Great Movie & Hidden Message

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2020)

The hidden message in the film illuminates & illustrates what's occurring not just in Gotham but what is really occurring in the US.
The Wealthy have control over virtually everything, including you. They are the ones who make the decisions for you. They are allowed to do what they want, where, when, and to whom; why, is just to prove they can do anything, such as make you suffer while they succeed. They also like watch you fail at taking appropriate action.*
Watch how Arthur struggles -financially is one of these struggles, that are becoming worse as the Wealthy controlled state of Gotham, shuts down his means of financial support.
Citizens of Gotham stand up to support him, because they've found a reason & leader to help them take back control of their property. You can see that huge celebration & first true smile that is expressed by Arthur ("Joker"), when he gets celebrated for revealing himself to all, as the killer of those businessmen.
Notice that at the end, after being arrested, he's riding in a police car, where the license plate states, "Industry First."
Again, this is because in Gotham (like the US), Industry has control over the people.
Brief real world example. Prior to the 1980s, we were ran, "for the people, by the people." But because of intentional pull back on industrial regulations, we got torn apart. Back then (40+ years ago), the CEO of the business would typically live "in" or "around" the same place as the majority of their local workers, where their wealth would be taxed and contribute to expansion of the local government to provide better public services. Back then they'd also, only make around 20 times more than their average worker. So, for every single dollar ($1) you'd make, they'd make twenty ($20).
Today those executives don't just make over 300 times more than they used to. You never made a dollar more. Now, they have control over you & the government.
A significant amount of things have changed, allowing companies to become entities that are illegal. And now we are ran by Oligarchs.

*Look at how, in the US, with COVID-19, the average American (former middle class, elderly, disabled, poverty, etc.) is financially suffering tremendously, while those Wealthy are perfectly & personally fine; no financial struggles, no need to be out in public, nothing to worry about when the economy crashes. And accessibility to tests. Making it fine for some to not wear a mask where, by law, everyone is required to.