What a relevant end to an absolutley horrifying decade (2010's).

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2019)

I rarely go to movies anymore because I think modern movies are hollow and nothing but reboots, sequels that are done to death, etc, but after I saw how much hate the ppl#x27;s and people were giving it and how it was apparently going to trigger an "incel rebellion" I just needed to check it out. The media HATED this movie and wanted it to fail, which is why this is one of the best movies in a long time. You know somethings amazing when the right people hate it.
Arthur Fleck is a man who is disabled, bullied, and constantly shat on by society. Out of a job and taking care of his mother things take a turn for the worse. After seeing how crazy America is getting with wealth inequality, the militarization of police, super-rats, he has taken the black pill and realizes that nothing else matters in such a cruel and insane society. Arthur has had enough and becomes a celebrity that modern America deserves.
This movie and it's themes of mental illness and childhood abuse reminded me a lot of Natural Born Killers which was released 25 years ago in 1994. In that movie, Bonny and Clyde characters Mickey & Mallory Knox have both been abused by their parents as well as having mental issues, decide to go on killing spree that makes headlines.
I wasn't expecting this movie to have a lot of action but it didn't need it. Every minute is just as grungy, morose, and depressing as the one that comes after it. The atmosphere is so incredibly dark and hopeless which meshes perfectly with the gritty subject matter. This is in total contrast to 2008's Joker which was packed with action and was more of a good vs evil tale.
The dialog is amazing. The acting is amazing. The music is amazing. Everything about this movie is top-tier.
I never even knew Todd Phillips directed it until I saw his name on it and then the realization hit me. This is the same man who started off his career with a documentary movie on legendary shock-punk rocker GG Allin called "Hated". If anyone hasn't seen that I recommend you do as well as it shows the making of a legend.
In conclusion, I think this movie perfectly encapsulates the state of modern western society. That on which is decaying and on it's last legs. Arthur becomes the norm.