Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
Harthal 1 points 1 month ago.

This movie has almost nothing to do with DC’s Joker character other than the names imo. If that bothers you, then you should skip this movie. That being said, I really enjoyed it. It’s a very unique, one-of-a-kind movie that I couldn’t stop watching. A lot going on under the surface, Carl Jung’s idea of the ‘shadow-self’ and other themes in psychology. And yeah, it’s a musical - lots of great classic songs from decades ago. I will post a spoiler follow-up about the ending.

Harthal 3 points 1 month ago. (Contains Spoilers)

I think the ending actually sets up a new, more traditional version of the Joker, one that DC fans would be more familiar with. Arthur Fleck’s Joker is simply an inspiration, his version of the Joker sets up why people would ever follow or support a psychopath like The Joker in the first place. Fleck walked so other Jokers could run. But I don’t think the average “DC Joker fan” would have the mental fortitude or curiosity to sit through the whole movie(s) to figure all that out. I actually think these Joker movies could end up connecting to Pattinson’s Batman universe. It sucks that many will miss out on this because of preconceived notions