Masterpiece of cinema.

Rating: 10/10 (12 November 2019)

I know this movie is an alternative universe but it's so well made, that they made me wish Batman was in this universe because the connections felt more real than most comic book films because it is so serious. I also never thought another Joker could match Heath Ledgers but I was wrong. I saw a lot of nods to Ledger's joker but in the best possible way. If Batman begins was a 7/10 in tone compared to most comic book movies, this gets a 10/10 for tone alone. "Joker" could have started the uber serious comic book era had it chose to be given the money it made. I'm sure it won't and this might just be a 1 episode film but that's a shame because it's nearly a flawless character study of a mentally ill guy in a mentally ill world.