An Instant Classic

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 2019)

I have seen plenty of movies and am myself an amateur filmmaker. So I'd like to think I have a good understanding of movies. With this prologue let me tell you this, Joker is probably the best movie in a long long time. I'm talking not years, but decades.
Joker is so well crafted that it, in my opinion , has outdone the movies it was inspired from. It is inspired from Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy.
WRITING AND DIRECTION
It is a very well written movie. It is a character study at its core. It treads a thin line where we despise Arthur yet empathise with him. This movie has great social commentary too. There is just one issue with the writing. There is something the story explains, it would've been way better if Todd Phillips would've trusted the audience more. Otherwise the writing the nearly flawless. Everything has been setup and comes back and leaves a satisfactory grin on your face.
ACTING
And of course, the acting by Joaquin phoenix is phenomenal. I don't even think I need to elaborate on this. DEFINITELY OSCAR WORTHY
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The movie's cinematography is captivating and mesmerizing. The streets of Gotham look beautiful yet haunting. The cinematography too, once again, is Oscar worthy.

CONCLUSION
This is a great character study of one of the most renowned characters in pop-culture. It approaches it in a very unique way and is very different from all other iterations of the Joker.
According to me it's a 9.1 but I've given it a 10 because I know the rating will drop right now because some people think this movie promotes gun violence, which it doesn't.