The story of how the man who has had enough of being mistreated by the system and society descended into The Joker

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2019)

This is a very, very deep movie. Though it can be slow at times, it deserves a 10 just becuase of it's message. We wonder what is going through someone's head when there is a shooting somewhere and how/why they could do such a thing, and this film gives some possibly answers to those questions. It sort of explores how someone with very severe mental illness and deslusions could be pushed to insanity.
Joaquin Pheonix is outstanding. His character, Arthur Fleck is a little slow and suffers from all kinds of abuse throughout his whole life. If that weren't enough, the help he is getting from the state's mental health programs come crumbling down on him. I don't wanna give anything away, but I will say this. As much as people seem to fear this movie, it does carry a very strong message and I hope it is realized by the right people. We can stop people with major mental illnesses from descending into this type of psychotic madness if we only treat them how we want to be treated and allow them access to the right type of help and medication. This is a very realistic approach to the iconic villian.