A Movie With A Message

Rating: 9/10 (27 October 2019)

Wow. Last weekend, I went to "Joker", a film I had been looking forward to see since the beginning of this year. And let me tell you, it did NOT disappoint. Definitely one of best movies I've seen this year, and now a new favorite of mine. Joaquin Phoenix was brilliant in this. "Joker" is not your typical action superhero flick. It is a drama with occasional, but very violent/disturbing moments, that tells the story of one man's tragic descent into madness. But it is more than that. It is also a cautionary tale on how someone's mistreatments/judgments of another can lead to people mentally breaking, and how society is quick to discard people that don't fit their definition of "normal" and "human". All of this, makes it so you will most likely sympathize with the Joker to some extent. And that is 100% what it was designed to do.
To paint a picture that most people would not dare to look at, because it shows society's true colours. I truly hope this wins an Oscar because this is filmmaking/storytelling at its finest. 10/10