Joker: The Society Film

Rating: 9/10 (8 October 2019)

Joker, a film containing one of the greatest villains in media. Now I didn't know what to expect from this film,obviously we all know where it ends and finding out the beginnings is always a "Questionable" idea. However thanks to Joaquin Phoenix and his incredible performance as Joker the film rises to the expectation of fans and first timers alike, moreover the writing for this film is a cut above most of what you see now. People who won't see this because "Heath Ledger was the definitive Joker" are wrong. While he may have been the best Joker that doesn't mean that Phoenix isn't incredible in his own right and his presentation of this character is definitely worth your time. The writing for the film as mentioned was incredible although it has a slow start we see this man beaten down again and again and hurt and betrayed by everyone he has ever loved or cared about and it really shows why he becomes the man we know him as. There are elements where chills run down your spine and times where you laugh just as much as he is. To fault the film though. Only two characters were well acted (Joker being one of them), the rest of the cast was either good but barely in it or just bad at creating the right kind of atmosphere, Phoenix definitely carries the whole film, although this may have been a purposeful decision to further isolate his character and could be symbolic of how no one cares for him or is only "putting on an act" however until I see proof of that either in a statement from the director or other pieces of media that the rest of the cast was in where they are acting well I have to assume that they are bad and therefore bring down the quality of the film.
In summary this film is worth every second of your time. Phoenix is in every scene and he carries the whole film which is fine because it is all about our favourite mad clown, Joker. Their are so many nice touches throughout the film I won't mention for spoiler reasons but they really show how much thought went into the production of this film and make this film one of the best I have seen in cinema recently. 8/10 watch it, it's worth your time and you won't regret it.