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- Joker is an unkind movie, with audiences left to watch as Arthur Fleck is beaten down by the streets, the system, and his own mental health issues. While it's an origin story about the Clown Prince of Crime, Todd Phillips actually believes his Golden Globe winning movie is about kindness and empathy.
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Comedy is a major theme in the film in different ways. Firstly, Arthur is obsessed with stand-up comedy and with his television idol, Murray Franklin. Arthur dreams of overcoming his shyness, mental illness, and loneliness, by connecting with an audience through performing as a stand-up.
According to some critics, Joker runs the risk of being perceived as a glorification of what one angry and disturbed loner is able to accomplish and raises debate over whether the film turns an archetype of a violent man into a heroic figure (intentionally or not).
- Valentin Yurievich Skryabin
- 2021
- Familiarizing The Audience
- Balancing Comics and Films in The Storytelling
- Camerawork
- Color
- Conclusion
A character that looms as large as The Jokercomes with a certain set of expectations. There was the issue of previous films like The Dark Knightand Suicide Squadthat had previously introduced the iconic persona. Additionally, director Todd Phillips did not approach the film in the template of a comic book adaptation, rather, he tried to present the...
While Phillips did not draw any inspiration for the film from the comics of the character, one thing that he and Sher tried to emulate from the source material was the expressive style of storytelling. Since comics do not involve motion of any kind, the idea is to convey emotions and themes through the panels. Sher employs a similar method in the f...
One of the major themes of the film is Arthur’sfading grasp on reality. It is hinted at in the sequence where Pennyand Arthurwatch his favorite talk show host, Murray Franklin. As he watches the show, Arthur fantasizes that he has been invited on the set, and Murraybrings him to the stage for a heartfelt moment.
Jokertells a depressing and gritty story through the expressionistic use of colors, especially blues and yellows. Arthur is regularly framed against yellow backgrounds, or in dim yellow lighting. Yellow is associated with optimism and happiness, but its darker side also hints at illness, depression, disease and madness. This creates a visual guide ...
Jokeris not, by any means, an easy film to categorize. It is at once a comic book adaptation, a psychological study, an origin story as well as a deeply moving human drama about a troubled man. It tells all of its disparate stories through a visual language that prioritizes the organic unfolding of its protagonist’s conflicts and desires, creating ...
Oct 10, 2019 · “Morally bankrupt”? No, ‘Joker’ is a deeply moral movie about the power of kindness. It's been written off by some as nihilistic pornography, but the Batman villain's origin story conveys a...
- Jordan Bassett
- 7 min
Oct 18, 2019 · The movie ‘Joker’ and the theme that everyone overlooked. Not only is Joker a cinematic triumph, a fascinating character study and seriously punchy drama, but its also a study on the effects of childhood trauma. **Spoilers alert. It’s just a movie.
Dec 27, 2019 · Whether or not it will beat out these movies during awards season remains to be seen, but one thing is for certain: the “Joker” movie's message emphasizes the importance of mental health,...
