Joker (2019)

[The Dark Knight]

This guy's specific story ideas, I can kinda take or leave, but I think the notion of the sequel taking it's inspiration from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", much like how "Joker" was influenced by "Taxi Driver", and "King of Comedy", is a really good place to start. Especially in where we left off in the story with Arthur.

Plus, it's a nice nod to Jack. To me, that's always a positive.

By all accounts JOKER II is happening and it's not a hypothetical idea. I like this guy's idea a lot, actually. I agree One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest would be a great place to look for inspiration, as well as the Arkham Asylum graphic novel. If Batman villains were to appear, I'm very much preferring grounded characters like Zsasz, Hugo Strange, Quinzel and the like, with Arthur causing an inmate uprising while giving psychologists sob stories about various elements of his childhood. All of these concepts remind me how good the Eastrail Trilogy is.

[thecolorsblend]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19AtR-6bAcc&ab_channel=TheVileEye

I tumbled onto this guy's YouTube channel thx to a video he did about Michael Myers. This one came up in my recommendations afterwards. And this guy gives one of the most honest and straight-forward evaluations of JOKER as a movie and Fleck as a character that I've ever seen. Definitely worth watching.

[Travesty]

^I'll watch that vid later. Sounds interesting.

I watched this again in preparation for The Batman. Still love it. Just as amazing as the first time I saw it. So good.

[thecolorsblend]

If Batman villains were to appear, I'm very much preferring grounded characters like Zsasz, Hugo Strange, Quinzel and the like

The suggestions other people have had for a sequel are a bit infuriating, tbh. "omg, let's bring in Harley and make it all about her *squeeeeeeeee*".

I'm boycotting the sequel if that happens. But I'm thinking it won't.

[The Dark Knight]

Still love it. Just as amazing as the first time I saw it. So good.

Any other character would crawl over broken glass littered with dirty syringes to have JOKER and The Batman in their filmic catalogue. This style of filmmaking is the template for me. Going in the completely opposite direction of the mainstream norm because the sheep flock together and the lion walks alone.

[The Joker]

The suggestions other people have had for a sequel are a bit infuriating, tbh. "omg, let's bring in Harley and make it all about her *squeeeeeeeee*".

I'm boycotting the sequel if that happens. But I'm thinking it won't.

The people suggesting that must literally live on Twitter.

[thecolorsblend]

Here's another one.

It's pretty much a technical commentary on Phoenix's performance.

My love and affection for this movie remains undimmed. History will be very kind to JOKER, I think.

[The Joker]

Sometimes proclaiming a recently released film to be a modern classic can be a bit premature, but JOKER fits the bill quite nicely.

The replay value is solid. As far as any DC film 2013-onward, it's definitely right up there with MOS, BvS, and WW.

[The Joker]

Via Todd Phillips' instagram:

[The Dark Knight]

It's happening. JOKER is a truly special movie and no matter what happens next we will always have it. The first film was labelled unnecessary before it was made and the same will be said of the sequel. The prospect of the same creative team getting back together does excite me, especially when I know the focus is firmly focused on acting and concept. Once Phoenix loses a ton of weight and gets into character there's a good chance magic will happen.