Alina Gonzalez

Gotham is an absolutely brilliant TV show. Best Batman interpretation to date. This show has the best portrayals of almost every character: Joker, Riddler, Penguin, Harvey Bullock, Ivy, Falcone, etc. It also explored many characters that other interpretations don't really explore, like Barbara Kean. The show is timeless, combining aspects of many eras with a bunch of peculiar and different characters to create its Gotham city. Riddler is done perfectly, we seem him grow from an awkward nerdy guy to a killer. Penguin is equally as amazing, you can't help but root for him and he steals the show with his mannerisms, unpredictability and how completely unhinged he is. Despite the show not having the rights to the character of the Joker, it still gave us the best Joker. Cameron Monaghan's Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska represent 2 sides of the same coin. The Joker's zany comical nature, and cold and intelligent side, both while being terrifying are represented by each brother, respectively. His portrayal of Jerome is arguably the best Joker to date even, combing every single aspect of the Joker and past interpretation. He has something from every past Joker: Nicholson, Hamill, Ledger, the Joker from the comics, etc. He beautifully combines all the jokers aspects- cooky, comical, deranged, threatening, sadistic, dark, and insane all in one with a perfect laugh. He truly captures who the Joker is. Overall, the show beautifully mixes an incredibly dark tone with wacky, comical moments to perfectly parallel a comic book. It keeps you hooked and the storylines are brilliant. Each character is represented amazingly and the show is everyone's story, not just Batman's/Bruce's. Highly recommend this show, even if you're not a Batman fan.

(no spoilers)10/10 This movie is incredible in every aspect. Even if you aren’t big on comics you’d enjoy it, not your typical comic book film. Gave us a new amazing origin story for the Joker. While it mostly strayed away from the comics, I could still see parts of The Killing Joke in it. Took a much more real approach than just him falling into a vat of chemicals. At parts, you can’t help but feel bad for Arthur, a mistreated mentally ill man. This movie showed the effects of society on an individual like him, and how kindness costs nothing. If people would have treated him with more kindness and compassion, instead of mistreating him for being odd and making fun of him, maybe things would have all turned out differently. I also really loved how new and other storylines were tied into this movie, as well as some Easter eggs. This movie was very violent and intense, but hey, it’s the Batman universe and it’s rated R. Joaquin Phoenix’s acting was spot on, flawless, enough to give anyone chills. The laugh was perfect, Joaquin is right up there with Heath Ledger as one of the best Joker actors. Hats off to Mr. Phoenix, Todd Philips, and the rest of this movie’s cast and crew, thank you for giving us this masterpiece. This movie will be talked about for years to come. Those speaking negatively about this movie don’t know what their talking about. Go see it if you haven’t already, you won’t regret it.