Joker is a 2019 R-Rated Hollywood movie. The genre of this film is Psychological-thriller, which itself is a unique genre. The film is written, directed & produced by Todd Philips. The total runtime of the movie is 122 minutes. It is the highest-grossing R-Rated movie ever made with an entire collection of $1.063 Billion. It was made on a budget of $ 70 million(approx).
The movie is based on a character by DC Comics. It tells the story of a failed stand-up comedian, Arthur Fleck. Arthur Fleck is being disregarded by society, and the physical abuses done to him causes him to become a nihilistic criminal.
The movie is about Arthur Fleck, played by Joaquin Phoenix. Joaquin dominates the screen time, and other characters hardly have any screen time. Other supporting actors are Robert Di Nero as Murray Franklin, Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond & Frances Conroy as Penny Fleck.
Joaquin Phoenix dominates the movie, and trusts me, this movie is all about Joaquin Phoenix acting! He lost 24 kgs in preparation for this movie and based his laugh on ‘videos of people suffering from pathological laughter.’ Now we know where that unique laugh comes from?
The script of ‘Joker’ is standard, but what gives it a boost is Joaquin Phoenix’s acting skills. The story starts slow and trusts me; I expected a lot of action similar to the Batman series. But this is a drama movie. The music is tense and is one of the best parts of the film. I believe BGM+Joaquin Phoenix made this movie the success it is now.
Another good part of this movie is it shows’ Mental Illness.’ Although there were many warnings about possible violence, it may inspire. But if we look at it positively, ‘Joker’ WARNS us,’ Why mental-illness is a dangerous thing to have?“
Personally, I think no one could really review ‘Joker.’ Because it DEMANDS to be watched. When you watch it then only you will realize, ‘Why is this movie such a massive hit?’ I would rate this movie 9 out of 10, and Yes, it is one of those must-watch movies.
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