I think a lot of the “they had to do it like this/it’s fine the way it is! It’s the joker!” laziness in reviews is strange. Arthur Fleck is either A. Not “the” Joker, or B. A version of “the” Joker nobody has ever seen before. Which means no dramatic notes are owed to the Joker. The character doesn’t have to be a certain way, nor does it make any sense to excuse the actions as “well it’s Joker.”
Two things I’ve also found pretty sadly funny over the weekend:
1. Theatres going full panic mode thinking this is going to bring 1000 shooters out of the woodwork
2. How upset some of the people who love the movie are getting over every single critique. I mean, this movie will passionately appeal to a certain type of “everyone else is the problem!” individual, but damn, it’s still funny to watch how sensitive people are on both sides. Like... it’s a movie.
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