Brilliance

Rating: 10/10 (2 October 2019)

This movie is as good as dark knight for me. If Joaquin Phoenix doesn't bag the Oscars, then I shall reach to the conclusion that academy doesn't care about talent. This was an emotional ride. You can understand why joker is, what he is. And where Ledger's Joker was a trickster cum terrorist type, this one is pure evil, dark and heavily mentally disturbed. I won't say he surpasses Ledger, but I also won't say that Ledger dominates, best is to say that both are equally fantastic. This has a very different tone. It solely relies on Phoenix's performance, without phoenix there won't be the magic in the movie. Also another thing was the story is fully focused on Joker, nothing else. This is more of a character study movie. Also the story and the way it's shot looks very much like a comic book. Overall, god bless Todd Philips and DC and Warner Bros and of course Phoenix for this