Joker is a masterpiece which a lot of people deserve to see

Rating: 9/10 (16 November 2019)

Joker starts off as a slow movie following the character Arthur, who is a mentally ill man who faces many problems throughout his life, however this movie which was slow for about 15 minutes of the movie soon takes a turn and introduces a roller coaster of emotions, which can make the audience feel both uncomfortable and intrigued. This movie also makes the audience ponder on the joker's actions, should you sympathise with what he does, or should you feel horrified. Joker also introduces these emotions with Joaquin Phoenixes Oscar worthy performance. Acting as a clinically insane man broken down by society would be difficult to play, however I believe that Joaquin Phoenix did an incredible job playing the Joker and I don't think it could have been done any better, same said with the story. Now I'm not going to spoil the story but I do have to say the story is completely different and adds a whole lot of surprises compared to the trailers. But don't let this stop you from seeing the Joker. The story is better than the trailers as it is a lot more interesting and gripping. That being said Joker does have its small problem, the music and sound. Don't get me wrong the soundtrack is great, but the original composed soundtrack feels out of place at times and takes a little while for the audience to really understand the emotion that that sound gives, however this is only on a few scenes so it isn't that big of a problem. Joker is definitely a different take on the criminal mastermind that we are normally used to, and it's an extremely good version of the joker and one which may have an impact on different comic book characters in the superhero movie genre. Overall Joker is a 95% out of 100%, it is a masterpiece and the jokes are on you if you don't go out and watch this movie or watch it on its disc or digital release.