of a man.
Unhappy man.
A victim of how he was brought up, but more importantly - a victim of Gotham society.
Then... Joker is born. Comes out of the deepest hole filled with garbage we call humanity, and becomes a complete opposite of Good. What I take my hat off to is, first, the story. Humanity had multiple chances to avoid it... and it failed that man. What seemed to be a broken (but pure) soul, stuck in routine unhappy daily life - by our measurements, and just like in parallel universe, that soul found all its happiness is in a complete opposite spectrum of what we call Good.
Second, I take my hat off to Joaquin Phoenix. BRAVO, sir! BRAVO!! I will not insult the actor with my unskilled evaluation of one's acting, but to me that is an Oscar winning acting, which I don't see how it would be easy for anyone to beat. BRAVO, sir!! Thank you for what you do and for leaving one person in awe by your skill.
Finally, one last thought to all critics who say movie is violent, inappropriate, disturbing, etc. Look around. Do you see where you live? I respect and appreciate the freedoms we have in US, which gives a platform for everyone to voice their opinion, but whoever is bashing this movie should not be given an advantage of getting their voice heard more over those who enjoyed it. There is deep meaning in the movie if that is what you are looking for, but at the same time it is also a movie of a villain character being born. Take it for what it is and watch it for what you enjoy, but you must see this movie.