Un-freaking-believable

Rating: 8/10 (10 October 2019)

Unbelieveable
The film stars as Aurther Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is shaping his face as if he is smiling but he is not he is crying inside. He is crying for help. He is crying for respect which he never got. In very second scene of the movie, Aurther Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) was laughing, and looking at him a smile was about to break on my lips too, but that laugh of Aurther started getting weird, and before I could laugh I was in absolute shock. The look on my face was just amazement. And I was slowly clapping my hands for Phoenix. This actor managed to impress everyone just within two scenes of the film, and this is some seriously incredible achievement.
The film is set with 1981s backdrop, Aurther Fleck a guy who lives in this fictional Gotham City. A man who is nothing more than a joke to those around him. Such a man that fifteen sixteen-year-old children pass by beating and humiliating. And he is not completely normal. He is suffering from many mental problems. And that is what film shows that how situations turn an innocent character into a brutal murderer.
Setting the film in 1981s period was a very smart move by Todd Phillips. This Gotham City looks gorgeous and scary place to live at the same time. Thanks to Lawrence Sher's mind blowing work behind the camera. Film's colour palette is absolutely beautiful. Dark feeling of film is to tell you that Gotham City is full of crime, it is lawless, there's no justice for anyone but the rich. I salute Todd Phillips for having the balls for making something like this.
This film deserves a lot of respect and appreciation not "the film is too dark". Joker is criticized that it can promote violence. It is said that the violence is glorified in the film. , the film is neither promoting violence nor glorifying it. In fact, this is something the film is totally not about. The movie is about how people with mental problems like Arthur reach to the point of becoming "Joker".
"madness is like gravity all it takes is a little push."
I can't believe that people are hating this film because it is violent and brutal and dark and all that. What you were expecting? that he'd kill people by telling bad jokes or what? this is absolutely nonsense. People are familiar with this character. Joker was a mass murderer. It had to be brutal and dark to do full justice to this character since he's getting his solo movie.
I humbly request to those bashing this film because of its subject, that it doesn't dipict the mental illness properly, please don't. Don't do this. Todd Phillips has made a great film that deserves every bit of respect and appreciation.