Joker | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Movie Commentary

[@mrgonzale0978]

Joaquin deserved this Oscar. this performance was one of his best.

[@user-il9ze9py8c]

Agreed. As dark as it is, this movie is pretty goddamn funny, and he does a great job of toeing that line.

[@aaronburdon221]

Ladder 49 is among my favorites of his, but he's had a lot of good ones. Gladiator of course, ladder 49, walk the line, the village, and joker. I haven't seen most of his others but I assume he's at least decent in them.

[@onclebob2178]

@@ThreadBomb 👍🏻

[@Link122]

have you guys not seen The Master? He's mesmerizing in it.

[@emperortime4907]

@@Link122 easily his best performance

[@joekerr7975]

"The worst part of having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don't" Arthur Fleck/Joker 2019

[@samhain1894]

Arthur has Reactive Attachment Disorder.

[@MrFredstt]

I've always had an interesting reaction to statements like this. On one, yes, they are ill and should have some leeway but I've also seen people use that as an excuse to get away with being an asshole

[@oeheaven]

@@MrFredstt yes addicts do the same thing as well as others. Only takes a few people to f it up before it becomes the standard.

[@sproductionsinc]

@@MrFredstt Lots of assholes, but you can't overgeneralize. Society makes good people feel like shit enough. It's just like how people assume having a mental illness means you'll be violent.. we're more at risk being the victims OF violence.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

That is such a profound and bittersweet statement.

[@aceldamia9114]

There are a million Joker origin stories. None of them are canon, at least more than any other one. It's part of the mystery and allure of Joker.

[@ravissary79]

The Red hood one is about as Canon as you can get.

[@5calambres]

@@ravissary79 i think you are talking about "the killing joke" and that is the only animated movie not based on a comic. But as it turns out his comedian background is only fictional and he sais "if i have to have a past, i prefer it to be multiple choice"

[@CaptLoquaLacon]

It's part of the merchandising strategy by DC comics, along with all the alternate universes and alternate versions. Marvel aren't much better either, they both decided to keep selling new stuff based on old brands instead of trying to create anything fresh...

[@GarmrsBarking]

@@5calambres the killing joke is most definitely a comic... Written by Alan Moore... But the batgirl part in the movie is not from the comic...

[@ravissary79]

@@5calambres the red hood backstory, the idea that there was this crime spree scam using innocent people kidnapped and compelled to do it while wearing the red hood outfit: this lore must exist outside a closed plot loop of the killing joke, because it's what is referenced by Jason Todd when he takes the name Red Hood, an ironic reference to the injustice which transformed him, while backhandedly referencing the one who killed him. Also it's pretty much accepted that that plot of The Killing joke, or at least plot point touchstones, are Canon. Just not the implied ambiguous ending or the total mental destruction of Gordon.

[@takeoutartist]

Not only does he not kill people who are nice to him, but he never has his laughing seizure after killing someone. He’s calm

[@Hapsard]

You guys nailed one thing about this movie to a tee - it feels like you're intruding on something deeply personal in the beginning to the point of being uncomfortable. Amazing writing/acting/directing! ... not a movie to break out for a movie night, though 😅

[@adansoto5974]

The camera work when he's inside his home reminds me of shaky cam, so close and the swaying movements. Makes it feel so personal as you mentioned.

[@albertgein3082]

Very visceral

[@Asehpe]

When is it ever appropriate? And yet it is a masterpiece.

[@emarie1968]

When you look closely at the journal, you see joaquin phoenix describes the death of his brother River. Very deep and disturbing.

[@MaoKatz]

About Sophie's final destiny, Lawrence Sher, Joker cinematographer, said in an interview: "We wanted to make the interpretation of the real versus what’s not real, a part of the viewer’s experience. For instance, his relationship to Sophie is a fantasy to him. Some people have asked me, ‘Was she killed?’ [Director Todd Phillips] makes it clear she wasn’t killed. Arthur is killing people who’ve wronged him in a certain way, and Sophie never wronged him"

[@flatebo1]

Well, she does have insane luck powers, so ...

[@YarMazoy]

@@flatebo1 Luck is not a superpower!

[@mage1439]

@@YarMazoy Yes, it is.

[@slimbrady6691]

@@mage1439 Let's meet in the middle and say no it isn't.

[@tonyrossell832]

@@slimbrady6691 yes it is

[@CharaxterSelext]

In that comic you were talking about at the start, bruce wayne dies in the alley, thomas wayne becomes Batman, and Martha Wayne goes insane over the death of her son and becomes the joker

[@GarmrsBarking]

Flashpoint...

[@JasperAyeee]

i love the subtle detail of the use of stairs in this film. at the beginning, we witness Arthur climb UP many stairs, and slowly through the course of the movie, the director decides to only show Arthur descending those same stairs, as if to showcase his mental state -- UP when trying to be an upright, moral citizen.. DOWN when he is spiraling into chaos. and in the final act Arthur is literally dancing down them. super clever.

[@KayosHybrid]

It also displays his sense of struggle and exhaustion versus his euphoria letting go of behaving correctly and ethically, he’s no longer burdened by etiquette, law or ethics and can dance his way around town with minimal effort

[@tylerdurden9083]

One of the few times I'm satisfied with the academy award decision. Joaquin Phoenix NAILED IT

[@17thknight]

@@danholmesfilm good God, no kidding. But to be fair, if he got one for every deserving performance then he'd get it every year he makes a movie.

[@rodeobobcat]

The script has some interesting details: "This story takes place in its own universe. It has no connection to any of the DC films that have come before it. We see it as a classic Warner Bros. movie. Gritty, intimate and oddly funny, the characters live in the real world and the stakes are personal. Although it is never mentioned in the film, this story takes place in the past. Let's call it 1981." So, a sequel may be in the works, but don't expect it to tie into any of the other DC movies.

[@solezeta1314]

I think it's pretty much confirmed that he spared the neighbor. She never did anything mean to him and barely engagaged small talk in the elevator. Remember why he spared Gary? Because he was the only one at his work who treated him nice.

[@carsonwentz8301]

My questions is was he really adopted. It's very possible someone that rich could fake adoption papers.

[@patchwilliamson]

​@@carsonwentz8301Considering the doctor that signed off on all the paperwork is a villain with known ties to the mob in the comics, I feel pretty comfortable in saying he is Thomas Wayne's son

[@cliffd8380]

It was only confirmed after feminist groups actually protested the movie. It was meant to imply since he wasn't questioned then it means it was no victim alive to file a report. I believe that is one of the scenes they had to redo after focus groups. So they left it as ambiguous but yeah.

[@sproductionsinc]

@@cliffd8380 No. The director confirmed it. It wouldn't fit with his character to kill her. Shut up & stop lying, troll lol

[@zablak689]

Nah...he killed her...he said that gary was the "only one" who was nice to him

[@morphman86]

That fridge scene was Phoenix going full method acting. He was supposed to create a mess in the kitchen, but when he threw the stuff out of the fridge, he just decided to step inside. It looked good, so they kept it in.

[@NotSuperSerious]

From a storytelling perspective, making him wayne's son would be cliche and super weak (soap opera stuff, really)... but leaving it ambiguous whether it's real or not, just to get the audience in the character's shoes with that messed up doubt, that makes it pretty good.

[@12thLevelSithLord]

My favorite thing they do to give the audience the idea that Arthur is Wayne's son is when he meets Bruce. They look exactly the same, down to the clothes they're wearing.

[@work1284]

Also, Joker has always been older than Batman by at least a couple of decades so for Bruce to be 10 and Joker to be 30-35 it makes perfect sense canonically.

[@gergopiroska5749]

I think this isn't the Joker who fights the batman but a man who inspired the joker that Bruce fights later

[@moonakieater2308]

@@work1284 you gotta excuse some people because they think that the most recent story is the real story of Batman. They don't know the history 🤣🤣🤣

[@work1284]

@@moonakieater2308 A true crisis on infinite earths, lol.

[@dadougler]

I don't think he killed his neighbor. Him not killing the short guy proves that. Joker kills people in this movie that have wrong him, he is not just killing randomly.

[@quark12000]

Then he's not the Joker.

[@MasterBetty69]

@@quark12000 I mean at the end he kills his doctor, someone trying to help him. He didn't officially become Joker until he relished in the chaos dancing upon a car. The entire movie was his arc, & he wasn't fully transformed until the last scene. So, yeah.

[@mtnd02.06]

I'm sure he did, after all he barely knew her outside of his fantasy so killing her wouldn't be out of the question. Meanwhile he did know the little guy from his job and he was sympathetic to Arthur

[@shrøømpizza-u1t]

@@quark12000 yeah you missed the point of the movie then.

[@quark12000]

@@shrøømpizza-u1t Please tell me then.

[@shanewillis316]

The comic book your referring to George is called The Flashpoint Paradox. Barry Allen Flash goes back in time to save is mom from dying, but makes a different future/present. Bruce is killed. Thomas becomes Batman and Martha becomes The Joker.

[@AdmiralZhou]

I love that the Joker has always been an unreliable narrator/storyteller. You don't know if he's telling the truth or not. Both this movie and The Dark Knight (different stories of how he got the scars). Amazing movie and great reaction!

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Yupp, like it's always 11:11

[@mre2002-b4r]

“I'm not exactly sure what happened. Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes another... If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!"

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

@@ThreadBomb that is a real option hahaha

[@Dusty2455433]

I was having an interesting time trying to understand the story in the theater when I was stoned and not familiar with the Joker story

[@AleksPizana]

It stands to reason that according to his version: Thomas Wayne and the entire Gotham city are all arseholes and turned him into what he is.

[@CybrSlydr]

For me, this movie was incredibly showing how we as humans need connection with other people, relating and interacting with them. In the beginning of the movie, we see that due to his injuries as a child, he just never developed the skills to normally interact and connect with people on a social or emotional level. He's taking notes, trying to dissect and piecemeal what that is so he can have it, so he can seem more normal. But it just doesn't work for him - we're watching someone who wants to but can't. He's so desperately searching for that interpersonal relationship but is unable to do it. Seeing him as we do and knowing everything he's going through, his attempts at being "normal" with the finger gun to the head, going to the comedy club, etc. just shows that he's not mean, he's not evil, he's just trying to fit in, he's trying to learn how to be a person. But he just can't make it stick and because of that, it comes across as creepy and unsettling to everyone else around him, further ostracizing him from what he needs most.

[@mrs7195]

This movie hit suprisingly hard. It bothered me for a loong time after I watched it. Which is a hallmark of a great movie. One of the best depictions of a deep mental illness in cinema, imho.

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

24:00 it's not hiding from the world, old fridges have mechanical latches. People used to kill themselves by locking themselves in the refrigerator because unless someone opens it from the outside you cannot get out. Which makes this scene not necessarily make sense, unless you consider that it is another of Arthur's fantasies; what he was thinking about/planning before he got the call and the opportunity to go do it on the show.

[@Hey_Jamie]

I cannot fathom how Simone doesn’t go insane having the earphones over her hair over her ears. Lol

[@mage1439]

They both have that going on.

[@44.caliberbrainsurgery63]

I do it all the time without issue. You seem to be the odd one out because I’ve never heard anyone say this.

[@robertombricen7966]

Oh yes, really don't know how she can do it, I can't, it feels weird and the sound of the hair between the ear and the headphones...

[@irollerblade13]

@Bu8813z I do the same its actually more comfy depending on your headphones and muffles high pitch noises

[@Tazza19931]

Yeah I've always thought that too.

[@simongoddard7692]

Joaquin Phoenix was absolutely phenomenal in this film. Plus the soundtrack is so unsettling and brilliant. A sequel was just announced and I can't fricken wait

[@jarrodking6027]

This is a brilliant social commentary on mental health and how we deal with it as a society. I think it's about as close to a perfect movie as I remember ever seeing and I'm glad to see it on your channel.

[@silent-trouble]

i think it is at its core more about class than about mental health. of course that is a theme. but that is also a problem with the film. it explains way too much and should look more on social structures than an individual story. it is also not very subtle. apart from that it takes a lot of it from other (and better) movies.

[@ReverendJocko]

This is one of my favorite films that I never want or need to watch again. Very rare for a movie to make me feel so depressed and uncomfortable yet still love it.

[@DarthMohammedRules]

Kinda like Requiem For a Dream.

[@ajlynch5235]

the uncontrollable laughter is a real disease which I learned off of grey's anatomy and that show never lies lol

[@fynnthefox9078]

*condition, not disease.

[@ajlynch5235]

@@fynnthefox9078 ah truth

[@justintowns1007]

Me and my good friend sat outside the theatre on the curb next to his car for an hour and a half just discussing this movie after coming out of it. If that doesn't show anyone how brilliant this movie is I don't know what would.

[@johnbrookes4892]

when the young Bruce Wayne slides down his playground pole - thats a nod to the 60s Batman TV series where Batman had a 'batpole' he'd slide down into the batcave

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Joaquin: all i have are negative thoughts Leto: All i have are negative reviews

[@FroggyNight]

This movie is a good litmus test for what your own personal jumping off point is. You’re allowed to empathize with Arthur to a point. But the director intended to push that to the extreme so that people will question when enough is enough.

[@bthumudo]

I love how you associated his dancing with his metamorphosis. Love it!

[@kikiaswin]

The director stated that the neighbor was not dead. By the way, I think at that point, Arthur still killed people who were mean to him.

[@nighttimejackable]

Wow you guys are so empathetic, it's actually really endearing. You guys are awesome. 👍🏼

[@hanskneesun123]

It fascinates me to see some of the emotional responses and empathy where my generation would not give it a second thought, not complaining, it's refreshing to get a different point of view on some of the classics.

[@Ahzpayne]

Their reaction to the movie made me far more uncomfortable than the movie itself.

[@mrg0th1er83]

It's called being human. Well I guess some part of the world just squash humanity out of people. Like a lot of places in the USA.

[@CineBingeReact]

Thanks Hector ^-^

[@nighttimejackable]

@@CineBingeReact You're welcome 👍🏼

[@grifirnyc]

I remember seeing this in the theater and just sitting there at the end with all sorts of thoughts going through my head. And eventually I just had to get out of there and find something I could actually laugh at to feel better. Such a great performance and film, even if it did feel pretty bleak.

[@Yochanan1981]

8:33 that “ don’t you have to be funny to be a comedian “ line was golden

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Same composer as Chernobyl. And the mirror dance was improv. It's when genius meets genius really. What a movie.....

[@Trepanation21]

While the mirror dance was *originally* improv, what you see in the film is not. The improv happened, they liked it, and then filmed a deliberate take of the idea that was improv'd.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

@@Trepanation21 ahh, didn't know. It's rather a special scene:) I did see them improv the show entrance like 20+ times, was funny

[@DraggorLecanth]

As a person who has been hit by multiple cars, the immediate response is to get away from the danger area. After that you assess the situation and then the pain sets in so you assess what is wrong with you. Thankfully the worst I got was a sprained wrist and an untreatable dent in my upper right thigh, but you are right with your reaction. Getting hit by a car at any speed is no walk in the park.

[@Maehedrose]

That scene on the train, with the mother getting angry he made her kid laugh? I've had that exact thing happen to me on our local transit, some years ago. I was trying to joke with this kid and the mother became angry at me for causing the kid to "act up". I have experienced many of the horrible things that happened to Arthur in this film - not the murder, of course, but the abuse he suffered, the mistreatment because he's mentally ill, the inability of others to understand him or understand the fact that he suffers from a mental illness. I am diagnosed schizoaffective, which essentially means bipolar and schizophrenia, and people put off by me have made my life miserable for as long as I can remember. Arthur is right in that the worst part about being mentally ill is that people get angry at you when you behave like you're mentally ill. Even professionals who know you are ill will get upset when you act like it - as if you are aware and choosing to behave irrationally. I have informed nurses, prior to a medical procedure, that I will be delusional and confused when I wake up and they still get angry at me when I'm delusional and confused.

[@IwinMahWay]

Blessings for you brother. You're stronger than most

[@AndyQuiroz]

@ 36:15 Simone says "...and they are also brothers...crazy!!". I freaking lost it LOL. Simone, i adore you. George, you are the reactor I need in my reaction watching. love you two!

[@stephenlackey5852]

I actually blurted out, “HA! F-you, Simone! BRFFTTHAHAHAAA!” At that moment-an awesome tension breaker

[@Myndir]

"Don't stare at a guy while he's peeing!" The Joker is a horrifying villain.

[@RyPie51]

The mirror dancing scene gave me chills!

[@clash5j]

The stairs that Joker walks on is located in the Bronx, NY. There was a time when I used to pass them everyday. Since the movie, people pose for pictures on the stairs doing Joker's "dance" just as they pose on the street in London where the Beatles took their iconic picture found on the cover of the album Abbey Road.

[@lethaldose2000]

I thought thoe stairs were in the Washington Heights area.

[@clash5j]

@@lethaldose2000 W 167th Street between Shakespeare and Anderson Avenues in the Highbridge section of the Bronx is where the scene was filmed. Although, there are similar step streets (the name of those LONG open air stairs in NYC) in Washington Heights, Harlem and Morningside Heights

[@lethaldose2000]

@@clash5j I used to hang on 181st and St Nicolas St. I would often choose to take the "A" train instead of the #2 train because the "A" train is up the hill and it would mean I only had to walk my set of stairs.

[@fallenhero3130]

I'm genuinely surprised you guys knew so little about this movie before going in. I can understand when it's an older film, but this was only from 2019 and it was a HUGE phenomenon; imagery from it invaded pop-culture so fast.

[@The3nd187]

Was surprised they didn't immediately recognize "The Joker stairs"

[@pobstrel]

Agree. Even if they haven't seen it before there is no way they could have avoided the amount of press and attention it got.

[@albertgein3082]

I like how George sum's up the entire movie at the beginning - "ok so we have a sad clown"😅

[@DouglasJohnson.]

Glad you guys liked this one! A very controversial movie, but I think, a great film. From what I understand, Joker didn't kill his neighbor. There was a scene cut from the film where they revealed she was unharmed and alive. Also, this film borrows from two of Martin Scorcese's films, "Taxi Driver" and "The King of Comedy" that are definitely worth seeing. In "King of Comedy" Deniro plays a struggling comedian, who kidnaps the host of "The Tonight Show" to get his act on TV. It was great that this time, he's the host.

[@VivyTheHuntress]

7:15 Arthur's face here is actually a sign of Childhood Trauma. Often children who have been abused will smile and appear friendly even when under the stress of criticism or verbal abuse. Basically to appear as non confrontational as possible to avoid a situation similar to the abuse they sustained from happening. It's essentially a coping mechanism the body learns to avoid danger. This can make its way into adulthood as most coping mechanisms or reactions of a mentally or physically abused child do.

[@maximillianosaben]

Phoenix was phenomenal in the role. Never would have expected this movie from Todd Phillips, but also makes me want to see CineBinge react to his comedies, which is what he's known for.

[@FullMetalB]

He realized slapping the joker name over his bootleg taxi driver/king of comedy rip off would through enough people off the scent. Putting a great actor like Phoenix as the lead helped too.

[@maximillianosaben]

@@FullMetalB - If you say so. Maybe they just had an interesting interpretation, and it did well. You don't have to like that it's not the Joker you want.

[@FullMetalB]

@@maximillianosaben I don't have a "joker I want" I don't care about the joker lol

[@maximillianosaben]

@@FullMetalB - Act like it.

[@FullMetalB]

@@maximillianosaben You are applying your own interpretation to my comment. My comment is about this film being way too close to its uh, "inspiration" thinking that the main character being an interpretation of the joker would make it different enough. It doesn't. Film being essentially a rip off is my issue. Nothing regarding a comic book character. Need me to explain anything else that was already super clear?

[@KurtFeudaleKing]

Great reaction. The movie is hauntingly fantastic. I am not gunna lie the fact that Simone legit argued that the mom had any credibility was pretty frustrating. They spell it right out. But still great job guys, fun watch.

[@slimbrady6691]

The sad part is if you look closely when he's on Murray's talk show, he's crying the entire time.

[@Outland9000]

Also when he walks upto the camera after shooting Murrary the lightning changes and his suit looks purple.

[@Im_not_a_lesbian]

Well he was planning on killing himself.

[@corryjamieson3909]

@@Outland9000 ah yes, the reminder

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

One thing that's easy to miss: the first time Bruce sees Arthur he slides down a pole before walking over. This is a reference to the Batpole in the old Batman TV series. I don't think he killed Sophie. It's not his style. He killed people for revenge, and in the end, to create chaos. He wouldn't kill people just for the sake of it. Remember that he let Gary go after killing Randall. One thing I like about this movie is that it shows evil coming from somewhere. Arthur didn't start off evil. He was driven to it by a combination of mental illness and a toxic society. It's not just the lack of social services. So many people were cruel to him, sometimes for no reason other than their own amusement. I also like how the movie turns on its head the cliche of the guy with a girlfriend who's way more attractive than him.

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

I love the hyper realistic Joker universe, with real NYC locations as Gotham. Every aspect of this film is just incredible - including the cello-heavy soundtrack. I'm very curious about where they take it from here, if they do go ahead with Joker2 or something else in the same universe.

[@gregclifford7368]

You guys need to appreciate how much of this story was real and how much was in his mind? Was he in the Asylum the whole time? The girl, love, the comedy show - did anyone of this happen?

[@bobbybobbatunday9959]

When I saw this in the theater a lot of people complained about it. I was just happy that I had seen a great film that could bring mental health into the forefront of conversation. Great film

[@Zinj1000]

I had goosebumps when the clowns lifted him onto the car in the theatre. The crowd actually cheered for the blood smile.

[@justaguy6129]

For a dark movie this was pretty comedian friendly. Gary Gulman was on stage at the club. Sam Morrill was on the TV and Mark Maron was DeNiros assistant. There may have been others that I missed.

[@xyzzyx7812]

You guys missed the Zeitgeist when this movie came out. It was in late 2019. All those crowds at the end looked like summer of 2020.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy (especially) were both big influences on this film.

[@Trepanation21]

Too bad Scorsese's too far up his own ass to bother watching this film. After people had mentioned the homage to his films in Joker and whether or not he plans to see it, Scorsese said, “I saw clips of it. I know it. So it’s like, why do I need to? I get it. It’s fine.”

[@Chicken_Wing91]

They originally wanted Martin Scorsese to direct it but he couldn’t because he was directing the irishman at the time. And somehow Robert De Niro got the part and managed to be in both films

[@thomaswiggins7463]

This is quickly becoming my favorite reaction channel! You guys are so down-to-earth and radiate authenticity and positive energy, it puts other channels to shame. Thanks for your videos! Looking forward to more

[@abc123tiktok]

Had my own emotional roller coaster watching you guys react. Started off 😊 but then drop news that they are making a sequel to film that really feel like should stay in its own isolated story to this 😔 Hollywood just can't leave things alone.

[@rednova2212]

Notice how when Joker walks off the center stage of the Murray show into the blue lighting. The blue light hits his red suit and it makes it appear purple, like the classic joker suit he has in the comics, shows, games and such. It's like in that instant he fully transforms and truly *becomes* The Joker.

[@menotu000]

The sad part about this film, more than anything, is this is a reflection of how things work with mental health in the USA in real life.

[@ninawildr4207]

Yep

[@Martin-88]

And that society will be like this within the next few years.

[@Martin-88]

@@Bentzel75 Well that's possibly one of the most ridiculous things I've ever read.

[@Martin-88]

@@Bentzel75 Plenty of people are from broken societies and don't resort to awful behaviour.

[@brandonh.6956]

@@Bentzel75 its fine to have empathy for broken people but those who don't change and continue to hurt others have only themselves to blame. I come from a severely abusive backround and was raised by two mentally ill Narcissistic sociopaths for parents. They had plenty of time to change and get the help that they needed but they chose to let whatever happened to them in their past justify their abuse and evil acts and continued to be this way for decades. My point is you can either get yourself the help you need continue down a path of self destruction.

[@scotthewitt258]

When Arthur is on the payphone, you can see one of the beagle-sized "super rats" in the alley.....

[@TheTomt50]

"Let me believe what I want to believe!" Oh Simone...so awesome. One other comment: While it's left ambiguous, I think George is wrong about Arthur murdering his neighbor Sophie. Think about how he let Gary live after murdering Randall. He only kills those who have hurt him. Even though a fantasy, at that moment she asks him to leave, just as Gary needed help opening the door.

[@ILikeCHEEZ9]

It wasn't a fantassy that he was in her apartment, He was actually there but didn't kill her as confirmed by the Lawrence Sher for the reasons you stated. He was just a stalker with serious delusions

[@TheTomt50]

@@ILikeCHEEZ9 your absolutely right. By fantasy, I just meant Arthur's fantasy that they were in a relationship.

[@George-gh8ws]

I really love how the movie ties the story of the joker together with social commentary. I see the joker as an analogy for a riot, people who have been abandoned by society will at some point snap and turn to sensless violence. As you said, the city reflects the joker.

[@ackerion2830]

11 Academy Awards nominations, 3 Acadamy Awards wins, inlcuding Best Actor, Joaquin Phoenix. A masterpiece.

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Don't forget a Grammy

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

i find it a bit amazed that today, there are still people who are not aware of "nervous laughter" i have it (not in the same level as arthur of course, not even close" but i also augh whe i'm realy nervous

[@smittybenzo4693]

Robert Deniro is in this movie because he starred in a 1983 movie called "The King Of Comedy" where he actually had dillusions of being the host of a late night show that Jerry Lewis hosted. Deniro's character also lived with his mom and his love interest was a black woman as well. The paralles in both movies are uncanny.

[@johnnyd1790]

Loved how you 2 reacted to this movie, one of the better reactions out there to one of the best movies ever made, with a rather small budget. Can't wait for part 2, although it was meant as a stand alone movie, it will never be as good but that doesn't stop my curiosity in finding out where the author is gonna take this!😃 PS: The neighbour girl(s) aren't dead, he never killed nice people or people he liked which are usually both (except his mother that he realised both not his mother as well as the source of his mental illness), 4 example Garry.

[@aaronburdon221]

the laughter is an actual medical condition called a pseudobulbar affect which can happen when brain injury is sustained. Phoenix (according to what I read) watched people with the actual condition and tried to recreate it as best he could. This movie is primarily about mental illness and a poignant (albeit visceral and gruesome) portrayal of what happens when we let people slip through the cracks.

[@Zormodos]

Gonna be honest, first time I saw your chanel, got attracted to the thumbnails. They always deliver 😂

[@robmartin525]

There's been rumblings of a sequel, given the reception of Joker (and rightly so!) I also heard somewhere (really unreliable don't take my word for it) that the sequel would introduce Harley Quinn and would be a musical! Now I love Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street (put on react list pls 😁) so I'm all for it myself!!!

[@supreme1572]

That "hill" is a section of the Bronx that became a famous selfie spot in 2019. People called it the joker stairs but that's not it's name.

[@dadougler]

"He's such a method act he grew extra joints?"

[@MysterD.]

That scene where Joker was in Sophie's apartment and then left: it's interesting how reminiscent the music and cinematography were of The Shining when Wendy snapped and started hallucinating, and we saw Jack walking through the halls. Effective movie making!

[@CaptainAmercia]

0:26 Yeah you're actually correct in the Flashpoint storyline that was created when Flash tried to go back in time to save his mum which created a new timeline in which Bruce died in Crime Alley instead of his parents. Martha with the lost of her child went mad and became the Joker while Thomas Wayne became Batman one who used guns and killed. Thomas Wayne wore a pretty cool suit one I highly recommend looking up. Unlike other DC Universe's that are disconnected from the main Earth the Flashpoint Earth was an alternate timeline closer to what happened in Back to the Future. Once Flash fixed this timeline this created a whole new universe starting the New 52 Comic's pretty much a reboot. Earth-2 which is the Golden age Earth a classic rendition of characters before the 1950s Sliver Age. This was the mainstream DC universe from the 1930s to the 1950s being replaced by a new Earth. DC introduced the Silver Age hero's like Barry Allen as Flash and Hal Jordan as Green Lantern but as they already had counterparts in the comic's DC decided to set them on a new Earth called Earth-1 while the Goldarn Age hero's were from Earth-2 where The Justice League of America existed while Earth-1 had The Justice League which would come later. Earth-1 is pretty much the version of these characters most people know of along with where the mainline DC stories take place becoming the mainstream DC universe. Earth-2 the universe in which the 1939 Batman is from a universe was kept alive by writers throughout the years even when the Main Earth-1 comic's were being pointed out Earth-2 stories were still being told. Funny enough there was a time when DC didn't inform readers what comic's took place in which universe as both Earth-1 and Earth-2 had Batman and Superman with the same designs with comic's releasing jumping between both universes. This change in September 1961 with Flash of Two Earths when older Golden Age Flash Garrick meet Silver Age Flash Barry Allen's when Flash crosses over into the different Earth. Another funky aspect is Jay's Flash from Earth-2 is a comic book character in Earth-1 a character Barry knows and looks up too which is strange as if Jay is a comic book character wouldn't that mean that Superman and Batman are comic book characters as well even though they exist in Earth-1 as year hero's. Anyways this is the first time Earth-1 or Earth-2 are mentioned. Earth-2 has many differences to the more mainstream such as Batman marrying Catwoman retiring as Batman and having a daughter who would later become Huntress, Helena Wayne. Dick Grayson is also the only Robin in this universe no Jason Tod or Tim Drake just Grayson. Wayne would only return to the role one last time after learning he was dying of cancer in order to stop Bill Jensen, who had been granted super-powers by the sorcerer Frederic Vaux. Having failed to arrest Jensen, Wayne took a Batman costume from the Gotham Museum and decided to attack Jensen directly as Batman. The two fought until Jensen realized that he could not deter Wayne in his attempt to stop Jensen. Jensen decided to destroy Batman and himself with a mystical blast which succeeded in killing Wayne, revealing to the world that he was the original Batman.After tracking down and defeating Vaux with the aid of the Justice Society, the Earth-Two Doctor Fate erased completely from all people on Earth-Two the knowledge that Batman and Bruce Wayne were one and the same person. Wayne's daughter Helena and Grayson would continue protecting Gotham City as the Huntress and Robin until they were killed during the Crisis on Infinite Earths.Robin of Earth-2 actually met a younger Dick Grayson from Earth-1 along with Red Son Batman a universe where Batman was Russian which convinced Robin that Batman wasn't a person but a symbol leading to him taking up the mantle of Batman. Earth-2 was recreated after Crisis on Infinite Earth's which also created a Prime Earth which was pretty much Earth-1 but with elements from other universes such as characters and cities from comic's DC bought and wanted to add them to the DC universe. With the new canon post Crisis on infinite Earth's Batman and many of the Earth-2 hero's died during Darkseid's invasion but alot of the past I mentioned like Batman getting married to Catwoman and having Helena Wayne this all still happened it's just how Batman died that was changed along with the events themselves and the outcome. Now we get to our point on Thomas Wayne. So in Earth-2 it's revealed that Thomas actually survived the mugging all those years ago and took up the mantle of Batman to honor his son and attempt to atone for his own failures after Bruce's death. So yeah there's been two cases of Thomas being Batman in the Alternated Flashpoint Timeline of Prime Earth (Main DC Earth) and Thomas Wayne of Earth-2 who secretly survived.

[@vishnunair7623]

Flashpoint Paradox movie with Michael Keaton may be going the same route

[@lazyatthedisco]

This guy DCs.

[@normlee6566]

The lingering questions for this movie are, what was real and what was imagined. The broader message is about mental illness, yes. But as far as this story, it was purposely made vague as to which murders were actually committed and which were fantasy. Or was he always institutionalized because of his illness, and the only true murder he committed was the therapist at the end? if there is a sequel--which is the rumor--i would think some of these questions will be answered, particularly if they indeed fold it into the Batman universe.

[@Ninnative]

Lol I like how Simone latched onto the idea of Arthur as a Wayne and never let go 😆

[@TheBlarggle]

The movie plays a lot with Arthur's reality/imagination. A lot of things that we see Arthur wished would happen, but might not have happened, are lit in a pale orange light. The things that probably did happen, are lit in a pale blue light. And in some scenes they play with the strength of the lighting of each color. Lots of oranges and blues fluctuating back and forth.

[@1TorukMellon]

"Let me believe what I want to believe." - Simone Haha

[@xavierquiles3037]

I love how in the end, after mostly tons of agonizing forced laughter…after he shoots Murray he has a calm, real, genuine laugh.

[@noviembre.rz1]

woah George was right, its the same handwriting and he got that in his first watch, woah again

[@Kaitschi]

Neighbour isn't dead. There is a cut-scene, where she is sitting in Front of the TV watching Arthur in the Show. It was cut, because Todd Philips wanted every Scene in the Movie presenting Arthur's View.

[@IceMetalPunk]

I assumed anyone who watches this movie and doesn't cry at least once is either heartless, or has never known anyone with mental illness. As someone who struggles with a diagnosed anxiety and depressive disorder, just watching Arthur's struggles, even though this abridged reaction video seeing it for the umpteenth time, has me in tears. "The worst part of having a mental disorder is people expect you to act as though you don't" -- too fucking true. "Just go outside and take a walk if you're depressed, you'll feel better. I've been depressed before for like a month but I ate well and exercised and I got over it, so just get over it. Don't talk to me about it, it's so depressing!" Like, really, my depression is depressing? No fucking shit, genius! I'm looking for support, not for people to be trite and inaccurate and confuse sadness with depression in order to minimize my struggles. ...anyway. Good movie.

[@rocketdave719]

I have severe anxiety and depression and I think Joker sucks.

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@rocketdave719 I guess you're in that first group I mentioned then 🤷‍♂️ If you experience mental illness, then watch a guy get his ass beat and shunned from society for having one, and you're apathetic about it, then you're missing some empathy.

[@rocketdave719]

​@@IceMetalPunkSorry that having a different opinion than you about a fucking movie makes me a bad person in your eyes. Just because I think Joker is overrated and shallow doesn't mean I'm lacking empathy.

[@navo159]

you guys getting into this movie LITERALLY not knowing anything was gorgeous lmao. Expecting a Super-hero Villainy type movie and getting a deep character driven story about society will blow anyone's minds

[@Melkor1205]

To me the best idea of this movie is that the jokers laugh is an illness and he can't control it. Awesome!

[@KayosHybrid]

It’s a real condition, I knew about it before the movie 👍 a genius must have suggested exploring head trauma in childhood for Joker

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

The door not opening is a play on Arthur not existing to the world in my opinion. Also, I love the joke at the end directed to the audience about she wouldn't understand the joke or what was funny. I think the joke is that he just created batman, but it's like an inside joke lol

[@Duskwalker68]

Such a fantastic film, easily my favourite DC content in years!

[@LuLu-Sil]

There was a comic where Bruce dies and Thomas becomes Batman and Martha becomes Joker, but on the anniversary of his death they meet in the alley to remember him and how they went their separate ways. Its actually heartbreaking.

[@Shawn-rq4py]

Joaquin lost 52lbs for this role and “Joker” was set in 1981

[@thatswhatcheesehead]

I love watching you two so much! I am obsessed with this movie! I too think Thomas Wayne is Arthur's father. BTW you are the first and only reaction video I've seen that even mentions that photograph! I will always believe that was the last clue that it's true! Keep up the good work!!

[@di3486]

The fact the mother had NPD puts all in perspective. He is not the father, she made it all up.

[@Sitter007]

You should check out "Parenthood" from the 80's. Joachim Phoenix as an adolescent, Keanu Reeves, Steve Martin, a ton of others. Excellent movie.

[@nocrot1]

I think the entire movie was all in his mind.(with the exception of his conversation with the doctor at the end. Him killing her is in his head too IMO) His past, his condition, everything. At the beginning of the movie George said that he felt sorry for Arthur. That's what the story wants you to feel. It wants you to sympathize with Arthur. There's a lot of people that create scenarios in their head. Getting the girl, being successful, being understood. Even tragic scenarios. Mix that with a character with a great mental illness and you have what we just watched.

[@BoB_Bobelson]

My reaction was so different, I rooted for him through most of the movie even when he killed the 3 dudes. Now I'm thinking something might be wrong with me 😅

[@solsirhibragusowl2221]

There's something wrong with me too then😁

[@carpediem9750]

To be fair who wouldnt be cheering about 3 wall street 🐷 being bodied

[@solezeta1314]

When we see him laugh at the end, it's the first time we see him laughing because he actually wants to instead of laughing because he's forced to

[@elihan9]

I had to admit something to myself when I first saw this movie. When I saw those Wall Street guys get destroyed by Joker, i felt cathartic. When I saw how Murray (Diniro) met his end, I shouted, "You got what you deserved." I accept this part of myself.

[@KayosHybrid]

It’s healthy catharsis to feel these things in fiction

[@elihan9]

@@KayosHybrid thank you. I would never act on them. But I accept this part of myself.

[@Chess613]

There are shoutouts to previous movies (Taxi Driver, King of New York) that this movie references. It's an excellent movie - glad you guys enjoyed it.

[@Ankka939]

Joaquin Phonenix is great as Joker. I'm glad he won an Oscar for it. React to Batman (1989) and Batman Returns.

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

The joke that he said you wouldn't get a the end is that the entire movie is the story Joker made up in his mind and told the audience and you bought it. In TAS and later comics he spun a fake sympathetic story to Harley to mess with her head and get her on his side, and now he did that same but to the viewers the movie

[@Haldurson]

For the people who are familiar with Scorcese's "King of Comedy", you realize how much of an inspiration that Scorcese had on this film (De Niro was in that movie as well). If you haven't seen it, and you like Joker, I can't recommend that movie too highly. One thing I will say is that while New York State, and NYC in particular has excellent mental health programs, as compared with almost anywhere else in the country, when you have to deal with government institutions like Social Security, Snap, Medicare, Medicaid, etc., as well as the various housing services, if you were not mentally ill beforehand, you'll likely be driven crazy simply by all the bureaucracy. There can be so many roadblocks to getting and maintaining necessary help, and when you have a mental illness, as bad as it is for anyone, it's far worse to deal with. If you can get some kind of a case worker to help you, that CAN be incredibly helpful. Unfortunately, I know that not all case workers are created equal. Years ago, I got a case worker, and I could never get her on the phone when I actually needed help. I also know people who've had really horrific experiences with the system. I know one person who literally lost ALL his benefits because his employer asked him to work a little overtime, and that put his income just a tiny bit over the limit. He worked one hour overtime, and lost everything. That said, fortunately, MOST people do not have as bad an experience as the character in this film.

[@prestonfreeman1967]

When arthur was letting his small person friend out the locked door...did you catch the joke he told him? "You were the only person at work who never looked down on me." It was probably the most original joke about his size that character had ever heard. Enough that even after seeing a violently viscous murder, he was able to say, "good one Arthur." & Begrudgingly laugh a little. Undoubtedly the best character development moment after having killed his mother....the Joker's first evil villain kill quip.

[@rickykozak58]

No he didn’t kill his neighbour, no Thomas Wayne isn’t his dad.

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

24:00 back in the past, fridges hada lock, so if you stuck yourself in one, you might die trapped inside.