Kenneth Bradley

To the wonderful people who wrote the Joker film of 2019, Before I start I would like to say that I thoroughly enjoyed your film and the new interpretation on the Clown Prince of Crime. This is a new side of movies that I have never seen, taking on a whole new personality in the way that it mainly focused on the villian himself and understanding his personality and humanising him in the eyes of billions around the world. Rather than going for a western type plot where a bad guy turns good and gets his happy ending, this movie went in depth with DC’s most notorious villain and actually explains why the villain became the villain for a valid reason. With most villains, they always show the more sinister side to them and are always made to be despised by the audience due to their horrendous actions and how they try to interfere with the protagonists “happily ever after”. In this film you can feel what the Joker goes through and the challenges he faces that change and alter his personality when he tries to find light in the never ending tunnel of darkness, perfectly expressing the feeling of loneliness and helplessness that everyone feels when challenged with a difficult situation that is impossible to deal with. Despite trying to find some semblance of hope and meaning in the world, he faces everything with one big smile and tries to laugh off his fears and anxiety. By doing this he hopes that everything would be better but nothing ever went his way as society rejects him and doesn’t give the help that he so desperately needed. Now as a fan I have always grown up with superhero films and have always watched the hero overcome overwhelming odds despite their qualities and super human abilities. This is the first time that I have seen the main character (associated with a superhero franchise) lose his self worth, respect and sanity molding him to become the man that took on the Batman. Despite this being a DC associated film, at its core it perfectly expresses the challenges and issues that many people face today and sinks us back down to the reality that not all impossible odds can be won. That with each experience it can leave some kind of everlasting impact on us and how we view the world as a whole through our own eyes, giving “life” it’s meaning. After watching this film I can honestly say that this is the first film that literally put me to tears. It isn’t that I felt bad for the bad guy, nor was it the fact that I saw a man’s self worth be torn in front of my eyes, but I could relate to him on an emotional level and understand his struggle. Though truthfully I never felt I had the compolsion to dress up as a clown and murder hundres of people I could understand how he felt throughout the film. As an adult entering society, I had to deal with my fair share of difficulties and I can honestly relate to the main character and understand the reason why he laughs the way he does when faced with a difficult and stressful situation. Dealing with things like that can really break someone and can honestly feel like you're losing your mind. The way that the writer and actor expresses those ideas through the correct emotional connotation, really captivated me as a viewer as I felt I was not watching a DC film any longer but a film about the challenge and changes that we all go through as individuals, trying to leave our mark on the world despite it looking so bleak and hopeless. I believe that a writer expresses who they are through their work and I can honestly say that I am happy that I’m not the only one who feels this way. Thank you so much and keep up the amazing work, Sincerely, Your biggest fan