A solid psychological drama in a DC setting with DC characters,but its not the Joker

Rating: 10/10 (22 November 2019)

Finally,watched the Joker,and first thing that came to mind- that it's not a Joker movie,it's a solid psychological drama with great acting from Joaquin Phoenix.If you are about to watch this movie think about Taxi Driver (1976),Falling Down(1993) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) basically this movie falls into the category of these movies,but its not a Joker movie and its not a Gotham setting movie.If you feel uncomfortable watching the above mentioned movies-don't watch Joker.Watch the Joker as a standalone psychological drama about today's society problems,mental illness issues and the "rich vs the poor" issues,but don't expect this movie to be a Joker movie it is not about that.Probably the authors thought that it would be better to "soften the edges" by using the DC comics setting and character to bring these problems to attention.If you want to see a real Joker movie watch The Dark Knight with Heath Ledger's Joker.
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