It’s only been a week since Joker: Folie à Deux hit theaters, but reactions have been very divided. People who have seen it (or just read the synopsis online) have many opinions about various parts of the film, especially its final. The director Todd Phillips and star Joaquin Phoenix have already talked about how they conceived itand now it’s the turn of the film’s key actor to share his opinion.
After being completely rejected by Lee (Lady Gaga) and returning to Arkham Asylum, Arthur (Joaquin Phoenix) is approached by another prisoner played by Connor Storrie, who has been secretly watching him throughout the film. The prisoner tells a joke to Arthur and then stabs him to death before carving the classic Glasgow smile on his own face. Thus, he takes the mantle of the Joker for himself.
What was it he said?
In an interview with TMZStorrie said he’s not really surprised that the finale caused such a stir among fans. Like many, he admitted to being surprised by the news that this sequel would be a musical, considering how “raw and dirty” the first one was. Joker. However, according to him, polarized opinions were inevitable and, in some respects, justified. “I prefer things to be polarizing rather than boring or overly polished,” he said. “You don’t make a move as big as this without knowing that you’re giving people the opportunity to disagree with your choices.”
Although Storrie praises Phillips for “having the guts to make such a bold move,” he mentioned that he never considered Folie à Deux like a secret origin story. (Apparently, he didn’t even know what would happen in the movie beyond the scene where he kills Arthur.) He acknowledges the great relevance of the Joker character, but made a point of not considering what that ending could mean or where it could go. . “It was very clear that this is Joaquin’s film, [y] This is my place in it. […] It’s part of Arthur’s story more than anything else after that.”
Joker: Folie à Deux It’s in theaters now.
[Fuente: Variety]
This article was translated from Gizmodo US by Lucas Handley. Here you can find the original version.
