Soonti Saikia

Joaquin Phoenix in and as Joker in Todd Phillip's JOKER gives us a mind bending origin story that leaves you speechless and makes you wonder how such a cinematic achievement can truly exist.No matter if critics hate it or love it , its unanimous that Joaquin has given the performance of a such unmatched degree that even Heath Ledger's portrayal though believed to never to be surpassed is matched and can potentially exceed that of the clown prince of crime in the Dark Knight rises. The fact is you are going to be stunned by this performance because this movie is discomforting,dark, gory, bleak and brings the dark side of human mind but still you cannot, I REPEAT, you cannot take your eyes off Joaquin Phoenix's performance. this is a story that it is so much grounded and believable that it does not feel like a comic book movie. But I tell you all the audience and Batman lovers will be pleased . Batman fans know that Joker keeps his story multiple origin and this movie does that in such a genius level that you need to process the facts and give the whole movie your thoughts and time to truly distinguish how can such a masterpiece even exist. Let me tell you one thing that some critics hated it but those who loved gave it 5/5 or even better 10/10 and the Venice film festival Golden lion award as well as the 8 minute standing ovation tells us something. More over don't expect the Dark Knight's Joker as this is his origin, he is finding his way and in that search he falls in the abyss of his broken mind and finds meaning in chaos and anarchy and destruction of the society that created and pushed him over the edge. This guy does not want to kill everyone but this guy wants to kill everyone who is awful to him and that is a lot of people. This portrayal of Joker for me is different and at the top because he has sympathy with the people, that is, he still has humanity and believe that people that prey on the weak and challenged should deserve some really bad punishment . He wants to show that the elite created the rules of the society where it keeps them happy and safe whereas the people that work for them and make them rich are left miserable and unhappy. He wants to show society should care for everyone and since it does not people are gonna rise and fight and kill for their happiness and meaning and take power from the few and give it to all. He is to prove that he exists and the society that tried to prove that he does not will face his wrath and he does that. He gave the world laughter and joy in a dark way . If you are reading something this long then please put the effort and watch the movie JOKER and after watching it you will be asked about it and your response will be,"Ladies and Gentlemen , THAT's LIFE". Thank you .