Joker - an instant comic book classic

Rating: 10/10 (13 October 2019)

Joker (2019)
Directed by Todd Phillips
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beets, and Robert De Niro.
5/5
I saw this film when it came out in theaters, feels kinda late after all these people saw it at the film festivals. I'm just gonna write this review now. This film was what I came in expecting. A gritty, gory (not that gory tbh) Martin Scorsese style movie (clearly to the likes of classics such as The King of Comedy and Taxi Driver), featuring Joaquin Phoenix as the second best on screen Joker - Heath Ledger is undefeated in my book. Joaquin definitely deserves an Oscar. The film was 2 hours, but my god, what a rollercoaster, it flew FAST! Similar to the Dark Knight trilogy, this was NOT a typical superhero/villain film. In fact it was anything but. You could look at this film and remove any Batman/Wayne/Joker details and it still feels like an intense movie focusing on a deeply depressed man. Wow. Just wow. I was speechless after watching it.