“Joker”(2019) film review
Joker,a dark psychological thriller directed and produced
by Todd Phillips.
Cast: Joaquin
Phoenix, Robert Di Niro, Zazie Beetz
Genre: Psychological thriller
I am not a movie buff but after watching this
movie I felt a strong urge to write a review.
Joaquin Phoenix
as Arthur fleck, a super villain enthralls audience with his wonderful
performance. The story is set in 1980’s of Gotham city. The director marvelously
recreated people and places such as metro subway etc. Movie has some unexpected
twists in the climax. Killing of Murray, a host of comedy show, in a live TV show is such a twist in the movie. First viewers may feel that the movie is little bit slow but it gains momentum with the fleck transformation into a
psychopath. Film score is excellent and a great strength to the movie.
How an
impoverished, delusional man disregarded by the society takes vengeance on the society, is the main theme of the
movie. A joker is supposed to make others laugh but with unusual psychic
behavior he goes on killing spree.
Arthur Fleck, a skinny, impoverished and an aspiring
stand up comedian lives with his mother Penny Fleck in Gotham city. His sole
aim in life is to become a stand up comedian and make others laugh. Randoll, co-
worker at theatre company ill treats
Fleck. Fleck is fired from company for keeping a gun with him while performing
at a children hospital. This act of employer makes him sad and angry. Fleck feels isolated and neglected by the society.
Slowly, the dark side of his character comes to the fore. Fleck shoots
threepersons in a metro for bullying him. These murders are criticized by
Thomas wayne, who is running for mayor seat. Fleck knows the secret about the
relationship of his mother and mayoral
candidate by reading penny fleck mail. Fleck confronts wayne and begs him to
accept him as his son. His anguish goes to higher level when he learns about
his mothers delusion and hallucination. Fleck kills his mother in the hospital and feels relieved.
Detectives and police are after Fleck for his triple
murders but he escapes and attends as a guest in a TV show, hosted by Murray.
During the show, Fleck is introduced as
a joker to the viewers and he reveals the truth behind the killings in
metro and shoots Murray for playing his
comedy clip on Tv show to make fun of him before the audience. Joker says “
Murray you are awful” before shooting him.
All these incidents are told to the psychiatrist in jail
in a flash back technique.
