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But not all dangerous works are groundbreaking.
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Not even most of them.
Oh, those Italians they do love operatic celebrations of psychosis.
I can see why people are gobsmacked.
Its director, Todd Phillips, has playfully referred toJokeras bonkers, but hes giving himself too much credit.
But oh, does he mean well.
Is it any wonder that this bereft, belittled man sees only two possibilities: suicide or supervillainy?
In the end, you have to admire Arthur for his self-actualization.
It sure beats impotence or nonexistence, which is the ultimate impotence.
Actually, you dont just admire Joker.
The parade of insults is so repetitive and finally so tedious that you root for his alter egos emergence.
Kill someone, Arthur!
Hes the best unhinged movie actor in the world.
Take that, normalcy!
The downside to the performance is the downside to the movie: Its one note played louder and louder.
The other actors offer no relief.
Its an anthem for incels.
But he did trace a connection between civil massacres and characters like Joker.
In other words, make them look like the loser schmucks they are.
Arthur/Joker might be repulsive, but in a topsy-turvy universe, repulsive is attractive.
Also its profoundly boring a one-joke movie.
