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BWillie · 10-11-2019, 09:31 PM

So I didnt enjoy the movie. Its not a movie that is enjoyable. Its fascinating? Maybe thats a better word but its a very sad dark film thats main purpose is to spread awareness of self pity and mental illness...and kind of championing it?

-King- · 10-13-2019, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

So I didnt enjoy the movie. Its not a movie that is enjoyable. Its fascinating? Maybe thats a better word but its a very sad dark film thats main purpose is to spread awareness of self pity and mental illness...and kind of championing it?

I don't think that was the main purpose. They just wanted to tell a story

FanXiche · 10-13-2019, 08:17 PM

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They just wanted to tell a story

Do you think that was their main purpose?

-King- · 10-15-2019, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by FanXiche

Do you think that was their main purpose?

To tell a story about the joker? Yes.

**BigRedChief** · 10-16-2019, 02:49 AM

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So I didnt enjoy the movie. Its not a movie that is enjoyable.

Looks like many others have a different opinion. Joker has made $557 million so far.

BigCatDaddy · 10-16-2019, 03:18 AM

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Looks like many others have a different opinion. Joker has made $557 million so far.

Dollars doesn't mean it's a good movie. I always prefer to go by audience scores which in this case are crazy good as well.

**BigRedChief** · 10-16-2019, 05:42 PM

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Dollars doesn't mean it's a good movie. I always prefer to go by audience scores which in this case are crazy good as well.

people have voted with their money. Half a billion $’s says a lot of people think it’s a good movie and told others it was a good movie and then they went.

BigCatDaddy · 10-16-2019, 08:28 PM

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people have voted with their money. Half a billion $’s says a lot of people think it’s a good movie and told others it was a good movie and then they went.

The Last Jedi made a lot of money and was shit.

rabblerouser · 02-05-2020, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

So I didnt enjoy the movie. Its not a movie that is enjoyable. Its fascinating? Maybe thats a better word but its a very sad dark film thats main purpose is to spread awareness of self pity and mental illness...and kind of championing it?

"What do you get when you cross a mentally ill loner with a society that abandons him and treats him like trash? You get what you ****in' deserve!"

Lprechaun · 10-14-2019, 02:56 PM

Saw it last weekend. Films like this should wake people up to many things, to some of us it may very well have.
To others unfortunately it's just a movie.
When you see a film where on one hand you can relate to the "bad guy" and on the other you wish this wasnt the reality for some people.
This movie wasnt just entertainment, it was an outstanding film that hopefully means more going forward.

DeepPurple · 10-15-2019, 06:37 PM

I saw Joker today, I laughed a lot more than I thought I would at certain parts. With all the people in clown face mimicking his rebellious attitude I got the impression of V for Vendetta.

I thought a better ending to tie into Batman would of been, when he was getting up on the hood of the police car and the crowd of people in clown face began to cheer, the next scene was the words "20 Years Later".

Then the next scene is the bank robbery opening of Dark Knight (End of Movie).

The story beginnings could of tied in more to Dark Knight. Let's say he had to apply for a job as a clown rather than being already employed, and he had a beard. They told him, to lose the beard. When he shaved, he had the scars on the side of his mouth that Heath Ledger had, and that's why he used the big red makeup to cover the scars. They did say his mother's boyfriend abused him as a child. I'm always thinking of ways to improve scripts or dialogue when I watch a movie.

rabblerouser · 02-05-2020, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DeepPurple

I saw Joker today, I laughed a lot more than I thought I would at certain parts. With all the people in clown face mimicking his rebellious attitude I got the impression of V for Vendetta.

I thought a better ending to tie into Batman would of been, when he was getting up on the hood of the police car and the crowd of people in clown face began to cheer, the next scene was the words "20 Years Later".

Then the next scene is the bank robbery opening of Dark Knight (End of Movie).

The story beginnings could of tied in more to Dark Knight. Let's say he had to apply for a job as a clown rather than being already employed, and he had a beard. They told him, to lose the beard. When he shaved, he had the scars on the side of his mouth that Heath Ledger had, and that's why he used the big red makeup to cover the scars. They did say his mother's boyfriend abused him as a child. I'm always thinking of ways to improve scripts or dialogue when I watch a movie.

The way it plays out, when we see stuff like his date with the neighbor lady and it turns out that it's all in his head, at the end when the therapist goes "what's so funny?"

Is it that the whole thing was in his head?

DeepPurple · 02-06-2020, 02:55 PM

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The way it plays out, when we see stuff like his date with the neighbor lady and it turns out that it's all in his head, at the end when the therapist goes "what's so funny?"

Is it that the whole thing was in his head?

I was thinking when posters were saying it wouldn't work, the time is not right, the character is not right, then I posted it's not real, it's only a movie and anything can be made to work in a movie. Then I started thinking of the TV show Dallas and who shot JR. The dream sequence. I had the exact same thought, this whole thing is just a dream. Then I thought, you know people hated Dallas for doing that and there has been others. Maybe it would work and maybe not.

**TinyEvel** · 10-15-2019, 09:44 PM

Is there a DC comics origin story for the Joker? Cuz usually when the movie veers from the heritage of the character the "true fans" go berserk.

I liked the film.

Actually saw it by myself after dropping my kids at a birthday party and had a few hours to kill.

Definitely felt sort of suspended in time while watching it. (maybe because I was stuck in the front row in recliner seats)

I really enjoyed it. Can definitely see how people are concerned it might trigger people though.

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BWillie Future NBA Finals MVP BWillie's Avatar Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Earth	So I didnt enjoy the movie. Its not a movie that is enjoyable. Its fascinating? Maybe thats a better word but its a very sad dark film thats main purpose is to spread awareness of self pity and mental illness...and kind of championing it? Last edited by BWillie; 10-12-2019 at 08:05 AM..
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Lprechaun Veteran Join Date: Oct 2012	Saw it last weekend. Films like this should wake people up to many things, to some of us it may very well have. To others unfortunately it's just a movie. When you see a film where on one hand you can relate to the "bad guy" and on the other you wish this wasnt the reality for some people. This movie wasnt just entertainment, it was an outstanding film that hopefully means more going forward.
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DeepPurple I could of gone pro DeepPurple's Avatar Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Villages, Florida	I saw Joker today, I laughed a lot more than I thought I would at certain parts. With all the people in clown face mimicking his rebellious attitude I got the impression of V for Vendetta. I thought a better ending to tie into Batman would of been, when he was getting up on the hood of the police car and the crowd of people in clown face began to cheer, the next scene was the words "20 Years Later". Then the next scene is the bank robbery opening of Dark Knight (End of Movie). The story beginnings could of tied in more to Dark Knight. Let's say he had to apply for a job as a clown rather than being already employed, and he had a beard. They told him, to lose the beard. When he shaved, he had the scars on the side of his mouth that Heath Ledger had, and that's why he used the big red makeup to cover the scars. They did say his mother's boyfriend abused him as a child. I'm always thinking of ways to improve scripts or dialogue when I watch a movie.
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TinyEvel Just a li'l Evel TinyEvel's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bald. Goatee. Jorts.	Is there a DC comics origin story for the Joker? Cuz usually when the movie veers from the heritage of the character the "true fans" go berserk. I liked the film. Actually saw it by myself after dropping my kids at a birthday party and had a few hours to kill. Definitely felt sort of suspended in time while watching it. (maybe because I was stuck in the front row in recliner seats) I really enjoyed it. Can definitely see how people are concerned it might trigger people though.
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