Jeridoo Universe
  • Home
  • Taming the Beast
  • Wilhelm Tell
  • Book Series - MAGENTAR
  • Bilal - A New Breed of Hero
    • TRAILER BILAL
    • Music Sound Design
  • Jeridoo Blog
  • Deutsche Seite
  • Iron Sky
  • Contact and Impressum
    • Press

Does The Joker Promote Violence?

9/13/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture
​If you have seen the trailer for the new Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix, you know it's not your average comic book film with the good guy swooping in to save the world. It is an in-depth character study about a depressed, lonely man who has trouble relating to people, especially to the women in his life who he dearly wants to impress. 
​
The Joker has always been one of DC Comics most favourite villains, having been played multiple times by some of Hollywood's most legendary actors.  Jack Nicholson played him in the 90s. Mark Hamill voiced him in the illustrated version. Health Ledger took him to a whole new level in the Christopher Nolan Batman series. How will Joaquin Phoenix's version stack up against all these past performances? Well, the film is all the buzz at this years' Toronto International Film Festival and there is talk that Phoenix will earn an Oscar nomination. 

In the past, the Joker had no origin story.  According to some versions, Joker is a failed clown who just had a bad run of things but he really has no history. Director Todd Phillips origin movie attempts to correct this but this has led to quite a diverse opinion and even controversy on social media.

Reviews from critics here have been largely positive, though they have also already sparked discontented rumblings from the internet. One of the central points of contention around the comic-book villain  is that it in some way panders to incel which is short for 'involuntary celibates'. These are men who see themselves as losers who women don’t want to sleep with - hence the name. Recently the so-called incels have been getting a lot of attention. A couple of real-world violence incidents have erupted involving men who identify themselves as incels, as with the Isla Vista murders, when a killer targeted a sorority, shooting 11 people and killing six before killing himself being one of the more recent. In fact, at least four mass murders, resulting in 45 deaths, have been committed in the United States by men who have either self-identified as incels or who had mentioned incel-related names and writings in their private writings or postings.
​
In Joker, Joaquin Phoenix’s unhinged Arthur Fleck is in every sense a loser. He is friendless aside from his mother, works as a party clown, and his paralyzing tendency to burst into peals of maniacal laughter unnerves everyone he meets. And when he becomes romantically intrigued by Sophie, a pretty girl he barely knows, his fantasies go into overdrive.

Yet according to some critics who have seen the film romance and sex, or lack of these, is not a major factor in Joker’s move towards violence; he never expresses any particular malice toward Sophie. Rather, Arthur is driven by a need to be seen and loved. In his case, it’s as a star comedian, but when he can’t achieve that goal, he finds more insidious routes to fame.

Some critics are concerned that Joker might spark copycat violence or make the character a sort of folk hero for men who identify as incels. It’s a possibility. Fleck is not a one dimensional villain but has real- life complex issues which can be interpreted in any number of ways. He seeks counselling and takes psych medications, but social services cutbacks prevent him from accessing suitable care.

Despite critics concerns, Joker is a smart, stylish film that is sure to strike a cord with all types of film audiences. Audiences relate to Fleck and his pathetic struggle for happiness turned violent war against the establishment. He's shown, at worst, as a product of his environment and, at best, a man exacting revenge against a society that wronged him.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Author

    Jeridoo Productions' own Blog about our Productions, Projects and Film- and Movie-related News.

    Archives

    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    April 2022
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018


    Categories

    All
    2018
    2022
    AI Technology
    Arni
    Awards
    Behind The Scene
    Best Of
    Brendan Gleeson
    Christmas
    Colin Farrell
    Comics
    Co Production
    Co-production
    DC Comics
    Documentary
    Donald Trumph
    Dramedy
    Eddie Hall
    Film
    Filmmaker
    Film Review
    Gina Prince-Blythewood
    Golden Globes
    Hubble
    Indi Film
    Inventions
    Iron Sky
    Jeridoo
    John Boyega
    Lashana Lynch
    Lead Role
    List
    Martin McDonagh
    Marvel
    Masculinity
    Movie Making
    Movie Projects
    Netflix
    Oscars
    Pandemic
    Quibi
    Schwarzenegger
    Search
    Sheila Atim
    Space
    Stan Lee
    Telescope
    The Banshees Of Inisherin
    The Beast
    The Future
    The Woman King
    Thuso Mbedu
    TIFF
    Violas Davis

    RSS Feed

Mission Statement

JERIDOO UNIVERSE strives to entertain the world by producing exceptional films and movies with  competence, efficiency, and trust-worthy transparency of investments.

Stay Connected!

    Keep me Informed!

Subscribe to Newsletter

JERIDOO UNIVERSE AG

Home / English
Home / Deutsch
Contact
Impressum

MOVIE PROJECTS

Iron Sky Universe
Bilal
The Wilhelm Tell Saga
ReEVOLUTION

MEDIA

News/Blog
Press/Media
© Copyright 2018 - 2025 Jeridoo Enterprises LLC
  • Home
  • Taming the Beast
  • Wilhelm Tell
  • Book Series - MAGENTAR
  • Bilal - A New Breed of Hero
    • TRAILER BILAL
    • Music Sound Design
  • Jeridoo Blog
  • Deutsche Seite
  • Iron Sky
  • Contact and Impressum
    • Press