"The Joker" (2019)

I'm not gonna go into a real review of this movie, other than to say, it's not as dark as people say it is. And it's clearly an exceptional portrayal by Joachin Phoenix.
It addresses things that I've been saying for a long time. Everyone is talking and no one is listening.
In short, we lack empathy, and yet, we consider HIM the psycho.

Take the comic book aspect from this movie and it still hits on some really true thoughts. An intellectual dissection of HOW a disgruntled mentally ill person could cause chaos. In this case, sometimes it spirals to that point.

What is also apparent is our anger. Angry about everything. Even anger about not being angry. With the world we have created now, everyone with a dissenting opinion has a voice. These voices are sometimes destructive. A simple look at social media shows how horrible we can be towards others. And yet, we have no clue what buttons we are pushing and whom we are pushing. There are a lot of Jokers out there. Too scary to think about. But they also come in a specific form. Male between the ages of 18-35, typically Caucasian or Asian. Pent up anger at society. Then the fuel of media supporting all those beliefs we don't believe or are accused of. The loner male is typically accused of everything and can't get some hot babe adds to the fuel of what was sold to them. Be smart, funny and intelligent and you get hot sex. Wrong. As the media portrays it, you're still a rapist. The blowback of these accusations fall on deaf ears. Since the mob has settled on you being the enemy. This adds even more fuel. Then the ads infiltrate our psyche. There is an agenda pushed by the "woke" crowd that requires that you fall in step with whatever they think society should be. It's not. Rich people present their charmed life with their model girlfriends creates a deep resentment. And then the "woke" crowds tells you how you should react. What if you don't? Do you have a voice. Not really. You are the enemy. Again, a simple look at social media creates this cancel culture. You can't express anything on a platform that allows you to express EVERYTHING. Meanwhile, you can't be bigoted, sexist...human. It goes against everything is in your nature, which tells you you are wrong regardless of what you say or do. You will be ignored. You will not get the accolades you desire in this village. You will break.

And now, what we have are people like Arthur Fleck. His deep pain is in being mentally ill and then being punished for attempting to not be. Regardless of what he does, he is seen poorly and treated as such. There is no kindness anywhere he reaches. In this boiling pot, our society keeps them at arms reach. My typical day requires I sidestep batshit crazy homeless. We ignore them as much as we do rabid animals. They have no voice, nor do we ever hear them. Should we? Fuck no. They're crazy. And a few lessons I've learned at the ground level is that they've reached their breaking point.

This movie addresses so many dark thoughts of a person lost in darkness. Should we understand this. YES! What is the solution before he snaps? Perhaps this movie is telling us that it is already too late. I do believe it is wrong to believe we can placate this anger. Some people are beyond redemption. There needs to be more focus on this type of person less we create more.
To me, "The Joker" is the de-evolution chart of the under represented. And it's also about the anger that surfaces due to it.