After the hype I decided to watch this movie. Being a huge fan of the Batman saga comics and Nolan films, Joker is one of my favorite villains, I was curious. The movie was well acted, and the depiction of the reality of living with mental illness was eye opening. However, I do not feel I watched a movie about Joker or Gotham. Joker is ruthless and conniving because he can be and enjoys to be, and not because he was suffering from a mental illness. This character Arthur was neither of those things. Joker would have killed the dwarf. Gotham is much darker than portrayed in this film and minus the iconic scenes and names dropped (The Waynes, killing of the parents, and the city's name) you wouldn't know that it was Gotham. Still a good movie, but this is not DC or Joker or Gotham.