Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by RGA (R) on October 22, 2019 at 20:21:04

In Reply to: RE: 'Joker': Somebody wants an Oscar . . . posted by volunteer on October 05, 2019 at 04:38:26

This is a character study film about a man who fell through the cracks where the medical care, due to funding cuts, no longer provides his meds. It is largely a social commentary film about the lack of mental health supports in the USA - and this man is a result of what happens when cheap ass Rich people won't pay their fair share of taxes.

The fact that it is called "Joker" is to get more people to have eyes on this film.

It could have just as easily been named "clown" and changed the Bruce Wayne name to Jeff Bezos and this would be an art-house film that would generate $3million at the box office.

But call it the Joker and you make a billion dollars.

Now don't get me wrong - I think the performance is outstanding and DeNiro's casting as a tie in to Taxi Driver - this film mirrors that film quite a lot.

The film is a quasi commentary of what is coming when wealth distribution gets to a point where folks get to a point where they are disenfranchised and no longer have anything to lose like the Joker. No one exactly felt sorry for Marie Antoinette and in this movie no one will feel sorry for the Bruce Wayne's of the world.