11th October 2019

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Musings.......

I happened to watch the recently released movie JOKER in a multiplex with my better half and the experience was one of a kind. I am no movie critic but am finding it hard not to write.  Being an ardent fan of Batman as a child and having watched both editions of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Night, it was with childlike curiosity that I awaited for JOKER as were millions of fans of the franchise the world over.

It was not dampening that the other DC movies such as Suicide Squad or the Justice League had bombed at the box office because the trailer to Joker has something to it.

Todd Philips the director has enthralled us all with his comic The Hangover trilogy , or Borat for that matter.  However with Joker, Todd Philips has elevated himself to the echelons of filmmaking.

Acting in the titular role as Joker, Joaquin Phoenix has played the role of his life.  The role an actor will be remembered for life. Joker is probably what Titanic was for Leonardo DeCaprio.

Titled as a psychological thriller, the movie is a textbook in itself.  It takes us through a roller- coaster ride of emotions. Playing a failed stand up comedian and a delusional person, he even gets the sympathy of moviegoers.  Joker would be seen in a different light from now on.

As I already mentioned, I am no movie critic. I lack the expertise or the ability to conjure up anecdotes on movies to impress my readers. I am just an awestruck movie buff who was blown away by a wonderful period movie and decided to share it.

Do not go and watch Joker expecting to see what Avengers gave you. Do not expect the action or adrenalin rush of the Avengers.  Go and watch Joker if you want to see a very poor man, a struggling comedian faced with mental illness and being wronged by society, turn into one of the most dreaded criminals Gotham aka the world has ever seen.

Food for Thought.......

RC

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