Outstanding

Rating: 8/10 (12 October 2019)

Joker the most anticipated movie of 2019 following it's DC's competitor Marvels Avengers Endgame. "Joker," Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), seated in front of a mirror, hooks a finger into each corner of his mouth, and pulls. Up, then down: a grin, a grimace. We are meant to think of the masks, comic and tragic, that were worn by the actors in ancient Greek drama. Over the next couple of hours, those two moods will be welded together, until we can't tell the light from the dark. Seating the movie theatres was extraordinary. While watching this movie every scene had me on the edge of the seat. Todd Phillips who co-wrote it with Scott Silver, and whose previous films, from "Road Trip" (2000) and "Old School" (2003) to the "Hangover" yet proved himself to many people by creating a movie with so much drama and suspense. I must say i had not faith in Todd because of his past in comedy movies but I was proven wrong. This version of the joker is the most authentic we have ever scene on screen. Joaquin's previous competitors included Heath ledger and Jack Nicholson and yes I will not include Jared Leto, let's forget he existed and I must say he really did prove himself, Joaquin effectively captured the trauma and anger and guilt a person with a meantl health disorder goes through and we had not seen that on screen before. The movie took it's time to show us how "Arthur" or Joker became the man we see in the comics and some may say it became a little boring at times and yes I do agree but in order to fully understand a character so exceptional patience is key. At times the pacing was a little too slow, I would say that there are some scenes that could have been cut short, however, these are just minor details that really don't matter. "Joker" descends upon us. The online discussion has mounted from the rampant to the manic, undeterred, or perhaps exacerbated, by the fact that nobody, apart from critics and festivalgoers, has actually seen the movie. (Emotions run high when people are low on facts.) In one corner are those who crave a masterpiece: a film that will unearth a new psychic intensity in the domain of the comic book, ideal for our distended times. In the opposite corner are those who fear that Phillips and Phoenix may give license to all the lonely people out there-in particular, to any messed-up white guys who feel wretchedly uncherished and would welcome a tutorial in the art of lashing out. The composer Hildur Guðnadóttir not only proved herself yet again after composing"Sicario" 2016. The music made my heartbeat exceed every time I heard it. For such heartless cruel evil and vile character, it made me feel sorrow and anguish for him and I applaud her for that. The action of the movie was lmited and depended on your taste it could be both good and bad, for me it was so exceptional that it angered me we didnt get enough, with a pleasing ending I may say that I do have hope for DC and what warner bothers are planning I am happy that Joker has not ties to the DCEU or as I call them "Marvel movie downgrades universe" or (MMDU). I very pleased 8.4/10