Realização:
Todd PhillipsCâmara:
Lawrence SherMúsica:
Hildur GuðnadóttirElenco:
Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Glenn Fleshler, Leigh Gill, Josh Pais, Marc Maron (mais)Streaming (4)
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Arthur Fleck é um homem que enfrenta a crueldade e o desprezo da sociedade, juntamente com a indiferença de um sistema que lhe permite passar da vulnerabilidade para a depravação. Durante o dia é um palhaço e à noite luta para se tornar um artista de stand-up comedy…mas descobre que é ele próprio a piada. Sempre diferente de todos em seu redor, o seu riso incontrolável e inapropriado, ganha ainda mais força quando tenta contê-lo, expondo-o a situações ridículas e até à violência. Preso numa existência cíclica que oscila entre o precipício da realidade e da loucura, uma má decisão acarreta uma reacção em cadeia de eventos crescentes e, por fim, mortais. (NOS Lusomundo Audiovisuais)
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E é precisamente devido a esta dimensão escura e profundidade fatal que geralmente prefiro os caracteres da DC aos coloridos da Marvel. O Joker de Philips é um drama elegantemente concebido, psicologicamente bem dirigido e magnificamente representado por Phoenix, explicando satisfatoriamente o nascimento duma personagem de banda desenhada importante no mundo do Batman. As causas da sua ansiedade crescente, levando a uma completa resignação à crença em qualquer coisa positiva; e a descoberta lógica da auto-realização na liderança revolucionária duma resistência dos insatisfeitos contra a alta sociedade. O filme é verdadeiramente uma versão de cultura pop do Taxi Driver de Scorsese, e, ainda por cima, está perfeitamente ligado ao nascimento do Batman — tanto em termos de argumento, como de humor, essa escuridão do Batman. Não dou uma quinta estrela porque não fiquei surpreendido ou particularmente excitado com o clímax do filme — previ-o e esperei que não fosse a «maior» coisa que o filme acabaria por proporcionar.
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A return to The Dark Knight in full glory. I haven't seen such a brutally depressing film in a really long time. Gotham is a city where no one would want to live, with the possible exception ofsome extras someone would pay to do so. At the same time, however, it is perfectly emulating what is probably supposed to be the1970s and is based on the equally beautifully gloomy New York. It’s giving off an incredibly powerful old-school feel, which is why, together with the practically perfect performance of Joaquin Phoenix and no less great music, it creates an absolutely epic atmosphere that has not been seen in similar films for a really long time. I like the way the character Joker is portrayed so that he is neither good nor bad. He has his issues and bad traits but also positive traits and an effort to create a better world… until he loses his marbles. Joaquin Phoenix was given free rein here, and this time I liked his performance immensely. It’s true that he plays one weirdo after another, but Joker is a phenomenon who has both a light and a dark side. So even though I wasn’t exactly rooting for him the entire film, my eyes were glued to the screen in every scene. Some scenes expressing human madness, evil or anarchy belong among the best I’ve ever seen. I won’t hesitate to say that it’s the highest level of filmmaking craft and an experience I will be processing for a long time. Who are we as people? Hasn’t Joker been born out of all the grief and evil we keep inside and try to not let it out so we don’t go crazy?
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The comic book backdrop is just a lame crutch (thank goodness), this is a totally realistic, wholesome drama about one unfortunate guy's mental breakdown, a kind of Taxi Driver for the 21st century. And believe me, reading here how fantastic Joaquin Phoenix was and then seeing it in a movie with my own eyes is a whole other level. The last time I saw such total immersion in a role was Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood 12 years ago. Every slightest body movement, every wrinkle, the play of his eyes and that over-the-top laugh, it was a great school of acting and just confirms to me why Joaquin, this great, passionate animal rights activist, this noncomforting, unclassifiable shy creature, has been my favorite actor for over a decade. His 'method acting' (of which Daniel Day-Lewis was a devotee), which involves taking on the behaviour and mindset of your character and immersing yourself in it throughout the production of the film, is probably unmatched by any other actor today.
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Yes, it's basically trivial and in surprisingly many ways less sophisticated than it looks (apart from idea with laughter and the final “relativization"). Yes, its quoting/following of Scorsese’s examples in the form of Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy is too obvious and consistent to be considered a plus. It's not surprising in terms of its course or outcome. At the same time, however, it is undeniable that what Sher can do with the camera, Guðnadóttir with the droning (non-)music and especially Arthur Fle ... Um, Joke ... Um, Phoenix, together make a film that is disturbing, gets under your skin and won´t fade away when movie is over. Even without an apologetic excuse “in the context of a comic-book movie". Which means a lot.
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The autumn of film disappointments continues for me, unfortunately. If I were to take Joker as a comic book movie or even a DC movie, I would have to consider it exceptional. However, if I want to approach it as a more ambitious drama that takes the themes of madness, inability to fit into society, and human cruelty seriously, it's not so good already. Joaquin Phoenix is excellent in the lead role, especially in scenes where he can, shall we say, exhibit; when he's alone on the screen and he's just going nuts. But once he's supposed to be part of a larger story and plot, it turns out the film doesn't really have much to offer. All the twists and surprises are pretty banal and the whole descent into madness is actually terribly predictable. Joker looks great, has great music and a perfect lead actor, yet remains too ordinary and not very interesting at its core, as it just copies similar films and relies on similar techniques. Not to mention the fact that the Joker as a character is much more interesting to me as a nutter whose madness and the roots thereof cannot be defined. I find Alfred's "Some men just want to watch the world burn" from The Dark Knight more interesting as a probe into the mind of the Joker than this entire film.
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