Todd Phillips’ version of the Clown Prince of Crime was very worthy when it was released in 2019. The story was raw, harsh, violent and with a lesson that it only takes “one bad day” for a being, after so much abuse, it ends up breaking. Under that context, everything was clear, we even thought that everything was a bad trip inside Arthur Fleck’s head, but, joker 2 It comes to answer the questions that we have asked ourselves after several years.
The idea of joker 2 It was exciting for many, because it was the opportunity to reunite this DC villain with The Batman or some story that adheres to the comics, however, we had to take into account that the variable was not going to be like that. The “almost” original film from the director of the Hangover movies left you analyzing all the nods to the Waynes, Arkham Asylum and so on, but that’s it.
But the movie is already among us and the reality is that it is about extending the tale of the Gotham universe that comes from the mind of Todd Phillips. Is it annoying? Of course! Because we no longer know where the hell DC and its cinematic universe are going. It’s chili, mole and pozole and they also add a sweet tamale. After they saw that The Batman worked, they should have stopped joker 2it didn’t make sense, especially when they announced The Penguin series.
So much disorganization within Warner and the little respect they have for DC causes all this. And it’s nothing against Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, who do a remarkable job of carrying the movie on their backs, it’s just that these anti-hero films get out of control unnecessarily, they play with the minds of the fans and it all ends up wrong. an anticlimactic way. The truth is that I doubt that everything will be corrected when the DC universe created by James Gunn starts, because the “chile, mole and pozole” will continue for animations, video games and the important element that is supposed to be cinema.
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Tying up loose ends to get to Joker 2
At the time of publication of this review, joker 2 It was already released in theaters in Mexico and maybe you were one of those crazy people who missed the midnight premiere. But if you weren’t in such a hurry to watch the movie at nighttime, then let me tell you that the best thing you can do is watch the first movie first, especially to have your immediate memory as fresh as possible.
joker 2 It doesn’t pick up exactly where the original film left off, but we do see Arthur Fleck paying the consequences for the actions that led him to turn Gotham City upside down. The point is that, despite the time, they continue to see him as a martyr and that makes the protagonist of our film have a certain amount of confidence that makes him a kind of arrogant guy who only works for himself.
What the film tells you is that a trial is coming for Arthur which will define the fate of everything he did and since this is the United States, he can have the possibility of escaping the fearsome fate as long as he proves that Joker and he are not the same person. This is the pivot of the film. It is an argument that is pushed to its limits until we get tired of it.
Also joining the equation is Lee, played by Lady Gaga who is seen looking for Arthur Fleck all the time. We are talking about a character who is idealized to absurd levels, so much so that he has been given N amount of opportunities to shine in the cinema and in reality it never works. Margot Robbie fails to lift the character and Lady Gaga well… does what she can with this version of the character.
Yes it is a damn musical that ruins many songs
I want to imagine that when Warner Bros. told Todd Phillips to make joker 2this director asked to be given an open letter, as long as he respected the drama of the original film and, of course, the character. He surely said “say no more” and decided to do the same thing, but accompany it with an unnecessary and annoying musical that is tiring for more than 2 hours.
Joaquin Phoenix doesn’t sing, it’s not in his DNA. He is a notable actor who made an unrealistic effort to lose weight to play Arthur Fleck, but when they have him perform one of the many songs in the film, they simply don’t have the lungs, much less the voice. Is this on purpose? It smells like it, because why further glorify a villain who can sing? What would be the need? From there you can see what kind of treatment the Joker will have within joker 2.
Of course, Lady Gaga has plenty of talent and singing and acting suits her very well. I can even say that she is very good, even in her most precarious appearances within the film. He shines with his own light all the time because he knows that the character is worth it. The point is that we also talk about this Harley Quinn being Todd Phillips’ version, not that of its original creators and much less that of the Suicide Squad films.
Something else should also be noted, many of the songs you will hear on joker 2because they are classic and very romantic. You even dedicated or had some of them dedicated to you. Having them in this film buries them, because now they will be themes that will be related to the toxicity reflected in the film and well, we already know how all this is going to end. Technically it’s a kind of “this is why we can’t have nice things.”
Demystifying the mame of “the unique and different”
The toxic pairing of Harley Quinn and the Joker is put on a pedestal by the fandom. I understand that these are fictional characters that no one should take as an example of life, but sometimes it surprises me how far people’s fanaticism can go, which is also not up for debate. Now, let’s take this couple into the Todd Phillips universe in joker 2.
At first, Arthur Fleck leads his life “as he can” in prison, he is even reluctant to follow his lawyer’s plans to prevent Harvey Dent from taking him beyond the cell on a path of no return. The thing is, the guy is already so busy that the best thing he can do is go with the flow, the thing is, Lee Quinzel appears and he misses the basics, he falls completely in love with her and well, we already know how things end. things.
Lee pushes Fleck all the time to get him to do what she wants. A good part of the film revolves around how the protagonist is driven by what he feels for that girl who begins to wind him up in each of his decisions and behaviors. This argument is not bad at all, as it shows the fragility of the character played by Joaquin Phoenix and how one bad decision after another leads him to decline.
What is a fact is that the character’s conclusion in joker 2 It is anticlimactic, harsh and takes a protagonist down from his pedestal. This is not interpretive, it is simple and plain, what happens after that unexpected moment is just a mockery for the entire public so that many DC fans break down and start imagining things that are not, because this film is from the universe by Todd Phillips, it is not by Nolan, it is not by Schumacher, much less Tim Burton.
What did Todd Phillips want?
Todd Phillps got tired of making hit movies like Hangover and wanted to prove with joker 2 that he was ready to make the cinema he wanted to make. He did it very well with the first film, but with the second what he wanted was to make fun of the audience and he completely achieved it. First of all, he shoehorns in the musical and to his good luck, Lady Gaga carries this in a notable way.
The plot is not bad, it is justified with each moment, let’s just say that the conclusion is not made to make fans happy. This is going to burn more than one because this version of the Joker is placed in a kind of cut glass display case in which it is supposed to be what DC and Warner were missing, when in reality it is not, it just costs I work to understand it.
The same thing happens with Lady Gaga’s character, in the end she goes into a tailspin and doesn’t stop. One can imagine that she pulls the strings in joker 2but really, it’s all the bad times that happen to Arthur that lead us to the conclusion. Even the true antagonism and villainy is beyond what the audience will think.
Todd Phillips will no longer be at DC, he will not be called DC Studios and even less will we see him with Matt Reeves in The Batman 2. The reality is that he did what he could with a character that depends a lot on the Dark Knight to function and , of course, in his films, he manages to shine with his own light.
Should you go see Joker 2?
The audience is going to arrive with expectations that are too high, equal and unrealistic because they imagine the Joker going down the stairs with Harley to the rhythm of Rock and Roll Part 2, but the reality is different. It is a heavy film in its execution, many times insufferable in the musical theme and the outcome is anticlimactic, but because that is how it should be and it was predicted that it was going to happen like this.
Fans are going to leave very annoyed or like movie geniuses after watching joker 2. The film is made to polarize the audience, because that is what Todd Phillips was looking for. He saw that he controlled millions of people in 2019 and knows he could do it again with this sequel.
What matters here is the ticket that Warner receives back. This huge million-dollar corporation doesn’t care if you make videos about theories, conspiracies or if there are nods to other Dark Knight movies.
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