Please accept my rant in lieu of a review

Rating: 9/10 (20 January 2020)

--No review here, just an outpouring courtesy of JOKER--
This movie assaulted me. I saw the trailers this past year and thought it looked more "Hill St. Blues" than Gotham, with makeup applied by a palsied Marcel Marceau. Yellow underwear? Scoliosis? Mama/son bath time? An anorexic practicing his stomach vacuums? Vomit. Vomit. Vomit and Vomit some more! I thought 'Joker' would tread the same ground the others had before it, but it would be ESPECIALLY disgusting as it did so. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING! "Joker" was fantastic and also very human, showing how little we need to flourish. Or how little denied can make us spoil. We don't need much. Just a few things: To know where we came from, to be good at something, to connect with others, and not to laugh alone.
I'm not going to try to offer a synopsis or a critique of the film because others have done that already and far better than I ever could've. Instead I'll just list the things that were on MY blown mind when the credits rolled. Courtesy of "Joker", Orderless:
1)How we came to exist. The time before we are born: we have to take our parents at their word concerning this time.
2)We all struggle, some of us with multiple handicaps. How many of us notice a strangers suffering only after its become an inconvenience to us?
3)Many of us are medicated. Take away the medicine, would you still be liked? Would you even care?
4)I believe neglecting your neighbor can make monsters. Not deceitful mothers, abusive stepfathers, community programs closed for lack of funds, or big pharmaceutical's big prices.
5)Monsters are made when we leave our neighbor to face it all ALONE.
I had this feeling (but to a lesser degree) the first time I saw "Fight Club". It's been a rebooted minute, lol. This film made me believe the world can't be improved until we stop seeing the entire and focus on the individual instead. A persons problems can be overcome. A country's is insurmountable. But but by bit. . . ?
What happens when the lame man realizes he can stand? Depends on if you neglected him or not I suppose. "Joker" is a "comic book movie", but the message is vital: ignore those in pain today and run the risk of them bringing pain to you tomorrow. We all want to laugh . . . until we don't.