Fantastic !

Rating: 10/10 (22 October 2019)

One of the best movies I have seen for a longtime; This film had it all from the get go, from suspense, drama, action, comedic moment- it very much had an Artaudian feel about it with elements of theatre of cruelty.
I think Joaquin Pheonix played the role brilliantly this man deserves an Oscar ! The way he played the joker was subtle to begin with and the film shared similarities to that of Macbeth. As we see the slow deterioration of Macbeth's sanity decline it draws the audience in more and more.The Joker was no different He wanted what every person wants and that being simply to be loved, to be respected, he was sick and tired of being a door mat. Macbeth became king but knew it meant nothing as Banquo's sons would later become kings not Macbeth's. as we can see from both of these they both share a commonality in that both end up hungry and wanting more and more power but enough is never enough: "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" Mark 8:36 If you haven't already seen it then you definitely should it's a great watch !