The Joker
It was my day off and Helen was away for her Ministerial Training, so I wanted to do something. I ended up going to the Everyman cinema to watch The Joker. The plot: Arthur Fleck is a party clown who lives with his mother in the famous Gotham City. Gotham is realistic because like the majority of cities it's high with crime and unemployment, leaving segments of the population disenfranchised and impoverished. Arthur suffers from a disorder that causes him to laugh at inappropriate times and depends on social services for medications. Society judges Arthur on his outward appearance. I don't want to spoil it for you! My view: Joker was brilliant but disturbing. Joaquin takes the Joker to the next level. The film paints a dark and necessary view of mental health. The Joker is a complicated character. His terror is ideological and his motivations are philosophical. However...