White fragility

Rating: 9/10 (6 October 2019)

At first, this film seems to be about how Arthur is the victim of a cruel world. He does have a condition, but Arthur cannot handle life-he is not good at dealing with women, he makes poor decisions (gun at work), and has no self-confidence. And feels the world owes him something, and when he doesn't get it, he murders people.
Robert De Niro's character confronts Arthur about his self-pity, and Arthur, unwilling to face his own shortcomings, kills him too. He is actually very similar to any common mass shooter. Arthur is a weak man trying to find strength and relevance.
Yes, Arthur's circumstances are bad, but he lives under the same conditions as many others. Yet he is the one that responds by killing people that he doesn't like or that were "mean" to him. His social worker in the beginning tells Arthur that society disregards people like the BOTH of them. His neighbor is a single black mother who is dealing with similar circumstances in the same rat infested city, and yet she carries on. Neither of these women went on a killing spree.
At the end of the film, the anarchist crown him king. If this movie continued, the masses would realize that Arthur is a self-centered coward that has no agenda other than seeking attention. This movie is an example of fragility at its finest. Joker is a victimizer disguised as a victim.