I don’t consider myself the biggest fan of the
DC universe. Sadly, I’ve never read any comic nor watched most of their movies.
Anyhow, I’ve always found Batman’s character fascinating. 7 years ago I started
my adventure with the vision of Tim Burton which was perfectly suited. Back
then, Bruce Wayne was portrayed by Michael Keaton, so he could be one of the
best “retired” superheroes after 25 years in Birdman directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. He was accompanied
by Jack Nicholson whose exceptional acting skills were exposed.
Another
great director who entered the Gotham City was Christopher Nolan. He made a
trilogy full of mind-blowing scenes. I would like to focus on the second part
called The Dark Knight (2008). In my
humble opinion it is one of the best movies that I’ve seen, and let me reassure
you that I’ve seen a gazillion of them. Why’s that? Partly because of the
Joker, a villain with complex personality. Heath Ledger didn’t act, he was the
Joker all the time while filming it and even after hours. Some people say this
factor might affect his mental health and contribute to his developing
depression and it’s result, the suicide. Unfortunately he didn’t get to see his
effort awarded by posthumous Oscar. Under no circumstances the choice was
driven by the pityness, it was surely well deserved. There’s no doubt that this
Joker was iconic.
The only
Joker that I didn’t get the chance of watching was the one from the Suicide
Squad ( David Ayer, 2016). The leader of the band Thirty seconds to Mars, Jared
Leto always wanted to check himself at acting.
He appeared in Fight Club and Girl Interrupted, American Psycho, Panic
Room. Thanks to such a background he got the main characters in Requiem
for a dream and Mr. Nobody.
Working with the directors such as Nolan, Fincher and Aronofsky is a great
opportunity, for some, one in a lifetime experience. In 2014 my fingers were crossed so he could
get and Oscar for his extraordinary role in Dallas
Buyers Club directed by Jean-Marc Vallée who wasn’t much recognizable back
then. Fortunately, nowadays, he is well known for his series. All of those who
encountered for instance the first season of Sharp Objects and Big Little
Lies (the second season wasn’t directed by him and I was extremely
disappointed by wasting 7 hours of my precious life). Nevertheless, his role of
Joker was only episodic and for some reason, not satisfactory for most of the
audience.
When
there’s no expectations you can be surprised, that’s what happened to the very
first viewers of The Joker. So when it received some favorable reviews from La
Biennale di Venezia it was already hyped. No wonder that everybody was
impressed by Joaquin Phoenix. He prepared himself for this role extremely well.
There are some rumors that he was working only on his piercing laugh for over than 4 months. Not
to mention his approx.30 kilograms weight loss. The result is impressive.
Casting him was the best that could have happened for the director, Todd Phillips,
only known for the Hangover movies. Personally,
I don’t like some of the easy tricks that he uses. Assuming that the viewer
doesn’t have a good memory and reminding him five times of some facts is not my
style. I like guessing, not having all of the answers. Sometimes mixing the reality
with fictional world of psychopathic character works. That’s what I like the
most about this movie. It makes you think about human nature. Philosophical
questions are mentioned about who is to blame when evil appear, human instincts,
uprising or society? The fact that it stuck in my mind for over a week is a
prove that this movie is worth watching.
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