The movie that took superhero cinema to a new level, from the creative to the sheer recognition. A new way of presenting the origins of a villain, using less elements of show cinema but also purely commercial. A before and after for this kind of person…
One of the superheroic (or supervillainous) phenomena of recent years is now available on the platform. ‘Joker’ arrives on Netflix.
The movie that took superhero cinema to a new level, from the creative to the sheer recognition. A new way of presenting the origins of a villain, using less elements of show cinema but also purely commercial. A before and after for this class of comic characters. Jokerassumed all that.
Todd Phillips He proposed an important change in the way of approaching the Batman villain in this film that can already be seen in streaming through Netflix. The arrival of the film on the platform is an opportunity to recover or see for the first time this singular proposal for which Joaquin Phoenix He finally won his Oscar. Along with him are also Robert De Niro y Zazie Beetz.
Phoenix stars as clown and aspiring comedian Arthur Fleck, who lives with his mother in crime-ridden Gotham City. Arthur suffers from a neurological disorder that makes him laugh at inappropriate times, for which he requires medication, for which he relies on social services. The job as a street clown is the only thing that supports his family while he hopes his work as a comedian will be appreciated by people like his idol, Murray Franklin.
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The city is in a deep crisis, and the elections are just around the corner, with the tycoon Thomas Wayne running to try to make a profound change in Gotham society. Arthur is one of those who receive constant threats from street criminals, but one day he will begin to take the law into his own hands and begin a personal transformation that will no longer have any brakes.
Away from the focus of action cinema to which even Christopher Nolan has resorted to addressing superhero cinema, Phillips decided to pay homage to the cinema of the seventies with morally complex characters, especially that of Martin Scorsese. Taxi Driver y the king of comedy are two of the main references for a study of the Arthur/Joker character.
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His ambition helps give a different touch to the film, not only with other DC films but in general. A slightly more complex film, with the interest of reflecting the current problems of the world through this character, from the lack of protection of the most vulnerable in systems like the United States to the danger of turning potentially criminal madmen into references.
Even though it may falter with all the elements it tries to introduce, and it can’t escape the almost obligation to include classic comic book references so as not to displease fans of the same, Joker is a remarkable and formidable film. Part of it is due to a Phoenix really dedicated to giving a different charisma to a character that we thought was already said.
You can see Joker in Netflix. It is also available on HBO Max.
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