One of the best movies of the year

Rating: 9/10 (11 October 2019)

I don't care about movies based off comics, i really don't. They are big blockbusters: full of action, some drama, epic moments and Marvel perfected their formula with putting some jokes. DC tried and failed(honestly they needed just some humor in their movies, like Shazam or Aquaman). With that being said, i'm gonna say it now as the first and last time, Joker is not about a character from a comic book, you can change the name of 4-5 characters and you'll be able to think at it as a new IP. The production doesn't care about that, they care about showing great acting, great direction, great production, GREAT CINEMA and that's all.
It's a modern Taxi Driver as many said, and i agree, maybe not on the same level, but on a parallel route. Joker is the story about a sad sad sad man, living in a sad city, doing a sad job, with a sad income and taking care of a sad mom. This and the discovery of old secrets put him in a spiral of mental illness and sickness. And that was the last his mind could take.
Todd Phillips, i don't know, the guy went from simple, but sufficient shots in some of his previous and mainstream works to making an incredible movie full of some really good angles. Really, clean and thoughtful direction, maybe nothing super exciting, but definitely worth appreciating. While the cast in general was awesome, as good as it can get. Deniro once again shows he's not just a mafioso, but he can put himself in many roles and be very diligent about them. Of course Joaquin Phoenix gets the stand, he was simply magnificent, the kind of range of that actor is incredible and we all love watching him on the screen: Gladiator, Her, The Master, i mean he doesn't have to prove himself no more, this movie should get him an Oscar, or at least a nominee.
The raw and cruel world is definitely well portrated, everyone's evil, there's no goodness left. And Arthur, the protagonist just stopped trying to make things better, he accepted darkness and his character was then born. Society made him that way and he eventually accepted it. The craziness, that wasn't something wrong, that was him. Go crazy, go mad and f everyone. Before Joker, the great greek philosopher George Costanza once said "We're living in a society, we're supposed to act in a civilized way". That doesn't happen though, and Arthur fed up with stopping it at this point.
Just watch the movie. And shame on you professional critic, 58/100 for this movie is an absolute crime. I hope something changes the mindset of this so called critics, they shouldn't bring their own personal reasons and believes into their reviews since that rate is supposed to be unbiased.