Joker

Talented acting by Phoenix.Good story of an intelligent, devolving character. Good vs evil.

Not what you would expect when you think of The Joker but this is a great movie! It’s more of an origin story of how he became the villain we all love to hate! Highly recommend!!

The movie had lots of meaning, and in the end, I had tears in my eyes. It is profoundly moving, and you would see the point of what clowns are. They are human under their disguise and hide the real person. In the days where there were circuses under the big top, the clowns played an important role. They immediately come in between acts and entertain the children and adults. I remember laughing at the clown's antics when I was a child. Today, through the media and other entertainment, clowns are depicted as mean and evil. Unfortunately, children get scared and don't understand the clown's role. Here, in the same manner, it happens. Hiding under all that makeup is someone who tries to be a real circus clown and entertain. I wanted to see IT and IT2, but I didn't as that would be scary for me, and I am an adult. I am so glad that Joaquin Phoenix got the oscar for best actor and was hoping he would. If he didn't, I would go to the Oscars myself and protest. Joker is a great movie that has lots of meaning—a must-see.

Bought this in July 2023. Digital copy code had expired in 12/31/2021. Not a huge deal since I got it mainly for the UHD Blu-ray, but still isn't great since it's advertised as including a digital copy.

Be careful watching this movie. It is a deep psychological twister. I watched it twice, back to back in one night and I woke the next morning a little twisted. (and I'm not like that) It actually affected me in a negative manner..... and I say that as a good thing. The movie has impact..... and in today's movie world... that's saying a lot.This is one very twisted movie and every actor/actress nailed it! If you are an amateur student of the mental...... you will get twisted over this movie.

More than a comic film, Joker reminded me of movies about Americans snapping like Falling Down or Taxi Driver. Joaquin Phoenix plays Arthur Fleck, a failed clown and comic who turns to violence.Phoenix's performance is very well done, but the script could have used more thought. Things get a bit repetitive as we see Fleck's sad sack life and the forces arrayed against him. For comic fans there's an interesting plot twist involving the Wayne family. They also use the trick of the unreliable narrator but, IMHO, tip their hands too soon.The not-quite 70s New York setting is very well done, little touches like the garbage strike and the graffiti-covered subways took me right back to my childhood. And reminded me why I don't go there much.It was a good film but not yet a great one.

I didn't give the actual movie 4 stars but the fact that the "special features disc wouldn't play properly. Othewise I would have given it 5 stars.Well to my surprise this came with to dvd's one was the movie and the other special features. Only problem is the disc with the special features isn't playing very well and thats unacceptable .The movie was not what I was expecting there are no light hearted moments in this movie it is what they used to say in the "old school" day a "bummer" from beginning to end. Not a over the top violent movie and if I compared this movie to "The Dark Knight" this is tame. It's dark because of the reasons why the Joker himself is and is mostly about how he deals with life and why.Joaquin Phoenix does a FANTASTICALLY GREAT job with this character and can see him winning best actor for this at the Oscars/Academy Awards in this Feb. I'd really be very surprised and even disappointed if for some reason he didn't win it.

Loved it. Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of The Joker was excellent.

Yes it had some violent bloody scenes (but not worse than some other popular R rated films). I heard a lot about this film prior to watching it. Some people said they had to walk out of the theater. After watching it I disagree. It’s uncomfortable viewing but intentionally so. The movie highlights the very real struggle that people with mental health issues have. It’s brings to light how we as a society can and do let these people down and create monsters (then we wonder why we have killers and lunatics out there). The combination of a traumatic childhood, lack of support as an adult, as well as a lack of understanding/empathy/love/kindness makes people break. They tied all of this in with the Wayne murders perfectly. It was brilliant how they gave a real feeling for what it is like inside the mind of this very sad and sick person. The ability to perceive things as joker himself. Because of this you realize that you aren’t sure what is real or imagined (again very deliberate).I really think the movie is genius. It hopefully will be thought provoking for the viewer as I think this is what was intended. I walked away with the message that we should be more kind, empathetic and caring to those who are struggling. If only Arthur could have had the love and support he needed before it was too late....

It's a good movie. The main character is a good actor. I feel he did okay everywhere in the film. But it was too long, too depressing, too dark. I could have come away understanding about him with less of all that, being an intelligent and sensitive person. I have so many questions though. Is he going to be in a movie with Batman ever? That would make him in his 60's for that to happen based on this movie. I would not be interested in a Joker2 if it's just more and expanded of the same. It felt like an alternate universe almost with different origin's ... the Wayne's were never killed by a clown for example. So, basically I can see it was a good movie, but it was really not for me. Right after I paid the $6 and saw how depressing of a time I was in for, I knew I was screwed. But I soldiered on and made it through it, with the help of bathroom and kitchen breaks. A couple times I didn't even pause the movie when I left the room, just saying oh more bad stuff that I will miss, but I was only gone a couple minutes.