A true masterpiece!

Rating: 10/10 (1 November 2019)

I have notice a lot of people try to draw comprising which (in my view) are completely missed.
This is not a typical DC/superhero type movie. It has nothing to do with Heath Ledger. Would he be proud? Probably. He was brilliant in his own way; however he stared in a DC movie and was your typical Joker (having said that he executed it brilliantly).
Now, this movie is different - it is a case study of mental illness. Very deep and heavy going, nonetheless accurate and beautiful in a way. It may as well be considered a movie on its own, without any connections with Gotham, the Joker character, the comic books etc etc. If anything - Taxi Driver (1976) and the King of Comedy (1982) are closer to it than any of the Batman or other DC shows you have seen in the past.
Joaquin Phoenix is the best actor of his generation. By far and undoubtedly.
What he did in this film is remarkable. I left the cinema absolutely speechless and moved at the same time.
It is a masterpiece!