Joker
Joker is the very controversial movie based how the viewers emphasize this. We all know
that Joker is one of the antagonists in Batman but in this movie, “Joker” introduces us to his
story. The genres of this movie are categorized by drama, thriller and crime film. And it is R-
16(16 above can watch this). The one who acted the main character was Joaquin Phoenix. The
story flows slowly at the beginning. The story and message of the film will really be laid out.
Because if you understand and watch well, the content you see as a simple scene is more
informative than you think.
Arthur Fleck works as a clown-for-hire for a company called Ha-Ha's. He experienced
with severe depression personally but finds some form of optimism in performing for others and
trying to make people laugh. In this era, Gotham is struggling with crime, unemployment, and
poverty. Arthur visits a social worker for his medication. On the bus ride home, a child looks at
Arthur. Arthur makes silly faces that amuse the boy, but his mother Penny tells Arthur to leave
the child alone. Arthur begins to laugh uncontrollably. When the mother questions him, he hands
her a card that explains that he has a mental condition that causes him to laugh the way that he
does. Arthur is given a gun for protection by his co-worker Randall after he hears about the
mugging incident. After this, he is confronted by his cold and unfeeling boss, who reprimands
him for losing the sign and takes the cost of it out of his pay. Arthur later goes to a children's
hospital to entertain them as a clown. He brought his gun with him, and it falls out on the floor.
Arthur's boss later chews him out for this. His boss refuses and fires him on the spot. On the
subway train, Arthur spots three drunk working for Wayne Enterprises harassing a woman.
Arthur starts laughing unintentionally and draws the attention of the men. The men approach
Arthur and mock him. They start to beat him and Arthur fights back in self-defense, but they
team up. Arthur pulls out his gun and shoots two of them dead in self-defense before following
the last guy out of the train and murdering him on the stairs. Two police detectives, Burke and
Garrity go to Arthur's apartment to question him on the subway murders due to the word that the
suspect was wearing clown make-up, and they know Arthur lost his job earlier that day. Gotham
is now overrun by rioting citizens dressed as clowns after hearing about what Arthur did.
Using a reader-response criticism, we or the viewers know that some of the part of the
movie can be experienced and related in real life or some are based in real life like the mental
health/disorder of the person if when it is not treated immediately. I will rate it 9/10 because this
movie was so intense.
