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The long-anticipated Joker has started traveling around the world's movie theaters. This fresh take on the iconic Gotham City villain presents him as a mentally-troubled comedian, Arthur Fleck, who embarks on a downward spiral of social revolution and bloody crime. The movie, which currently is the most popular production on IMDB, has received mixed reactions from critics. But while they're arguing over it in the media, audiences are busy expressing their opinions of it in other ways. Mostly memes.
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The New York Times published quite a harsh review of the movie. "To be worth arguing about, a movie must first of all be interesting: it must have, if not a coherent point of view, at least a worked-out, thought-provoking set of themes, some kind of imaginative contact with the world as we know it. Joker, an empty, foggy exercise in second-hand style and second-rate philosophizing, has none of that," American journalist and film critic A. O. Scott wrote.
"Besotted with the notion of its own audacity — as if willful unpleasantness were a form of artistic courage — the film turns out to be afraid of its own shadow, or at least of the faintest shadow of any actual relevance."
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I'm dark 6 years ago
"Sorry about that guys... I just love watching people die!" lmao I need therapy
John Meise 6 years ago
wow I have -27 points here. You all can go f**k yourselves. If you're gonna downvote my s**t, then I'm gonna f*****g make sure it's something that downovitng is JUSTIFIED. So downvote this you f**k nuggets!!! HERE I'LL EVEN HELP YOU AND DOWNVOTE IT MYSELF!!!
Others had different opinions. "Joaquin Phoenix provides a comic-book hero for the left behind with Joker, a brilliantly insurrectionist origins story that landed like a firecracker in the midst of this year’s Venice film festival. Playing the role of Cain to the sunny Abel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Todd Phillips’s blockbuster charts the formative years of Batman’s nemesis, rewinding to his time as a failed standup in grubby Gotham City, when he was lonesome and lost and out of joint with the world. Audaciously, it’s a film that invites us to love the monster," Xan Brooks wrote for The Guardian.
"What a gloriously daring and explosive film Joker is. It’s a tale that’s almost as twisted as the man at its centre, bulging with ideas and pitching towards anarchy."
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Riz Leslie 6 years ago
Lol I feel bad for Jared. He picked a terrible joker to star as. He has the acting chops to be a good joker he just had terrible script and direction
Stevie McDonald 5 years ago
Unpopular opinion: Jared Leto was the best joker (seriously though can he be my husband)
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LoveWinz 6 years ago
Maybe if you quit insulting people, like you did in this post, you wouldn't have -20 points. And how many points you have is no one's business but yours, so I would appreciate it if you would keep it that way. Thank you.
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Clinton Yew 6 years ago
Wasn't him already went crazy from his step-father abuses? It was the meds that keeps him in control (but made him depress) throughout half of the movie... Meds off, personality unleashed.
Riz Leslie 6 years ago
I liked this one. VERY heavily inspired by classic Scorsese. Especially Taxi Driver.
Debbie Butler 6 years ago
Yeah, after the shooting in the Aurora, Colorado, this movie should never have been made.
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Sean Harrison 6 years ago
Except he never played Superboy, that role was played by two other actors. He was only in one episode where He played a kid named Billy that dreamed he was Superboy.
Jennifer Mullen _ Student - FuquayVarinaMS 6 years ago
SuperBoy. Not man enough to be super man lol 😂
John Montgomery 6 years ago
I'm more surprised it's actually the same actor. I thought surely it was another Phoenix actor. Also, knowing he is the same actor makes me feel old. He was a very young looking kid. If my math is right he was 15 in that episode of Superboy. He looked a good deal younger.
John Meise 6 years ago
wow I have -20 points here. You all can go f**k yourselves. If you're gonna downvote my s**t, then I'm gonna f*****g make sure it's something that downovitng is JUSTIFIED. So downvote this you f**k nuggets!!!
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Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right.
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Annamarie Dodge 6 years ago
clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here i am stuck in the middle with you....
Hard 2 Guess 6 years ago
She's a thing every year. Some year just more than other.
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Philip J 6 years ago
It's a commentary on 2 good Jokers mocking a bad one. These clearly are not the actors named, but the situation is representative...
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Jennifer Sacrison 6 years ago
I don't understand why people are all hating on Leto's Joker...he was only in the movie for 10min!!!
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Jacey Brenda King 6 years ago
*inserting comment about how nobody ever really talks about how amazing 1989 Batman and Jack Nicholson's joker were*
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Mustafa Khan 5 years ago
I thought it was gonna be only the head but that was awsome
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Monday 6 years ago
and the other is attacking the annoying kids in town...leaving the well-behaved kids alone for the most part...
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Keley Babs 6 years ago
Can someone explain what is meant by "Epsteinesque"? I spent the last 20 minutes trying to look it up, and only found other articles that use the same word but can't figure out which Epstein is being referred to
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Foxy 128 Tiktok 1 year ago
I was in theater and i laughed so much during all the kill scene that my family and my dad bestfriend that was a cop, stared at me
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neighbor.no13 6 years ago
I work over 80 hours a week with regular pay and no over-time charge. So I will become the next Joker =[
ispeak catanese 6 years ago
Neighbor, re-think working unpaid OT. Your employer will never hire another person while you're working for free.
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Hans 6 years ago
This is one odd yet strangely convincing advertisement. (Hans wanders off to shop for fruit pies.)
darubyprincess 6 years ago
ehh fruit pies are good but you can't beat your mom's best fresh baked cookies now can ya?
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Chris Hill 6 years ago
Why would you make me remember those worthless, sugar filled, nutritionally bankrupt pies...I could eat 3 of those right now.
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Calcium The Bully Terrier 6 years ago
Can't say the same about Woody Harrelson as Carnage... But that may just be me.
Conrad Strucker 6 years ago
it's funny because the original quote is "All I have are negative thoughts"
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Riz Leslie 6 years ago
I liked this one. VERY heavily inspired by classic Scorsese. Especially Taxi Driver.
Lena Hudson 6 years ago
It's very late and I read your comment as "I liked this one VERY heavily. Inspired by classic Scorsese especially. Taxi driver."...yeah bedtime methinks
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Andrew Wildman 6 years ago
Visual effects, makeup... the ‘you made things pretty’ categories
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Conrad Strucker 6 years ago
*two year old girl shows up* "hey I got you" "thanks wonder woman"
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Layla Jarvis 6 years ago
kind of looks like jessie from the disney show jessie, but with clown makeup
Femur! 6 years ago
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA I remember this chapter hahaha the juggalos on comedy central series "workaholics" Actually that quote applies to everyone. I mean, I'm a metal head, I pain my face with white and black when I go to death metal gatherings. That's when I take out the society costume and I begin to be myself.
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Calcium The Bully Terrier 6 years ago
Lmao I wanted to cosplay as Loki one year and then they announced Thor: Ragnarok...
Moopy Reboot 6 years ago
No one was Joker that came to my door, so I said, “Eff this!” Turned off the porch light and went to watch it again in the theatre.
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Nunya 6 years ago
Folks like to blame movies, music, TV, etc for the violence we see in the world on a day-to-day basis. Usually, those that do are supporting some kind of agenda. Whether it's the religious or the political, it's the same either way. Violence is inherent in a society of people. While humans are not inherently evil, violence will sometimes erupt out of anger or passion. And our governments today are more violent than anyone else with the wars we are always fighting anyway. Historically, the most bloody wars were political or religious.
Miklós Nagy 6 years ago
Yeah, but Joker's enemies are exactly that kind of people who are in the media.
Amaranthim Talon 6 years ago
I thought the whole bumped up security nonsense was just a marketing ploy- no one rioted for the other Jokers so why this one-
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Clinton Yew 6 years ago
He is one of the worst kind of Joker... and that is exactly why he is one of the best.
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Kjorn 6 years ago
i like letto as joker. not the best but he didn't do a bad job. it was his vision.
Esca Sav 6 years ago
I personally didn't like it, BUT I can't argue that he is more the type of Joker that would end up in OUR society. I feel like I would see him at a club somewhere... Looks and everything, like I can see him cruising down in NY at night and think it's normal... You know what Im getting at?
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Rabbit Carrot 6 years ago
So did Matthew McConaughey! Doesn’t make either good actors.
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Amaranthim Talon 6 years ago
Deniro is washed up- he should know when to bow out
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Amber Bowman 6 years ago
You don't see cigarettes in movies anymore. I was glad to see them take center stage for this one...I don't even smoke.
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Winston 6 years ago
It’s actually a funny story...you got a minute? *puts away knife*
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Clinton Yew 6 years ago
That scene doesn't have meaning at all, it is just someone insane doing impulse thing. The crazy thing is critics trying to put in their logic to understand someone insane doing insane thing.
Mia Ficarro 6 years ago
Actually, its one of the most disturbing scenes. There is a psychological phenomenon that involves people with severe mental illnesses making themselves cold. It is a way people with severe depression, for example, to make themselves feel numb or dead (dead bodies are cold). It helps them to reflect what they feel inside to their body.
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John Meise 6 years ago
no no, they're only a horrible way of judging a movie if they say it's a BAD movie. If they say it's good, it's usually good.
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wandile dludlu 6 years ago
To be fair though.... DC has some nice movies under its name. we just amplify the bad ones to overshadow the good ones
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les 6 years ago
isn't it the right wing media that blame films and games for mass shootings. the left blame guns being pretty much free
Aria Whitaker 6 years ago
Bingo. The person that made the meme is either ignorant or terribly confused....
Load More Replies... Pretty Pangolin 6 years ago
I think the idea that it's offensive to the Left is that it's a depiction of white male rage against a society that doesn't appreciate him. Or...maybe it's just a movie.
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Valerie Lessard 6 years ago
is whistling and cheering common in the US? if you did that in Australia you'd be glared at.
Aria Whitaker 6 years ago
No, it is not really common....perhaps the person who made this was not in the US? It has been released in over 20 countries so far....
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DamnBecky 6 years ago
Meh, not really. It was more his behavior off screen that got him dropped than his performance (as they are giving nearly everyone else a second chance with their Suicide Squad characters.) When you are told by studio lawyers to stop harassing your lead actress and sending her dead animals in boxes.... its your own fault. Plus, threatening Will Smith was not the way to go, he didnt put up with any "he's just staying in character bs"
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Lemon Garnished Potato 6 years ago
I was raised on the 1966 version of Batman. The Joker in that one was glorious, all Jokers after him... I aint saying they're bad, they're probably amazing at their role. But I think Joker I always think the 1960's one because he was the first I saw. I will never forget the time he said, "Fake funny money" :P
Daria B 6 years ago
Childhood memories are hard to beat. In the same way, MY "original" Joker is the one from the 1990s cartoon series. ♥ (btw, I liked the new film)
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Hi! 6 years ago (edited)
Damn... I haven't seen it but I'm not sure if everyone is placing this film in the good or bad category? Kinda want to watch it though.
Daria B 6 years ago (edited)
Who cares what everyone else thinks? You watch it, you decide. Your mind is yours. ^_-
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Susanna Vesna 6 years ago
Brilliant movie and brilliant acting! Walked out satisfied and NOT feeling like shooting up a school, or some other s**t that the left-wing critics & SJWs trying to imply! The sad reality of modern...SOCIETY!
DamnBecky 6 years ago
Meh, not really. It was more his behavior off screen that got him dropped than his performance (as they are giving nearly everyone else a second chance with their Suicide Squad characters.) When you are told by studio lawyers to stop harassing your lead actress and sending her dead animals in boxes.... its your own fault. Plus, threatening Will Smith was not the way to go, he didnt put up with any "he's just staying in character bs"
Load More Replies... Lemon Garnished Potato 6 years ago
I was raised on the 1966 version of Batman. The Joker in that one was glorious, all Jokers after him... I aint saying they're bad, they're probably amazing at their role. But I think Joker I always think the 1960's one because he was the first I saw. I will never forget the time he said, "Fake funny money" :P
Daria B 6 years ago
Childhood memories are hard to beat. In the same way, MY "original" Joker is the one from the 1990s cartoon series. ♥ (btw, I liked the new film)
Load More Replies... Hi! 6 years ago (edited)
Damn... I haven't seen it but I'm not sure if everyone is placing this film in the good or bad category? Kinda want to watch it though.
Daria B 6 years ago (edited)
Who cares what everyone else thinks? You watch it, you decide. Your mind is yours. ^_-
Load More Replies... Susanna Vesna 6 years ago
Brilliant movie and brilliant acting! Walked out satisfied and NOT feeling like shooting up a school, or some other s**t that the left-wing critics & SJWs trying to imply! The sad reality of modern...SOCIETY!
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