Joker
2019movie
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YouTube TVHBO MaxYouTube TVJoker as a character makes it incumbent on the film to drop its pretence at serious character development to enter the comic book mode. Arthur Fleck ceases to be a human being for whom we might feel empathy and descends into a one-dimensional stereotype. The film uses Arthur's childhood trauma as well as his struggle with mental disorder as a means to earn sympathy from the audience, rather than disgust at his actions.
Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Silver. Based on DC Comics characters, it stars Joaquin Phoenix and provides an alternative origin story for the Joker. Against the backdrop of a decaying Gotham City, the film follows Arthur Fleck, a struggling mentally ill clown and aspiring stand-up comedian whose descent into moral nihilism inspires a violent countercultural revolution against the wealthy.
