A modern comic movie masterpiece.

Rating: 9/10 (3 November 2019)

I've seen Joker a good 3 weeks ago in cinema and initially wanted to keep my review until I have the chance of rewatching it, since the second screening most of the times manifests my opinion about a movie.
But 3 weeks later I find myself still thinking about it and constantly replaying it in my mind.
I recreate scene by scene with every detail my mind could possibly remember. Something about this movie just factinates me in a way not many modern movies do, especially not comic based movies.
As a huge fan of Scorseses work I definetly felt the inspiration movies like Taxi Driver or King of Comedy had on this piece which I really liked. But still it's not just a mixture of these idols it has. Even tho Arthur Fleck and Travis Bickle have a lot of things in common they are also very different in a lot of points. I feel like the biggest difference is the aesthetic Arthur has in his evolution which is more a regenerative than degenerative one like for example Travis Bickle. This aesthetic and relief is manifested in the way Arthur moves around when the Joker awakens within him. He's released and all of the pain and weight just goes away and like a feather in the wind he moves around so elegantly almost weightless in a way. These scenes where also the ones that would gave me goosebumps every single time. But it wasn't only the excellent acting of Joaquin Phoenix, like the crazy laugh which should win an Oscar just for itself, that made this movie a masterpiece. The the visual editing the setting of the scenes and the musical score and sounds where just top notch. Every scene seemed like a painting for its own. It might be a dirty or sketchy painting but with nevertheless impact and depth.
As a fan of the Batman Trilogy by Nolan I enjoyed having some little connections sprinkled over this movie but they weren't obvious or annoying. Also if you didn't knew anything about Batman and Joker you can enjoy this move pretty much on its own.