Jack Nicholson, Jared Leto and Cesar Romero in the ’60s Batman series are among the many actors who have taken a shot playing the iconic DC Comics supervillain. Heath Ledger took it in a diff…
and co-writer Scott Silver have more on their mind, and along the way — with Phoenix’s extraordinary performance — say much about how a killer is born. And though Joker becomes a vicious one, it is clear just what created him, and that includes a society that simply does not care about people like him.
There is one particularly frightening scene in which the Social Services therapist Arthur sees regularly informs him they are shutting down due to lack of government funds. “They don’t care about people like you, they don’t care about people like me,” she tells him. Arthur is a guy, clearly disturbed, who suffers from a weird chronic laugh, lives with a mother who has her own mental illness, grew up without a father and works as a party clown in a down-and-out dive.
Nevertheless, he catches the eye of Johnny Carson-like talk host Murray Franklin , who sees a viral video of his pathetic act and invites him on his show — not to laugh with him but rather at him, much the same way Carson once had Tiny Tim on as a guest. A violent encounter on the New York subway, revenge against unkind colleagues and complete clown anarchy in the streets of Gotham converge in this journey into the mind of Arthur and his transformation into Joker.
The supporting cast couldn’t be better, and that includes De Niro and Frances Conroy as Arthur’s mother, along with many others along the way. This movie will have you reeling – and thinking. In a country of seemingly weekly mass murders at the hands of someone with a gun, this comic book origin tale of Joker is a must-see.
Producers are Phillips, Bradley Cooper and Emma Tillinger Koskoff. Warner Bros releases it October 4. Check out my video review at the link above with scenes from the film.Read More About:
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