I may not be a expert film critic or a professional at all, but this movie is a complete Masterpiece in a lot of aspects.

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2019)

First of all as you may have heard before, Joaquin Phoenix's performance is amazing. I don't really know how to explain it but throughout the movie I was totally convinced that this guys is really going crazy and his actions and facial expressions completely support that.
Second of all I find that the main criticism this movie gets is sympathizing antisocial extremists. Did joker just disappear after the Dark Knight? Like did they seriously forget that he is meant to be one of the most vicious and disturbing characters in comic books? After the killing joke the Joker's tone has been pretty set. It's meant to be an origin story for a VILLAIN not a hero. Now onto why the movie itself does not try to justify joker's actions, rather it wants us to help people like him. I think the main analysis came out in Joker's debate with Murray, he said something like(can't remember the exact wording) "this is what happens to underprivileged and disenfranchised people when you have a cruel society, uncivilized people and a system that doesn't work!" I think he was saying this not only to Murray, audience of the talk show or to the people of Gotham. He was saying it to us. The movie is telling us to take joker as an extreme example and be kind and thoughtful to everyone around you. To the people who live high above, come down and see how hard it is for them to simply put food on the table instead of just showing a blind eye like Thomas Wayne (disregarding the debate on whether joker is his son or not). The movie was also incredibly well-paced. The character development although I think didn't go its full potential, I was very satisfied. It also ties all its loose ends and explains really well how joker and what he symbolizes came together, as well as the birth of batman and their rivalry. Definitely my favorite movie of this year yet.