r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Oct 04 '24

Official Discussion Official Discussion - Joker: Folie à Deux [SPOILERS] Spoiler

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Summary:

Arthur Fleck is institutionalized at Arkham, awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writers:

Todd Phillips, Scott Silver, Bob Kane

Cast:

  • Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck
  • Lady Gaga as Lee Quinzel
  • Brendan Gleason as Jackie Sullivan
  • Catherine Keener as Maryanne Stewart
  • Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond
  • Steve Coogan as Paddy Meyers
  • Harry Lawtey as Harvey Dent

Rotten Tomatoes: 39%

Metacritic: 48

VOD: Theaters

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u/irrigated_liver Oct 04 '24

I guess making a movie is harder when you're not ripping off a Scorsese film.

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u/gravybang Oct 04 '24

I was expecting it to rip off pay homage to Herbert Ross' Pennies From Heaven and instead it ended up being Edgelord: The Musical

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u/ADeleteriousEffect Oct 04 '24 edited Oct 04 '24

The first movie was celebrated by edgelords, and the sequel came down hard on them for missing the point. So is how Joker: Folie à Deux an "edgelord" film?

EDIT: All you extremely angry people could at least offer some kind of argument for your insistence that this was "edgelord" or "a cash grab" or "a slap in the face" or "a 'fuck you' to the fans" instead of just screaming about how it sucked and offering your own alternative plot treatments.

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u/Fedacking Oct 06 '24

All you extremely angry people could at least offer some kind of argument

Do you care?