A perfect ode to Heath Ledger

Rating: 10/10 (5 October 2019)

KNOCK KNOCK! Joker is one such exceptional film which gets the perfect balance of staying noir & elevating empathy for the protagonist.
The film delves with oppression, the oppressed from the first frame, and it becomes very evident, the journey of the protagonist will take a downward curve in the graph to bring out the change in the society, unfortunately resulting in anarchy.
The film never tries to pretend intelligent, and it plays well within the dramatics, not getting drifted away. There are some real beautiful scenes which brings out how oppressed the protagonist is and that too with his signature laugh, you feel for the character, you want to hoot for him to succeed, and you realise the actions by the protagonist to resolve the main conflict is not justified, and the filmmaker is careful not to glorify his actions rather smartly diverts us into the psyche of the protagonist as defense mechanism.
Joaquin Phoenix gives us a crackling performance, enacting the Joker himself, every scene- the laugh, the stare, the helplessness has been so consistent, that one would expect him to succeed for his dream of becoming a standup comedian and come out of this pity. This is a perfect ode to Heath Ledger, he would have been so happy to see this amazing performance by Joaquin Phoenix.
Lastly, the film beautifully portrays the real Joker on screen yet again, where his jokes are as subjective as his actions.
This film gives an urge to watch Heath Ledger's version of Joker.
Highly Recommended! Don't miss it!