Unexpected, in a good way.

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2019)

Joker staring Joaquin phoenix wasn't a title on my "Have to watch list". After Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker i was hesistant to watch any other portrayal of this iconic character and seeing Jared Leto's sorry excuse of action, i was convinced that my decision was right.
Joker in the Batman trilogy showed him as a consequence of the system, the government and its mismanagement, Joaquin's Joker showed him as victim of the system and answered many mysteries around this character non-comicbook fans always had.
The Joker always seemed like a character that is just crazy because he is crazy, the Joker presented to us now is relatable and with that they evolved the character from villain to anti-hero in a very beautiful way.
I really did enjoy this movie a lot, tho i can say, that people who have never seen Batman or any Joker portrayal, will not particularly enjoy this movie as much as i did.
One should not go into this movie and expect the typical Joker crazyness, this is the Genesis of Joker and tells us the story of Arthur Fleck becoming his "true self".
Now after all the sweet talk some downpoints in this movie.
First, the "change" in character is kind of late in the movie, and the hardships of Arthur Fleck are a little bit hard to watch over the cause of 2 Hours, hurting the flow of the movie.
The last 30 minutes are really the "Masterpiece" part in this movie, 10/10. The rest is still quite interesting but very stretched out in my opinion, however because it answers so many mysteries around Joker that part gets a 7/10 from me.
All in all i would've given Joker a 8.5/10, but IMDb doesnt have half stars so i will remain with 8.
Thanks for reading and have a great time watching the Joker !