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Originally Posted by blankall
That's really only if you accept the narrative on its face. The Joker's recollection was particularly inconsistent when it came to his interactions with other people. For example, his co-worker giving him a gun, because he liked him makes zero sense. It had already been established that he freaked his co-workers out. Why would anyone just give the creepy guy a gun? Even back then, there was significant gun control. So getting an illegal uncontrolled gun would have been a feat. Then you go and give it to the creepiest person you know for free?
The co-workers story later on is that Arthur was asking him for a gun, but he didn't supply him with one. That seems a lot more realistic.
Overall, I'm guessing that the Joker's narrative takes a lot of liberties to rationalize his own criminality.
The reason we get the flashbacks about Sophie is that it was a flashback that Arthur himself realized was false. Who knows what else went on that he didn't realize.
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This just supports my previous assertion that the movie was lumbering and self-indulgent.