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- Arthur Fleck killed his adoptive mother because he learned that she allowed her boyfriend at the time to abuse him and supposedly even took part in it. On top of that, she also lied to him that Thomas Wayne was his father, which led to further demoralization and humiliation.
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Oct 7, 2024 · In Joker, Arthur Fleck's mom Penny insists her son was the product of an affair with Thomas Wayne, but what actually is the truth seems likely to never be revealed following her death. Joker: Folie à Deux explores this question further, finally providing more answers for DC's iconic villain.
Oct 4, 2019 · Penny Fleck (played by Frances Conroy) is a meek, sickly woman who relies on her son, Arthur (Joaquin Phoenix), to take care of her. And so he does, dutifully feeding and bathing her, keeping...
Jan 7, 2024 · Arthur lives with his mother, Penny, whom he loves and cares for but who also hides a dark secret from him. This deadly secret, hidden by more lies, will eventually be the last straw that causes Arthur to eventually kill his “mother.” So, let’s see what really went down.
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After Arthur Fleck discovers the truth that he was adopted and abused as a child, it sends him over the edge. He suffocates his mother (Frances Conroy), stabs the former co-worker (Glenn Fleshler) who gave him that gun, and discovers his relationship with Sophie Dumond (Zazie Beetz) wasn't real. Invited to The Murray Franklin Show after footage of ...
The real question with Joker's ending for those who've been paying attention isn't as much "what happened?" as it is "what was real?" As Gotham burns, the Waynes bleed out and Arthur hides his final joke, there's an unsettling sense that far too much of the previous two hours were a figment of the villain's imagination. Even Joaquin Phoenix has res...
Director Todd Phillips doesn't seem too interested in coming to a single answer to what really is going on by the end of Joker. In an interview with the LA Times back in 2019, Phillips opened up about the ending and what it could possibly mean. He talked about how it's up to the audience to interpret what happens, saying, "It’s less you being kind ...
Although Jokeris very much a standalone origin story for the Clown Prince of Crime, it's still intrinsically tied to the DC Comics universe. This is present from very early on thanks to Penny Fleck's obsession with Thomas Wayne, laying the groundwork for the false suggestion Arthur is really his son and, by extension, Bruce Wayne's half-brother. Bu...
The flipside of the Bruce Wayne obsession is the lingering question of whether the Joker is Thomas Wayne's son. It's certainly built up to as a seismic twist; his mother is a scorned lover forced to live in poverty, but digging deeper seems to disprove that. Thomas shoots down the delusion before Arthur can say anything; and Penny's psychiatric rec...
As a whole riot of men wearing masks terrorizes Gotham, there's one alternate possibility to this so-dubbed "origin". Is Arthur Fleck the true Clown Prince of Crime who will go on to become the foil to Batman? Or is he just the inspiration for another, unknown man to take up the true mantle? It's something that those involved have carefully sideste...
All of these questions are rooted in Joker's final scene, earlier determined as one of the film's undisputed moments of reality. In it, Arthur is being questioned by an Arkham worker about his progress, to which the patient begins laughing uncontrollably. When asked what the joke is, he responds "you wouldn't get it." What is the joke? Is it Thomas...
One of the most well-worn memes about Joker is that the film's ultimate message is simply "we live in a society", but that's a rather reductive lesson to take. Yes, the film is definitely exploring that idea, from the documented underfunding of the mental healthcare system to a talk show host outwardly mocking a clearly unwell person, and underpins...
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Sep 19, 2023 · With his newfound creepy confidence, Arthur terrorizes a young Bruce Wayne, freaks out a neighbor (Zazie Beetz) he imagined having a relationship with, and kills both a coworker and his ill...
Oct 3, 2024 · The fact that Arthur’s mother (Frances Conroy) had him give her baths while he was in his underwear in the 2019 movie strongly hinted at a tragic background in psychological and likely sexual...
Oct 4, 2019 · A Joker origin, after all, doesn’t do much good if he’s stuck in prison. But, is all as it seems? Arthur (and his mother, possibly, more on that later), suffer from delusions and severe mental...
