A vicious and enthralling rise

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2019)

Todd Phillips really hit the ball with this film. DC hit the ball with this film. Joaquin hit the ball with this film. A masterclass of a performance depicting a man whose conscience and self is corrupted by society and a few REALLY bad days.
A film of this calibre can pass on in the horror genre. Its scary, its REALLY scary. It rubs off you with questions and concerns that are still relevant in our society today. It makes us think, ponder the questions and thoughts that we put off because they frighten us. Sure it doesn't pass on with elements of various horror films; jump scares or supernatural/unusual beings. It has something worse, the reality of the bottom caste of society.
The Joker is not a celebration film, not a happy ending or a fairytale. It's in the title itself, one big 'joke' and only one individual truly understands this... That individual is in the title itself.