So many acts of violence, one singular film

Rating: 10/10 (10 October 2019)

To Care or Not to Care....That Is the Question I put forth as the Theme of this film. To spoil my answer without you having to read the whole thing.....It's a bit of both.
The Violence is the Crux of the Film
Arthur, or Joker maybe at this point, commits different acts of violence through out the film. The first one is on a subway train where he his jumped by three men. Many want to point out whether these guys are rich and that they are white, etc... I rather keep this about the act that is committed to strengthen my opinion that this first act of of violence Joker does is totally self defense. Many people have suffered death taking feet to the body and head, let alone three pairs of them. Now, you might question how he followed and gunned down that third individual after the fact he ran away. I would only argue that in his heightened state of survival, the fight isn't over until you've eliminated the enemy. Many soldiers who have experienced war will tell you this. It may not be normal in regular circumstance, but in the middle of battle, its just how you think.
So that is my verdict. On the train, he isn't a murderer. He isn't a monster. He is just a person defending his life. Now, that said, I still think this event let Joker get a taste of something that he eventually takes him to places that I don't agree with. This is what is so great about this film. Its a slow turning. Something that's hard to look at in society when most people are trying to live there lives in whatever degree. Whether they are happy, sad, mad, and everything in between.
So use this film to discuss these acts. It will hopefully carry over into society in a positive way.
Now the Next act of violence......
This one is too me the one that really hits home. You see this guy break in the worst way. A man who was very alone, and yet the one person in his life, his mother, did not belong to him and vise versa. He murdered this woman. A woman who provided for him while still dealing with her own mental health. This shows you how disconnected Arthur had become. He felt totally victimized. This bothers me in two ways. One I wish I knew how to help. And Two, It also makes me feel righteous anger at him for not realizing he wasn't as bad off as he thought.
I don't need to be angry with his act, because Justice is best delivered without passion. My passion is put towards the loss of lives that he took and the loss of Arthur Fleck himself. Its a Losing situation of a film, and so it challenges you too think of how to win. You win by examining life a little more. You don't owe anyone anything in this world, but a little reflection when watching films like these isn't going to kill anyone.....pun Indented.
Well its off from there......That Apartment scene.....well I don't need to try to describe it.....it is what it is. The Joker is solving his problems in full comic book villain mode. (Right or Wrong, Joker always feel free, so enjoy it, its a movie.)
Finally he point blank, in true Joker fashion, shoots Murray Franklin in the face on live television.
So there it is. A man trying to solve his problems through violence. It had to have made him feel better. And so I ask whether you agree with this Joker or not, maybe now you can understand the why. And if you can understand that, then maybe this film has done what it set out to do.