Cinematic Gold and a Breath of Fresh Air

Rating: 10/10 (2 November 2019)

Joker received so much attention before it even released that it was hard not to want to see what all the hype was about, even though I've been a fan of the Batman series for as long as I can remember and both Joaquin and River Phoenix are two of my favorite actors of all time. When you talk about films today, you rate them based on your overall opinion and perhaps one or two performances that were convincing enough to impress, and when you go to a comic book movie you expect action and adventure, special effects, etc. Joker has NONE of this. This was a true piece of cinematic ART. This is the type of movie thst all film school students dream of making one day. The cinematic quality, camera shots, editing styles, color pallette and sheer grittiness of the picture combined with an outstanding score that almost tells the story by itself are absolutely glorius. The writing is excellent and the story keeps you locked in from the very beginning watching this character fall from forced mediocrity stemming from mental illness and amplified by public oppression into sheer insanity. Phoenix delivers a mesmerizing performance that is as beautiful and poetic as it is tragic and painful to witness. This is top grade filmmaking folks. This represents the type of movie we desperately need more of in today's fractured and divided society. If more people watched and understood more films like this one, we might actually have a chance to evolve as a species instead of warring with one another over superficial petty nonsense being spit in our faces by those who constantly complain and who undoubtedly represent the vocal majority of those who hated this film before even seeing it and bashed it further after seeing it over the concepts that Joker explores. Best film of the year by far and Phoenix deserves an Oscar for his amazing performance. If you have not seen it in a theater, please do yourself a favor and try to catch it in one while you still can. It is MORE than worth it! 10/10 A++ top notch movie.