JOKER Full Movie Breakdown! Easter Eggs You Missed!

Joker Movie gets a scene by scene breakdown and in-depth analysis! What Batman Easter Eggs and classic film influences did you miss in Joker (2019) starring Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck? What hidden clues throughout the film foreshadow the Joker final scene? Erik Voss breaks down the deeper meaning of the Joker film. What famous film characters inspired this Joker? How does Joaquin Phoenix's Joker pay respect to Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight?
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[@gilbertnavarro2415]

Thomas Wayne: What kind of Coward hides behind a mask Bruce Wayne: ....

[@marylight9700]

Gilbert Navarro my thoughts exactly 😄

[@c4ali337]

Gilbert Navarro that’s what I thought in the movie

[@assassin923ck45]

Gilbert Navarro I literally leaned over to my friend and said “did he just call out his son?” when Thomas said that line😂

[@seanwilson6410]

Hitman: What kind of douchenoodle waits for his 10 year old son to get whacked before they become a decent person? Flashpoint & Earth 2 Thomas Waynes: ....

[@maxiepattie85]

yeah that went in and out this rusting head piece too

[@Jelloc]

"I've never heard him cry, he was always such a happy boy." The haunting revelation that this is because his whole life, Arthur could only express his pain and sadness through laughter.

[@thewalkingmic5]

JelloG I didn’t catch that. It makes his character all the more saddening

[@ruuruu6104]

Omg I totally forgot about that part... This shows further how much his mother is messed up 🤔 he might be laughing when hes being abused by his mom's bf 😭

[@Shiro-hw5ue]

That’s actually deep

[@afrocoolio25]

BTW, uncontrolled laughter is a real neurological condition - it was not something that was made up for the film. It is very uncommon, but to my understanding, it is similar to Tourettes. (I also could be totally incorrect.) I have to see a neurologist annually, for some head injuries as a teen playing sports, and I have been asked all of these questions, had to go through many of the 100+ questionnaires, looked at, brain-scans, etc. Joker film truly hit home with me, especially regarding the weight loss of many of the anti-psychotics, and many other anti-depressants. The medications are some of the harshest medications on the body. Thankfully, I have had no problems past my teen years, but visiting the doctor's office or going into a hospital and seeing patients with severe neurological conditions is one of the most depressing things anyone can witness. Joker 10/10

[@ankanroychowdhury8192]

@@afrocoolio25 you are absolutely correct...it's called the pseudobulbar syndrome...uncontrolled emotional outbursts like laughter or sobbing can happen out of nowhere in these patients .

[@museboy745]

The whole movie I forgot that Joaquin Phoenix was the one on the screen... I only saw Arthur Fleck.

[@RogiRemillard1977]

And Joker don't forget!

[@museboy745]

@@RogiRemillard1977 of course:)

[@wheresmycookiegoddamnit8077]

A result of truly incredible acting.

[@tarnishedpose]

You know its a really good work when you forget about the actors... just focus on the character. And believe it real. Cant say that for 90% of movies that came in the recent years .

[@marioncdavis5966]

The film, based on DC Comics characters, stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker. ... The film, which acts as an origin story for the Joker, is set in 1981 and follows Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian who turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City.

[@SweetDeath777]

Honestly I thought the second joke on tape where he says *"I used to tell people I wanted to become a comedian and everyone laughed at me. Well no one's laughing now"* (or something like that) was a legit pretty hilarious joke for an aspiring comedian.

[@Nordique777]

Nephelim I can’t remember who it was but a British comedian opened his routine with it

[@alexvilla1674]

It was the delivery imo. But you know comedy is subjective.

[@ShredderSensei]

I thought a lot of his jokes were fairly funny but his delivery was obviously bizarre

[@kpaxian6044]

I know. I cracked up laughing.

[@tamsyngately2396]

that's exactly what my boyfriend and i said to each other in the movie. we were the only people in the theatre who genuinely laughed and thought that line was funny.

[@icepoet2280]

One of my fav takes: when Joker exits the subway car and sees the detective getting the life kicked out of him, and dances a little jig. Classic Joker, perfect.

[@LAHenna]

Yeah

[@sephelutis]

That moment where Joker blends in with the masked people is so heath ledger's joker lol.

[@sergiogonzalez1724]

Animals and friends Same it was fantastic how he carried himself

[@jackoo666]

at that moment I turned to my girlfriend and said "there he is"

[@desiroots7806]

And the part when he shoots muraaayyy and does a little dance before speaking to the camera

[@vandieselcuuuz]

This is like 2% Easter egg 98% summary

[@bobosprinkles]

Precisely. A bit disappointing

[@GuidoGoyaBeans]

Lol he said Jerome Ave relates to jerome on gotham. But it's just a busy street in the bronx where they filmed. 😂

[@alaskagamer6351]

Agreed

[@Mclemonade]

Mike Pasquale 🤣🤣🤣

[@enknot]

vandieselcuuuz It’s the whole dang movie... wTh?

[@bmlx25]

You missed the scene where joker was in the cop car looking out at the riots. This shot was a nod to the dark knight.

[@goateffzeh5896]

Bobby Xiong Yeah I thought that too!

[@jeffringoldwin9993]

What scene?

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

@@jeffringoldwin9993 It was after Arthur killed Murray. He's riding around in the back of a cop car. Heath Ledger's Joker from The Dark Knight was riding around in the back of a cop car after he escaped from Gotham jail.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Eh I think many people overthink a lot of minuscule “nods” sometimes it’s just a shot and there’s no other way to film it lol.

[@MrBunksauce]

Some people just want to watch the world burn.

[@acmedina5907]

The sign at the beginning of the movie foreshadows Arthur’s upcoming mindset: “Everything must go”

[@Antweezy]

The streets that he walks down at the beginning of the movie foreshadow how dirty and crime-riddled his life will become.

[@kpaxian6044]

Great catch!

[@radicalxedward8047]

Best line of the whole movie (written): _”The worst part of having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don’t.”_

[@elombekisala941]

RadicalxEdward same here. so many memorable moments in this film.

[@tanujaaravikumar2710]

It's the truth as well

[@bsl4762]

@ᚷᚱᛖᚨᛏ᛫ᚹᚺᛁᛏᛖ where did u read that

[@proxxy8326]

Bir Long it’s in his journal, 2:35.

[@scottbrown6505]

Im bipolar type 1.. This statement sums up our lives. I just do the best i can. Prolly wont work out. But ill keep pushing..

[@tariqalshukaili842]

This was hands down the best DC movie in a while

[@BlackLanternTomas]

Try ever. Tell me one that's better?

[@aristonaragao3171]

It’s way better than the dark knight, which was the best one dc had

[@wyldeman7]

Since batman 89 I'd say

[@jeffreypeterson3238]

I Joaqined out after the first hour.

[@llaverick7739]

@@aristonaragao3171 Way better? I would say equal, but i understand if you would've said better, just that saying WAY better seems a little too much.

[@IamGroot786]

I was blown away by how dark this movie is.

[@Alex-sr7xu]

its realism was on point

[@RogiRemillard1977]

So was Mur-ray!

[@overtimeworker59]

It’s joker and a rated r movie, I thought people would already expect it to be dark

[@MoeMoon]

Did you bring a flashlight? 🔦

[@MicahSnead]

@@overtimeworker59 For real, people in the audience I saw it with were shocked.

[@kristijonassribike6056]

“I just hope my death makes more cents [sense] than my life” During the interview with Murray, Joker saw this sentence in his journal. I think this was his last breaking point. Initially, his "joke" was supposed to be his suicide, but after reading the quote he realised that he doesn't want his death to be the way he felt about his life - senseless. That results in his manifesto and the killing of Murray. In my opinion, Joker would have just killed himself in the studio if he hadn't seen that sentence again. So I think that's one of the most important moments in the film.

[@vladimirhristov3232]

I was recently talking to a friend of mine after we have left the cinema watching the movie, how comic book movies never get nominated for an Oscar. He was throwing in that Heath Ledger has won one after his performance in the Dark Knight. Then we both realised that he has won it after his death went public. We linked and interpreted the sentence Joker carried around in his diary as an subtle critic towards the Oscar ceremony, that actors starring in these kind of movies only will get noticed if they die, attaching a high price to their performance getting the fame they deserve.

[@KrisVic91]

@@vladimirhristov3232 i think heath would have won even if he didn't die.

[@ScarredMind137]

I also like how the mis spelling of sense to cents plays on the idea that Arthur's life is worthless and isn't worth cents.He feels that his death, especially a high profile suicide on TV would get people talking about the problems in Gotham and would therefore be worth more than living.

[@Dameionaruto]

I feel like that quote hit a lot of artists, in general. Because a lot of people don't get recognized until they are gone.

[@idanlewenhoff2295]

@@vladimirhristov3232 listen to "neon gravestones" by twenty one pilots It talks exactly about this

[@vernmurphy3869]

-Thomas Wayne “creates” Joker by proxy of Penny -Joker confronts Thomas Wayne -Thomas Wayne reveals Joker is an orphan [fast forward to end of movie] Therapist: What’s so funny? Joker: *starts laughing* (cut to scene w/ Bruce standing alone in the alley alongside his dead parents) -In a sense, and by proxy of his own actions, Joker “creates” Batman Joker: You wouldn’t get it. -The unsaid joke must’ve been: “Who’s the orphan now?”

[@ChristLikeHTADC]

Exactly what I thought!

[@Maximinus101]

hahaha now i get the joke

[@EddieMunstar87]

Thank you for solving this dilemma

[@PaperMario64]

THANK YOU for confirming what I saw. I swear every reviewer neglected to mention the cut back to Bruce in the alley and my husband said he didn’t remember that. I thought I had imagined it! I think he laughed at the comedy/tragedy of both of their tragic childhoods and his possible father being killed.

[@isaiah_w]

WOW

[@adyianzaara]

“People actually bleed” That got me

[@tone0318]

When did he say that

[@adyianzaara]

Lorenzo Hernandez 0:06

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

Don’t get it

[@xavierxavier602]

Dumb af lol

[@Koomoee]

@@xavierxavier602 Theres no need to call people dumb just because they dont understand a reference or something dickhead

[@theballinguatemalan8221]

My favorite scene in the movie is where he’s laughing off beat with everyone else. Idk what it is but I felt significant.

[@watertommyz]

Because he's not a part of society. He's "off" from everyone else, because he is. He's also the only one taking notes, and "studying" their amusement against his own. I loved that scene too.

[@natethepain]

I took it as him trying to be a part of society but since in today’s world people overlook others with mental illnesses it’s hard for them to fit in. Again brilliant scene though

[@grass1659]

as someone who has late reactions to a lot of things, i was somehow happy when i saw that scene

[@smackedpickle]

The whole Thomas Wayne affair thing is super obvious, “You have a pretty smile” is a pretty tame compliment, so it stands to reason that he did actually write that on the photo, and Penny birthed an entire lifetime of fantasy from that one instance, kind of like how Arthur has a short conversation with Sophie and creates his own fantasy relationship from that. Also Penny’s character seems super inspired by Mrs. Goldfarb from Requiem for a Dream and I love it~

[@indris9146]

Great point! I love comments like yours

[@krisekman9316]

In so glad I wasnt the only one who saw parallels with requiem for a dream in this movie!

[@GD-iy8mb]

I'll never forget him very briefly pointing the gun at his head after killing the three Wayne employees. Very subtle but very powerful.

[@jeremymnemonic5226]

Gar H showed how much was going through his mind at the time. Great detail to character.

[@RyLifeWeekly]

I will NEVER forget that moment

[@hg2460]

I was so happy when he shot them 😀

[@UnpopularOpinionSports]

YESSSS!!!

[@smackedpickle]

Gar H You’d be surprised at how often that pops up in movies. Doesn’t detract from its usage in Joker though 🥳

[@michael-mb5xv]

You missed the point of his laughter "condition". He is broken and whenever he feels any emotion he comes out with laughter. He laughs cuz hes nervous or angry. He only laughs at normal funny spots because the people around him are laughing and he tries to fit in.

[@upg5147]

I think that is known they just didn't state it

[@surality]

Come on joker is smarter than that, I personally think that he sarcastically laughing when others are like sheep laughing at what is as not funny. Arthurs as a comedian performing reminded me of Andy Kaufman, a style of comedy some don't understand, the card is a prop, the police asked about the condition as Arthur showed no display of the apparent illness. Only my opinion, Peace.

[@upg5147]

@@surality There is no basis for that theory

[@funkguylorz7315]

surality I don’t think so. He’s clearly in physical pain when he laughs sometimes. Look up a video of the actual condition, Joaquins acting is indistinguishable to the real condition

[@SuperAvocadoo]

@@upg5147 Well, there's a scene after his mother is hospitalized and the two cops talk to him at the bench outside and they ask him something like "Are you just acting or is it real?" And then Joker replies: "What do you think?" with a straight face and gets out and proceeds to slam his face on the transparent door. That part makes you think maayybe he is just acting.

[@Jake-xq7iz]

“They couldn’t hold a tune to save their lives” *why are you booing me I’m right*

[@strippingcthulhu]

Spaghetti.png That was the best line in the movie, hands down

[@Jake-xq7iz]

JT Drew it was really good but I couldn’t stop thinking about the meme as soon as I heard it 😂

[@doyle1884]

I didn’t understand that line.

[@Jake-xq7iz]

Joseph Doyle he was talking about the wall street guys on the subway, they were singing while they assaulted him

[@mnreddy6443]

What does that line mean? Forgive me Eglidh is not my first language.

[@AriknotErik]

I don’t think I’d like if the whole movie was just in Arthur’s head. I don’t know.

[@extremenature9190]

It’s not, the joker was meant to be heard not looked through. plus everything he made up in the movie had a light hearted feel to it people saying it’s all made up is just a lazy theory

[@antonioabbandonato1854]

@@extremenature9190 so it's all real ? I hope so

[@extremenature9190]

Antonio Abbandonato this is what pisses me off, I watched so many videos about this movie, the director said we could interpret it anyway we want but everyone saying he made it up there a few ways to look at the movie

[@bakerieYT]

@@extremenature9190 it is what it is, like it or not.

[@TheLorenzi92]

I agree. if it's all in Arthur's head, then it reminds me of when I was in primary school and had to write a narrative essay, in my case in norwegian. And ending the essay with: "Then he woke up". It's not good enough for me.

[@dylan-kj9zc]

“Are you having any bruh moments?” “All I have are bruh moments”

[@samuel.runner]

Bruh

[@gilangridho911]

F/\/P??

[@BW1875]

bruh moment

[@tobreezzyproductions]

Dylxz2 😂😂😂

[@maddiehepfinger9753]

bruh

[@williereed2505]

He told Joker to come down stage because he yelled “I love you! “... not because of his laugh...

[@slay3rgamingyt]

yes.

[@kabir7158]

yes.

[@martimribeiro7538]

@@ishimasuka3892 not probably.. its is his imagination.. come on, no argue about it

[@josephgaspar2944]

Utkarsh Gupta definitely his imagination no doubt about it.

[@alexmalch]

yes.

[@shaunhalstead5439]

I never cry during movies but after penny says something like "he is such a happy boy. Ive never heard him cry" and it cuts to that scene where arthur was standing in the stair well at the hospital laughing (crying) uncontrollably made me tear up hella....

[@bolt-movies6292]

Yeah that part almost got me

[@laundrybasketgamers]

That scene was the closest I’ve ever gotten to crying in a movie ever

[@self4797]

Lol why?

[@headlesschicken175]

@@self4797 you wouldn’t get it

[@jafain420]

U missed one thing, throughout the whole movie whenever there is a clock in the background of the scene it always shows the same time.

[@jeffringoldwin9993]

Omg..that implies that the whole movie is in Author's head

[@noble14]

Or they couldn't afford batteries

[@benberk8541]

Yeah I noticed that too... its always 11:10 or 11;11 as someone else mentioned. Not sure if thats significant. Every single advertising for watches always shows the time at 10:10? So many it was something like that?

[@lovejeongie2072]

The clock is actually a smiling symbol

[@whtshsface]

Actually there is one clock final scene where it is different

[@joscar062]

*Nicholson got his smile from chemical acids* *Ledger got his smile from scars* *Phoenix got his smile from his own blood*

[@kplancaster2654]

Nicholson's scars was from the ricochet bullet that went through his face. And then the plastic surgeon tried to fix it but it just came out like a smile.

[@callumscott5107]

@@user-cn9su7gi3i he had scars though... He was just lying about how he got them

[@IsaiahJWhite]

Sick

[@IsaiahJWhite]

@@kplancaster2654 Thanks for the fact check

[@MrCams2011]

& what about Leto?

[@solidsnx]

The director already stated that the theory about the events of the movie being all in Arthur's mind is "interesting, but not what we were going for".

[@theiguanakids5863]

Too bad for them that they don't get to dictate what their artwork means to other people.

[@theraVen27]

TheIguanaKids If anyone is able to tell someone what their artwork means, it’s the people who made the art. Dumb dumb

[@DanRustle]

TheIguanaKids UHHHH okay. Keep trying to mold the movie to your own option based on emotion and not facts. Good thing its a movie,,in real life, that makes you look so diliousnal.

[@tiagogoncalves8045]

Source please!

[@solidsnx]

@@tiagogoncalves8045 Todd Phillips Interview, TIFF 2019.

[@marissalessenden4674]

When he said “ you wouldn’t get it” was more of him accepting himself and nobody’s going to accept him the way he was before

[@devilorchard]

if this doesn't get oscar, system is rigged.

[@lehuafromkailua8781]

devilorchard 👍 there were Oscar buzz headlines about the lead from "Hustlers" .... 😶

[@sanderp9768]

devilorchard society doesnt like being called out so idk

[@TheAnalyte]

Joaquin Phoenix deserves the Oscar for the Best Actor

[@tarnishedpose]

Even if it does, system is still rigged by a few who think they get to dictate what's good and what's not.

[@givemebackmykids5061]

If u think about it the movie isn't that different or bokd. But Phoenix should definitely get an oscar for this but not the movie as a whole

[@panicproductions7555]

Heath ledger: why so serious Joaquin Phoenix: smile and put on a happy face Jared Leto: hunka hunka!!!!!!!

[@bowenzhu9720]

Panic Productions You get what you deserve -Joker

[@hzjake]

Leto is not joker..he's the joke

[@mattlovesnecro]

@ 😆

[@airjaws_8922]

Jack Nicholson: Ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?

[@carlosjavier771]

@ Doesnt mean he's a better actor or a better joker

[@batmanbeyond413]

This movie gave me so much anxiety I was tense the whole time

[@arnoldschwarzenegger7088]

Same

[@dev4965]

Is that A We Came As Romans logo?

[@batmanbeyond413]

Retard Alert yes is it

[@MissYamIherexxx]

Same

[@chedrick78]

Arnold Schwarzenegger Thanks Arnold, very cool!

[@joshwong5008]

I love how this movie just raise awareness for mental illness, I don't know if it's on purpose but unconsciously I feel like mental illness should really be notice by the whole community. :/

[@yourmom2262]

You mean if you are raised by a crazy person you become crazy? Turns out he was normal all along trying to cope in an insane environment.

[@harlequeenchannel]

I loved it too, because the movie felt like it was a big punch to the face about how mental illness is treated nowadays, because some people still don't seem to get it.

[@michaelschmuland9635]

As someone who has a rage disorder and laughs uncontrollably sometimes (usually at the worst possible times) I was glad to see a movie shed light on shit I went through for 14 years. Sadly he never got a lot of help and it led to his demise. I did and I have no more issues.

[@nosuchthing8]

Yup

[@theangelproductions]

I know people in real life who love this movie, but couldn't care less about real mentally ill loners and even mock them. Don't get your hopes up.

[@steveguyas9416]

I don’t think you had the midget and how Arthur said he was the only one who was nice to him. Joker had a sidekick called gags gagsworthy who was a midget clown.

[@Fazbxxr]

This movie was a masterpiece

[@waze9167]

can I borrow a fry ohhhhh yeaaaaaaaa yeaaaaaaaa

[@Fazbxxr]

ThUggNeZZ818 1 oh yeah yeah yeah yeah

[@jeffreypeterson3238]

I Joaqined out after the first hour!

[@BeckyWilson123]

I agree. I can't stop thinking about it. Joaquin is the greatest actor of our time if not all time.

[@aviana7614]

I thing it could have been better if they showed him as a child getting harrased

[@theartcorner4924]

I noticed when Arthur was writing that joke in his journal he started the joke writing with his right hand then when he wrote the punchline he used his left...found that interesting

[@matttobin3407]

I saw that too! I wonder if it was just something Joaquin Phoenix chose to do

[@theartcorner4924]

@@matttobin3407 yea I would accept it if that's the case but I imagine and hope that it is to represent his conflicting personalities

[@Rommism]

so he was ambidextrous :-)

[@mariabramont3936]

That’s very interesting. I noticed that too. I feel it represents his other half, the joker wrote that punch line, so to speak.

[@gabbylds7106]

Ready mo ready?

[@verdgehirn5634]

Marvel:We will get the oscar this year Joker:*laughs* Marvel:Whats so funny? Joker:You wouldn't get it

[@brock8061]

VerdGehirn golden globes are today too

[@disabled7947]

That joker talking to marvel is heath winning his 7th oscar if he was still alive, just saying

[@kinkykitty77]

And they indeed didn't. Lol

[@yammymy]

lmao 'you wouldnt get it', underrated comment

[@jos2578]

The forced finger smile has a lot of meaning. The first thing I thought of was a tribute to Heath Ledger. I saw in a behind the scenes interview with a make up artist that he would scrunch his face while having full make up on to give texture. Phoenix does that here as well

[@actually_hamilton]

I would like to think that him in the Asylum at the end of the movie was a time jump to the future of him reflecting on events that actually took place in his life and not just a story he made up

[@JonathanMutsinzi1998]

TheMiddlePoint both

[@user-jb9mn9fx7y]

But if he did previously do all those things, wouldn’t he be in Jail, and not an Asylum

[@MAGAMAN]

If he made up the whole thing,. it makes me feel like I just wasted my time watching the movie.

[@michaeljohn6357]

I agree. Joaquin has said he’s not a fan of trilogys but i really do hope he makes an exception for the joker

[@spahrkproductions3758]

I'd like to hope that I didnt waste my time watching a theoretic view of what could've happen. I rather think that hes remembering everything his way and he embellished some things in his own way.

[@ayushghosh3912]

"Some people get their kicks Stompin' on a dream"- Gets out with bloody footprints.....

[@poopsock9889]

Alec Baldwin only declined because the role would have been too much like himself

[@deadeye9234]

i was thinking boss baby

[@mjfedup6853]

@Nathaniel Lionheart no Alec was gonna play Thomas Wayne

[@jonmack2437]

I'm surprised at no mentioning of the scene at the end when joker looks into the camera. Red velvet suit under the blue studio lights makes purple

[@nickalbright3791]

When the two clowns showed up to his house, I was repeatedly saying “don’t kill the midget”

[@Gldtr39]

TDB Squad it was messed up that he couldn’t reach the lock 😂😂😂

[@thomasverner]

My friend was doing the exact same thing :D

[@ansonhung6197]

TDB Squad I did the same lmaoo

[@curtisdunn2909]

I thought he was going to slam his head in the door.

[@Mpritchard1995]

I was wishing the opposite lol

[@joseaguirre3814]

I loved how the scene where Arthur gets jumped & when the Wayne’s are walking in the alley are shot in the same graphic novel panel looking angle from above. I wonder if that was for a reason.

[@Thewhitequeen0]

There's actually a video on Vanity Fair's channel where Todd Phillips breaks down the opening of the movie, and he said that he directed the scene of Arthur getting beat up in the same way a graphic novel would present it.

[@joseaguirre3814]

Thewhitequeen0 I know that’s what I’m referring to. I’d love to hear from him if there was a meaning behind both alley shots being shot the same way.

[@asean_bwoy]

@@joseaguirre3814 prolly because it starts the "birth" of a character. Like when Arthur was getting jumped in the alleyway it was stirring up his transformation to be Joker and to mirror that with Bruce's parents dying; it marks the beginning of him turning to Batman in the future. Probably lol

[@Ask35720]

Yes yes definitely !

[@joseaguirre3814]

asean bwoy That’s a pretty good theory!

[@conormcmullen6437]

I was so happy when he shot those guys on the train

[@xotwod8418]

Same

[@uhhhhh06]

Are you ok?

[@Dameionaruto]

the irony is that you can "stand your ground" in Florida, and do exactly what Joker didnt when they were jumping him.

[@jackhammer9016]

Dameion Dismuke you mean what joker DID do?

[@ryanwarner5006]

Being beat up by wallstreet types on a Subway is highly unlikely.

[@interviolet6675]

Joaquin's involuntary laughter is unsettling and makes me feel bad for him since he rly isn't okay. that Awakening to the Clown Riot is so Beautiful made him the Hero Gotham really Needed. it's great that it's kind of it's own thing a rarity these days. I would Love to see more of Phoenix as the Joker if he ever wanted to again.

[@Thenormalguy101]

there is one moment where arthur genuinely laughed. It's after he killed Murray. It's not a full out laugh; it's more like a casual laugh.

[@interviolet6675]

@@Thenormalguy101 that smile like he was truly relieved and cured for a moment

[@disabled7947]

His laugh sounds stupid

[@amandahallman1091]

@thenormalguy101 I know exactly what you mean, he laughed once he realized how frightened Gary was standing in the corner. I noticed it too! It was awesome. Seemed like he was overcoming his illness at that point honestly

[@VictorG_45]

I like how they gave him a "calling card" that explains his madness. Reminds me of Dark Knights Joker

[@VictorG_45]

@Samuel Beavers i say "madness" b/c in the movie it was something he couldnt control but affected him presumably from the abuse he endured as a child, which ultimately led him to kill his mom.

[@VictorG_45]

Also in the Dark Knight at the end when the Joker is hurled from the balcony he is laughing to his presumed death. It reminded me alot of that scene.

[@hexravenz8970]

It remind me of Persona 5

[@jakobvaden7106]

@Samuel Beavers I'd say the inability to distinguish imagination from reality would count as madness

[@cnsmooth]

Thats a stretch. It's not even a calling card.

[@joaquinnario]

My favorite part of the ending was Joker saying "Want to hear a joke?" and then the camera switches to the alley with Bruce and his dead parents. GOLD

[@moron4]

That was sad with Bruce

[@musicpro7278]

I’m sure that’s not how the scene went

[@pineapplecheesecake523]

Joaquin Nario thats not how it went

[@chariszhang1045]

He said “just thought of a joke” and then it switched to the alley, but he said “you wouldn’t get it”

[@joaquinnario]

Oh my bad guys

[@OrangeHatReviews]

I absolutely loved the movie. And I am glad that the media's attempt to derail it failed completely.

[@SpartanReserve870]

"I'm tired of trying to be happy."

[@SuddenJeff]

The only reason I don't like the "it was ALL in his head" theory is that they specifically highlight what was a delusion. When they do the Fight Club reveal that Sophie was never really there in those scenes; it draws a line that implies... "we're going to tell you what scenes didn't really happen the way we showed you the first time." Why would his fantasy include an elaborate Inception-style delusion within a delusion.

[@BlackLanternTomas]

Because he's so shattered?

[@thewatcher8343]

I'm genuinely hoping this whole movie isn't basically a glorified dream sequence.

[@henkearn1132]

@@thewatcher8343 agreed, it would be to obvious

[@lucerfarul]

The, "it was ALL in his head" is the laziest film theory, ever. It means, "I don't have to think at ALL."

[@matucamatchola2565]

I don't agree, it's a cool ending even if not satisfying in the traditional sense This is the best way to portrait such a delusional mind as well as keeping his background still open and ambiguous You cant just simply put a story on the joker, the cool thing is always speculate as to why the joker is the way he is...explore every possibility always

[@jmusic9648]

Yo i loved the scene wen the gun fell out in the hospital. His dancing and everything about that scene is perfect lol

[@notjordy8652]

94howardj I laughed out loud 😂😂😂

[@overtimeworker59]

Joker actually looked a bit happy making the children laugh. He even said he loved his job. It’s little things like that that make the movie good. Even though he’s a crazy maniac.

[@Slayerrrrrr]

The funniest part was when he raised his finger over his mouth saying “shhhh” hahaha

[@MicahSnead]

SO CREEPY!

[@nya6260]

That was funny💀

[@thagrayttv7938]

So really the joker brought Bruce down to his level and that’s why Bruce does everything in his well being to not become joker. Brilliant just brilliant

[@astropunch7708]

By the time Bruce becomes Batman, Joker would be old as hell

[@JediPoniesOfDeath21]

Unless him at the end in Arkham was him reflecting on his past.. and hes telling it in the present

[@toowavy16]

Grognak21 hmm I think that’s exactly what it was

[@iwiwwh2002]

@@JediPoniesOfDeath21 I don't think so they look the same age from the beginning to end

[@idontknow5473]

@@iwiwwh2002 he probably has a skincare routine lol

[@iwiwwh2002]

know honestly he probably does🤣

[@VogtTD]

"People actually bleed" I see what you did there.

[@drugstoredylan5996]

Tooooooooollll

[@gj9157]

Tell me, do you bleed? You will

[@MiloMcCarthyMusic]

I don’t

[@andymatheson82]

thanos bled

[@premiumpreparationmedia]

This movie was a complete masterpiece. From the cinematography, the writing, and the phenomenal acting from Joaquin Phoenix. Todd Phillips, kudos for your work sir.

[@SiegeTF]

Technically he *killed* the fist two bros and *murdered* the third. Most people find that distinction important. Assuming the third didn't simply bleed out on those stairs, because that revolver seemed to have about eight bullets. Executing the third could have been fantasy.

[@JuraquillleMihawk]

Arthur picking up the studio camera for a close shot immediately reminded me of the same scene in Dark Knight. Also, the final dance on the ambulance. "You ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?".

[@ItsAlanK]

"Went super method for this role", didn't go method at all and has stated such in nearly every interview

[@jmorel42]

It's extreme method acting is part of JP's mythos now

[@Sakakibara32]

I apologize for my ignorance but, what is a method actor?

[@yoda908]

Method acting is a range of training and rehearsal techniques that seek to encourage sincere and emotionally expressive performances, as formulated by a number of different theatre practitioners.

[@Muningning1025]

That makes him even more badass if that's the case

[@ItsAlanK]

@@Muningning1025 Yeah he just switched it on when the cameras rolled because he's that good

[@AtlantaGuns]

His “condition card” will later become his joker calling card 🤣

[@sephelutis]

"I have a rare condition - you are still alive."

[@jaelanfletcher2017]

Persona

[@mr.radical2899]

Wow I didn't even see it that way.

[@elin111]

The Joker's mind is so screwed up that he eventually forgets his own past.

[@UnpopularOpinionSports]

Oppss silly me! I forgot to punch out! *Aggressively punches the Time Clock until it falls to the ground* Then proceeds to turn "Don't forget to Smile" into "Don't Smile" GENIUS!!

[@amandahallman1091]

Fun fact, that part was improvised by Joaquin Phoenix

[@akutmaster111]

"That's how it starts.. The fever.. The rage, The feeling of powerlessness. That turns good men.... CRUEL"

[@brandonolson6299]

I’ve seen it twice now, and I liked it even more the second time. Truly a masterpiece.

[@knightbane2857]

Same

[@hal7741]

It was so much better a second time for some reason. Like I was on the fence about how I felt about it but the second time it was like I experienced a masterpiece. Idk

[@Dad2Kids]

Wow, it's not only me. I feel happier when watched it the second time.

[@IsaiahJWhite]

@@hal7741 I really want to see it again, even more, thanks to this comment

[@cheeseontoast9251]

I'm about to see it with my brother today after seeing it just last night with my other half and it's stuck with me. I have more of an urge to see it now that I intinally did.

[@sheapotter80]

Damn.. This flick was so f***ing raw.. Found myself relating at times with Arthur..

[@fart648]

I wish I could say that you are a psycho but I feel the same

[@moneybagmax2613]

Surprised I haven’t see anyone talk about the similarity between the cop car scene in this movie and the one in TDK

[@AdoteAzhar]

Right?????

[@Dameionaruto]

BRUH i said this, too. But I'm may done trying to have intellectual theories and observations with some folk of mine. Because I have to go to the moon and back to explain a completely logical observation, and they be like, "I disagree" or "i dont think it's that deep" lol

[@bradskag3007]

How about how the sign at the beginning of the movie represents the whole message of the film "everything must go" and is literally smashed into his head

[@vincenthuysmans2137]

He actually did steal the sign. You can see a piece of it laying in his appartment in one of the scenes.

[@bradskag3007]

@@vincenthuysmans2137 maybe he smashed it over his own head :o

[@izayuh2485]

i’m not sure if anyone else noticed but when arthur gets jumped by the kids in the beginning of the movie, while he is laying on the ground, fluid comes out of his flower seeming to be a reference to the acid flower that the joker is sometimes known to have

[@nocaptainmatt3771]

I saw that

[@SuperAvocadoo]

Yeah, I saw that and at first I thought "wtf, is that blood?".

[@jasebrown8949]

What about the scene in the apartment when he starts dancing and the gun goes off ,😂😂😂 it's just a war movie mom!!

[@amandahallman1091]

That part was funny

[@DustinFox.]

Pennys Bf created the most iconic villian in comic book history

[@michaeljohn6357]

Also notice that almost all of Joker’s murders cut ties with his old life or his previous self His mother His best friend His idol (murray) His imaginary girlfriend And only then after cutting all ties to Arthur, he fully becomes the joker

[@michaeljohn6357]

Anthony Salerno well its never confirmed but implied

[@rubensidhu9088]

Dutch Van der linde when did they imply it?

[@onlyjoetee]

Good point..

[@chompions06]

Ruben Sidhu people say you can hear sirens in the next scene and that’s where they implied it but I’m not sure that’s enough

[@sadken7800]

Who is his best friend?

[@MHSImprovidores]

Joker was crazy, yet so artistic. I'm up for a DC Black Universe!

[@tweeks9896]

Sebastian Sloan Me too.

[@curtisdunn2909]

Joaquin is up for a sequel.

[@epicgamerlegend6159]

A want a Mr Freeze movie

[@Ask35720]

Everyone is , I always was..but Zack was overdoing it, now let's hope they do it in a proper way 🖤

[@Slatt-lg2bm]

An r rated Batman movie that involves the red hood would be cool

[@dizzle1080]

At the beginning of the movie, look at the clocks on the wall. It's exactly the same time in the interview room as when he's banging his head on the door in Arkham Asylum.

[@greggfiller1]

One added detail to the Excaliber movie reference, from another Joker reviewer I saw: Arthur is a modern-day (1980’s at least) King Arthur.

[@damonsantore2345]

I totally thought Thomas Wayne falsified the records

[@arnabiarnab3037]

Thomas Wayne knew the mother was mentally unstable....I doubt he'll let his son, even if it's a product of adultery, be sexually abused

[@rodrigowolupeck1788]

Joker sparing the midget is a great example of expectations being subverted in a good way

[@BunnyChamberX]

When I saw the moment that Gary (Midget) couldnt reach the door lock, I honestly thought he was fucked and Arthurs mercy was a trick but no! He legit got away and we never heard frlm him again. It was an amazing and tense scene

[@TheJoshkc662]

Or the "Love your smile" is a small throw-away compliment from Wayne that became the core of Penny's delusion of their affair.

[@detnickjones9231]

marvel : we made the highest grossing movie phoenix to DC : can you introduce me as joker please ?

[@prateek1703]

This won't be a highest grossing movie, as it's R rated, and it has not been released in china which is a huge market.

[@detnickjones9231]

@@prateek1703 why not in China ?

[@prateek1703]

@@detnickjones9231 it hasn't been yet. I don't know if it will in future.

[@oak4901]

LOL and still LOL

[@SuperAvocadoo]

I waiting for someone to post the scene where you can read his diary so we can clearly see what he was writing there.

[@slay3rgamingyt]

even i want to see it properly

[@IsaiahJWhite]

Yeah, what was he writing in there because his joke at the end couldn't have been his darkess

[@JamieSwitzer]

I think it was a deliberate nod to Heath Ledger having a Joker diary.

[@1789crazy]

@@JamieSwitzer ledger is the joker, arthur fleck doesnt seem to be the same joker that becomes batman nemesis, the age gap is huge, and the actual joker is not much older than batman

[@jaibattle696]

omi89 the age gap isn’t that huge... by the time Batman is 20 (when he returns to Gotham) this joker would be around 50. I think that’s a really good age for the joker

[@Dredahooper]

This movie rlly showed the causes of society lookin down on the “not normal” ppl

[@wolfgangandrewx2416]

Looking down on people. Normal and not normal was not the point. Any group. Any person. Starve them and they will kill to eat.

[@karnsingh3768]

I think you may enjoy “The madness of Civilizations” by Michel Foucault

[@onnixcarmichele3911]

Karn Singh Excellent recommendation

[@namejeff7616]

society

[@davidarias4717]

We live in a

[@mariae.5795]

"The Robert is De Niro not Downey Jr. " sent me

[@StefaniRose26]

The film was brilliant! And though I can see how many might interpret the final scene as saying that the whole rest of the film was a fantasy I personally don't think it was. I think it's much later in his life as he looks older in the final scene, and also we know Joker was constantly in and out of Arkham Asylum so I feel it is playing into that narrative. What ever the actual answer is the performances and film were amazing with some beautiful cinematography throughout. For sure one of my favourite joker stories that I've seen.

[@andrewwojcicki8992]

There were a couple of Heath Ledger references I enjoyed. The police car at the end was my favorite.

[@cortion730]

Daryl Gilmore lmao I think he thought too deep into it. Not everything is a metaphor

[@jaibattle696]

Cortion Carter no heath ledgers joker literary did that to a police car

[@cortion730]

Jai Battle I’m sure he did but it was nothing unique. I’m sure there’s a lot of things Phoenix joker did that heaths joker did as well

[@jaibattle696]

Cortion Carter oh yea good point

[@timesmight3922]

Ace in the hole banner in the last scene was my favorite throwback to heath's

[@jaerysrg913]

I loved how in the scene where Martha and Thomas were being shot dead, Joker in a way was coming back to life on top of the cop car

[@jeffs4996]

The other cop’s name was DRAKE GORDON- how did he miss that?!

[@collegebro85]

Jeff S we all know Jim Gordon was about the same age if not older than Joker would have been...definitely older than Bruce...so how does Drake fit in?

[@icecoldjohnnyy]

Ryan Cochran “Easter egg”

[@tychogoedhart286]

@@collegebro85 his older brother who died in action?

[@kamrangasimov8867]

Ryan Cochran Tim Drake

[@Dark89Avenger]

Hi, in the scene with the bloody smile, does anyone sees him crying ?

[@Kpower]

He's crying a lot, but we don't notice it that much because it blends in with the eye makeup.

[@amandahallman1091]

Yes I noticed that too! Which goes along with his disorder of uncontrollable outbursts of laughing/crying. He’s bleeding, prob had more trauma to his head, which Prob worsens the condition

[@spasticpeach]

Pretty sure his "dance" was Tai Chi, which is taught as a way to center and reduce stress.

[@IsaiahJWhite]

I have to learn that myself

[@wraje]

A friend pointed out to me it was a kata thing for calming but he performed it in reverse.

[@spasticpeach]

@@wraje I didn't catch that it was in reverse. Interesting.

[@SweetDeath777]

THANK YOU. When I saw it I was like. Is he doing Tai Chi like Iron Fist when he's meditating?

[@kpaxian6044]

I thought it looked like a Shotokan Kata myself. (I used to take Shotokan). The katas are designed for getting down the movements and learning defensive routines so that during a fight you can act without having to consciously analyze every situation. The movements just flow. And yes, there is something very soothing about it. So I think the movements look like a variety of things...expressive dance (which is sometimes used as a therapy practice for people with PTSD) and martial arts. Interesting...a blend of rituals that calm and also protect against violence.

[@redace7592]

This movie hit me to my core,I have a decent amount of anxiety and my god did this movie push it to the edge. My first viewing of the film had me heading to the bathroom to calm myself down,I came back and finish the film which was so worth it. Joaquin Phoenix is absolutely perfect in this role as the joker,I couldn't have been more pleased with how well he transformed into the joker. I've seen it twice already and I plan on seeing it at least two more times. 10/10 a TRUE masterpiece.

[@faus585]

14:24 Super rats were also mentioned at the beginning of the film in a news report

[@ethanrobbins9401]

1:01 I know that the tear can be seen as a symbol but Todd said in an interview that when they were filming the scene, the tear just happened. It wasn’t scripted but they liked it so they kept it.

[@philw4839]

I knew I was going to like this movie. I didn't think it would bring tears to my eyes in the scenes wear he's trying to keep it together

[@colonelkellando6975]

I was thinking the army of super rats was a nod to the Batman villain ‘Ratcatcher’

[@jdmrules007]

There's a scene where one hehe rat jus runs past a corner I was like ohh damn look at that rat ..he gonna feed his turtles

[@IIIIIIIIIIIIIIPKIIIIIIIIIIIIII]

When he shot Murrayyyyy at the end of the film, I could have jumped so high with fulfillment - that my head could have hit the cinema ceiling... Such pure, and just - satisfaction for him...

[@timitchell]

Arthur banged his head against the door early on to begin his joke? "Knock Knock"

[@kamleshl3515]

14:08 imagine if this joker is what inspires the dark knight's joker later on...

[@dlsidoti91]

kamlesh minetech i think this joker inspires dark knights

[@talkanythingyouwantreally3634]

@@dlsidoti91 no this is another universe

[@xeroxtreme2978]

the killer bruce parent is joker jack nicholson version

[@sanjayraju988]

Naaaaaaa. This is another universe.

[@ProdMoar]

I thought the 2 detectives were a Easter egg to Gordon and Bullock, they have the same body types and the same initials

[@unidentifiedfoolishobject5287]

I thought that when Gary reaches for the lock that Arthur would bash his head in with the door. My heart was pounding in a lot of scenes like this.

[@charliesands188]

Missed opportunity: Arthur's ride in the back of the police car, is almost a mirror image as Heath Ledger's in the Dark Knight.

[@andielcamacho9468]

I have a theory.when arthur is laughing to himself at the end and then theres a scene where bruce is standing over his dead parents.maybe arthur has already fought batman and discovered he’s bruce wayne and the reason he’s laughing to himself is cause he knows he’s actions (the riots) caused the death of he’s parents therefore he’s responsible for creating batman,and thats why he’s laughing.

[@tuskzera8839]

I can’t believe on this theory, but it is brilliant

[@amazing4867]

No this theory doesn't make sense. Because he would have to be 20 Years older but he looks the same age

[@rdu239]

That theory is going too far, whooa

[@amazing4867]

@@rdu239 whoaaaaaa

[@CrispyChrisss]

This theory is so stupid it's almost satirical

[@HenryPadilla]

You forgot about the part he gets in the fridge

[@VictorG_45]

Yeah. What was that about?

[@HenryPadilla]

Victor G. Maybe he never got out

[@leedavis3441]

Victor G. I think he was trying to get away from the noise of the phone constantly ringing, but that’s all I could think of lol

[@raihanmdgician7396]

@@HenryPadillamaybe he died in the fridge, crazy how this changes the whole story

[@crimsontyger8576]

@@VictorG_45 Metaphorically, the fridge is a womb-like space where for a short moment in time nothing can get to him or hurt him. I have Aspergers syndrome and when the world overwhelms me I turn off all gadgets and hide in a darkened room until I am ready to face things once more. Beyond all else, the Joker is a brilliantly observed piece of writing and cinema that highlights the tragedy of mental illness.

[@galshalev2931]

*IMO* what *joker* was gonna say in to the camera after he shot Murray is: "And always remember... THAT'S ...... LIFE " well they play that song twice in the movie and in the last scene Arthur even sings it so... it seems something *random* that the Joker might say... who knows.. :)

[@kylepeck776]

Yeah, I'm not so sure the year is 1981 with the sanitation comment. When he sees the newspaper clipping of the subway clown killings, the Chernobyl disaster is mentioned on the byline below it. Which is 1986. Truthfully I don't know if that has any bearing, but food for thought