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1. www.cbr.com › joker-director-todd-phillips-movieJoker Director Todd Phillips Explains Whether Movie is Political

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   Sep 1, 2019 · Director Todd Phillips has now explained whether the film has any political overtones. Joker recently premiered at 2019 Venice Film Festival, where the cast and director fielded questions about the upcoming movie.

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3. www.cinemablend.com › news › 2487838What Joker Is Really About, According To Director Todd Phillips

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   Jan 6, 2020 · Todd Phillips' Joker is one of the biggest movies to come from 2019, with both controversy and acclaim surrounding the dark psychological drama. Phillips brought something wholly unique to the ...

4. www.vox.com › joker-film-controversy-discussionWas Todd Phillips’s new Joker movie worth all the ... - Vox

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   Oct 14, 2019 · But I also think the film’s director, Todd Phillips, framed his film, and the character of the Joker himself, as a super-serious, dark, edgy, modern treatment of the anti-hero.

5. www.hudsonmoura.net › violence-liberal-critiquesViolence, Liberal Critiques, and Neoliberal Ideology in Todd ...

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   Feb 19, 2020 · Joker is a dark, gritty, realistic take on the origin story of The Joker from the DC Universe. Directed by Todd Phillips and released in 2019, the film critiques two political issues: neoliberalism and the revolutionaries who fight the system with violence.

6. www.vulture.com › 2019 › 10Joker Is A Movie With Deliberately Contradictory Politics

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   Oct 10, 2019 · Todd Phillips’ controversial supervillain origin story Joker is a movie whose politics are impossible to parse, which is in line with a comic book character, played by Joaquin Phoenix, who ...

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7. www.vox.com › joker-movie-controversy-incel-sjwThe fight over Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker movie, explained | Vox

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   Sep 18, 2019 · Starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips, the movie has already been deemed dangerous by its vocal critics, akin to an incel training manual. To some of the movie’s fans, those...

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   Is Joker a political film?

   • The film's director and co-screenwriter, Todd Phillips, has stated that Joker is "certainly not a political film". [ 240 ] Phillips has also commented on discourse surrounding the film, pushing back on several criticisms of its themes.

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   Is Joker a good movie?

   • 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.

   What Joker Is Really About, According To Director Todd Phillips

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   What do critics think about the Joker movie?

   • The critics at Vox and Polygon have expressed their thoughts about Joker, discussing its ambitions, the title character's origins in comic books, and the film's treatment of issues like violence and mental illness.

   Was Todd Phillips’s new Joker movie worth all the controversy? - Vox

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   Is Joker a comic book movie?

   • Joker is a movie unlike anything else from the comic book genre, as Phillips didn't include any heroes, costumes, or action. Instead the movie follows an unreliable narrator, one whose sad and lonely existence fostered the rise of The Joker. Moviegoers can see how desperately Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck from early on in Joker 's runtime.

   What Joker Is Really About, According To Director Todd Phillips

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   What did Todd Phillips say about Joker?

   • Todd Phillips' comments come from the director's commentary included in Joker 's home release. Joker is a movie unlike anything else from the comic book genre, as Phillips didn't include any heroes, costumes, or action. Instead the movie follows an unreliable narrator, one whose sad and lonely existence fostered the rise of The Joker.

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   Why did the Joker become a villain?

   • In Todd Phillips's new Joker movie, the Joker, formerly known as Arthur Fleck, lives in a predominantly black neighborhood, which becomes an inherently tragic setting for him. Contrary to the original Joker who became a villain by falling into a vat of acid, this Joker's descent into villainy is influenced by his environment. The mood of this film was presented publicly as very Taxi Driver.

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joker_(2019_film)Joker (2019 film) - Wikipedia

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   The film's director and co-screenwriter, Todd Phillips, has stated that Joker is "certainly not a political film". [241] Phillips has also commented on discourse surrounding the film, pushing back on several criticisms of its themes.