JOKER(2019) movie review

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“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.

Overall,I can say this is a must watch  for psychopath movie lovers and strictly not for children.

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