Life is a comedy.

Rating: 6/10 (1 December 2019)

Arthur (Pheonix) has the dream of becoming a comedian capable of relating with other people. The problem, he has a mental condition and social limitations which society can't understand. Also, living in a city with hardships and injustices keeps breaking him down, until he loses it and takes justice into his own hands. Cornered at his lowest point, he seeks shelter in his fantasies. All his life has been a lie. As his dream shatters by his idol's mockery, Arthur becomes this cynical man that breaks up with reality. "I used to think that my life was a tragedy but now I realize that is a comedy". Well, that's pretty much how I would describe this movie. Todd Phillips went for a serious dark piece but the influence of his previous comedies is still there. In the Joker society finds itself just a small push away to get driven into insanity and anarchy. It offers a new look of the comic's universe but not interesting enough to keep up with Christopher Nolan's works. And not strong enough to be considered a masterpiece of filmmaking or as innovating as any other independent film. Entertaining, yes. Outstanding, I don't think so. I was told this was film festival material, that Hollywood explores new grounds. I doubted it first and after watching carefully I still feel the same. It's a three acts structure with some misconceptions that revolve people with social deficiencies and is looking to acquire a new symbolism for being anti-system. Same old classic Hollywood recipe.