Wow

Rating: 9/10 (6 February 2020)

For what this movie was supposed to be, it was absolutely incredible. The direction, the cinematography and the acting (!!!) were all Oscar worthy and deserve all of the hype and attention they have received. However, none of these aspects of the film distracted me from how disturbing, violent, and dark the story was. Selfishly, I almost wish they would've lightened it up a bit but I understand why they didn't. This was a real look into mental illness and compromising on story line would not have given us the character development they were going for.
There were a few things about the film that I thought were unrealistic (even in a fictional city like Gotham) but I realize that there is no precedence for a character like Joker IRL. You really can't let these things bother you, and you have to go in with an open mind and take the movie for what it is. I thoroughly enjoyed the production, but for me, the film is too dark to squirm through again.