JOKER REVIEW

After a staggering success of Heath Ledger's villainous sensation,
DC's new "Joker" has been perceived to be the ultimate
psychotic killer reigning the streets of the forsaken and deeply corrupt city of Gotham. The recent thriller "Joker" delineates the origin of the character and what led to the birth of a cold-hearted psychotic killer and how the people of Gotham inspired a clown to start a revolution against the system. Amid its release, the movie has been a subject to a lot of criticism and controversies. For instance, people walked out of the cinema mid-show claiming "it's too dark" while being totally nescient and unable to assimilate what "too dark" actually means. Similarly one critic put it as "The reasons of Arthur Fleck's transformation into Joker never really happen in reality". Despite the criticism & controversies, the movie has gained a lot applause & success across the globe. Some viewers have failed to grasp or comprehend the actual concept of the movie that is "Social Vulnerability". It's REAL. In a cruel city as Gotham it was indispensable for Arthur to be effected sooner or later. From struggling to find a better job yet attempting persistently to love what he does, he got mugged in the streets, snitched on by a friend, deluded and oblivious of the truth about his parents & most importantly made fun of in "Murray Franklin's Show"(which triggered an antagonist in him and the chaos began). He had no one to listen to his fears or negative thoughts as he said it; "All I have are negative thoughts but you don't listen".

After finding out about his presumed father "Thomas Wayne". Arthur reached out to him and as soon as Wayne realizes its the son of Penny Fleck as he had a history with Penny, Thomas Wayne offered money to Arthur, pity right? Arthur's words "Are you serious? I don't need your money. How about a hug dad? How about nice to see you son?" pretty much explains the reality of our lives. Money is not the prerequisite of happiness.

The point where movie lacked primarily was rather than dragging the story by explaining his insecurities and difficulties to settle or to find secure means of income, the main focus should have been on Arthur's childhood and how he was abused by his father & neglected by his mother which put an adverse effect on his physical and mental health and he remained volatile for the rest of his life. Another pitfall considering the linkup shown between the Joker & Bruce Wayne, remember the Joker had a scar on his face in "The Dark Knight"?. Considering the movie "Joker" as the prequel of Joker's early life the story behind the scar and the incident was not found. A misconception which prevails among the viewer's minds is who performed better? Some say Heath set the par too high for Phoenix to reach. That's not true. Both the stars had different & difficult roles to play and totally different stories. It's not easy to disguise a character whose sole purpose is comedy and playing it a villain. Joaquin played it brilliantly & kept us focused through-out the two-hour show. Whether Joaquin Phoenix deserves an Oscar or not its for the jury to decide. In the meantime, let's just commend his performance rather than fighting because none of you is getting an Oscar for the best argument.

-Knock Knock, BAM!!! 💥
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