Insidious, dark and sinister could very well describe the movie Joker that recently started showing in cinemas.
Looking beyond the gruesome details that include gory murders, a certain depth of mental illness is well portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix who plays the Joker in this thriller.
The film aims to provide a background for the way the Joker, who is a famous villain in the fictional Batman series, is born out of troubled Gotham City citizen Arthur Fleck.
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Arthur, a man who tries to make ends meet while taking care of his frail mother, is a failed comedian and is often referred to as a freak for a condition that makes him laugh uncontrollably even when the circumstances do not warrant it.
Hallucinations and humiliation are constant themes as Arthur feels belittled by others who are unable to identify with him.
Despite the challenges he faces, Arthur tries in some way to overcome the challenges, but his efforts go in vain as the adversity becomes overwhelming.
Having to later learn that his childhood wasn’t what he was led to believe, Arthur loses sight of moral consciousness and seeks revenge from every person he has ever felt wronged by.
A sense of remorse can be felt for the character due to the circumstances that leads to him becoming the Joker.
Brutal killings ensue and later in the film, Arthur admits he feels nothing for choices he made that led to pandemonium and unrest in the city.
Unafraid of the consequences for his actions, he makes his deeds public knowledge.
In a bizarre twist, his quest for acceptance is complete after protestors in a riot, unintentionally started by him, praise him for his actions as the Joker.
Joker is an R-rated movie and is not one for the fainthearted or those who get sick to the stomach easily.
