Hard to watch in the best kind of way

Rating: 10/10 (11 October 2019)

This take on the joker is fresh and new. Taking a man rittled with mental illnesses and putting him into a broken Gotham City. This takes the joker to a different level... Slowly taking Arthur Fleck and driving him more and more insane, until the city, "gets what it deserves"
Joaquin Phoenix is extraordinary... You believe he has these real conditions and you feel so bad for him in the stressful situations that he is put into due to his pathological laughing disorder.
While watching the film it was hard to watch in a good way. You didn't want to look away as Arthur was slowly driven insane from getting treated like trash and finding his mother lied to him his whole life.
People who enjoy Batman's nemesis "the joker" character from the comics will also enjoy this movie. They tie in Bruce Wayne into this without going over the top with it. People who like just plain out good movies that don't feel like they are plastered with superheroes everywhere will also enjoy this movie.
Recommend seeing this.