Joker (2019) – Review!

Robin saw the 2019 drama Joker by Todd Phillips, starring Robert de Niro in a supporting role and Joaquin Phoenix in the title role.

Storyline:
It’s about the supervillain Joker from the Batman universe and how he became who he ends up being.An impoverished and mentally unstable man named Arthur Fleck, with bouts of illness-induced laughter and an unhappy childhood, who wants to be a stand-up comedian and who is unknowingly an illegitimate son of Batman’s father.

Robin’s Thoughts:
Arthur Fleck is a battered misfit, homicidal but essentially a tragic figure.
The characters are brilliantly acted.
Incidentally, Robin knows a singer who reminds him a bit of the Joker – except that he doesn’t have an uncontrollable laughing fit, but instead stutters and has a nervous eye twitch. “Maybe one day he’ll be a supervillan, too.”

Verdict:
Worth seeing!

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