A true "kino" experience; the most revolutionary and subversive film since Fight Club

Rating: 10/10 (11 October 2019)

Normally I write the long review, but I'm going to keep it simple and concise this time.
Without spoiling anything -- I suggest you do not read critics' reviews and watch this with a moderate expectation -- this film is an unexpected masterpiece, and the best comic book-based adaptation since Superman (1978).
I have seen plenty of superhero movies, and I concur with Martin Scorsese's criticism of that as "not cinema" even though I differ with Scorsese's own output as self-indulgent and pretentious (in particular The Departed and Hugo were bloated and awful).
However, Joker should be officially considered "kino" which is German for cinema, and utilized as a code of sorts among the Internet culture crowd to indicate "encore; masterpiece; outstanding".
Watching this achieved something I did not expect, and that is of astonishment and catharsis. For that, my hat off to the reformed DC studio (which fired CEO after Justice League movie as a mega-flop to replace with a new leader) and Warner Bros that gave Todd Phillips and co. the chance to produce the bravest "heavy and dark with the purpose" cinema since, say, Fight Club, the latter I disliked but understood its messages.
Joaquin Phoenix will not only own the Best Actor Oscar, but also that this film will sweep the Oscars with Todd winning Best Director and possibly Best Picture (Bradley Cooper being one of the producers).