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Joaquin Phoenix played a random psycho in clown make up really well but where was The Joker?
posted by tmdb23329739STAFFMOD on October 11, 2019 at 4:35 AM
Arthur Fleck is an impulsive, agressive loser. He is nothing like the comic book Joker, he would never be able to terrorize a whole city like the crime prince of clown. He is certainly no mastermind. Not to mention the design sucked ass and was nothing like the Joker from the comics.
Heath Ledger is still the best on screen Joker to date. He gave a better performance, had a better design and had more memorable lines. The Dark Knight is the superior movie.
I think the character doesn't work without Batman . They are ying and yang, they complete each other. Also you definitely are not supposed to root for the Joker, that is just sick.
I give the movie 6 out of 10 stars for the effort of making something original but flawed and for the acting performance of Phoenix. I would like it better if it was not called Joker because it has nothing to do with the actual Joker.
Reply by A-Dubya
on December 14, 2019 at 6:45 PM
^ I agree with you here. It didn't really captivate me as much without a Batman character being there. Otherwise, it's just basically a psycho clown story. Don't call it "The Joker".
Reply by sunrise-sunset
on December 15, 2019 at 12:23 AM
The TV Batman always had stunning, beautiful ladies. No real stunning lady with a speaking part in Joker!
Reply by simian_ninja
on January 2, 2020 at 7:25 AM
The Animated Series was incredibly dark. I think I actually prefer that to any of the movies (at the moment).
Reply by Аида Штельман
on January 3, 2020 at 11:56 AM
The character in the movie looks quite plausible but I think we're all not much of a Joker