I"m Convinced The Hate For Joker 2 Is Exactly What The Movie Wanted

Joker: Folie à Deux was not the movie that DC fans expected, and while that has impacted the film"s performance in a significant way, I believe the hate the project has received was what the director knew the story would accomplish. 2019"s Joker will go down in history as one of the biggest success stories for DC, grossing over $1 billion on a small budget to rule as the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time for five years until Deadpool & Wolverine came along. I loved the origin story the film gave to Joaquin Phoenix"s Joker.
After hitting a home run with the first film, DC moved forward with sequel plans. I expected that outcome due to the first movie"s outstanding box office run, but Joker: Folie à Deux was always destined to be a risky endeavor. The reason for that is 2019"s Joker served perfectly as a self-contained story with no need for a sequel. I feared that a new entry in the franchise could ruin it, and sadly, Joker: Folie à Deux"s negative reviews and poor box office have shown that was the case, and the movie"s main message is to blame for it.
Joker 2 Seems Intentionally Made To Subvert Many Movie Hopes For The Sequel The DC Movie Was Not What I Expected Close Joker: Folie à Deux is not the continuation I hoped we would get for Arthur Fleck"s story. Joker"s ending sets up Arthur to fully transform into his Joker persona. That scene with Phoenix"s character making a smile out of the blood on his face while standing on top of a car as his followers cheered made it seem like Arthur and the Joker were one and the same. However, Joker: Folie à Deux became a story all about subverting the audience"s expectations, and by taking that stance, I"m convinced the creators knew the hate the movie has received was coming.
Joker (2019) Character
How Joaquin Phoenix"s Joker Killed Them
Unnamed Wall Street Man #1
Shot in the head
Unnamed Wall Street Man #2
Shot in the chest
Unnamed Wall Street Man #3
Shot in the back multiple times
Penelope "Penny" Fleck
Suffocated with a pillow
Randall
Stabbed in the throat and eye, head bashed against the wall repeatedly
Murray Franklin
Shot in the head on live TV
First up is the decision to make Joker: Folie à Deux a musical. While the use of music was important in Joker, such as Arthur"s "transformation" scene as he dances in the bathroom, there was no need to make the DC film a musical. Adding to that, the musical sequences in the Joker sequel are mostly dull, taking the tension out of dramatic moments. Then there is the sequel"s story. The movie gets you from point A to point B with very little excitement throughout, and it was not at all about the Joker"s rise to power, but his downfall.
Joker 2 Underlines The Original Movie's Point About The DC Villain Arthur Fleck Is The True Star And Not The Joker Close While the Joker franchise has featured action sequences, deaths, and Joker-like situations, the two movies are about the character of Arthur Fleck and what makes him tick, not about his exploits as the Joker. I was very interested in getting an origin story for one of DC"s most iconic characters, as the Joker is not known for having a set backstory. 2019"s Joker did a great job of showing how the world pushed Arthur to his limit, and the character simply snapped after not being able to take it anymore.


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