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Sep 24, 2019 · Critics who saw Joker during its run at the Venice and Toronto film festivals in late August and early September, respectively, have called it “dangerous”, “deeply troubling” and “a toxic...
Feb 7, 2020 · Since the new 'Joker' film premiered, critics have expressed concern it will inspire real life violence. Now that Joaquin Phoenix has won a Golden Globe for the film, here's why that is.
Oct 9, 2019 · Whiteness may not have been on the filmmakers’ minds when they made “Joker,” but it is the hidden accomplice that fosters the violence onscreen.
Sep 18, 2019 · Joker, to its biggest critics, is seemingly absent of that instruction or, even worse, bolsters the belief in taking action against a society that doesn’t understand you.
Oct 3, 2019 · Much of the unease over this particular film seems rooted in two disconnected things: first, the specific online fandom for the Joker character as a standard-bearer for rage, and second, the...
Jun 14, 2020 · Todd Phillips’ Joker (2019) sparked considerable controversy leading up to its release. Joker deals with many thematically disturbing elements — mental health, political violence, and an “incel”-like protagonist. Despite these concerns surrounding the Joker movie controversy, the movie did not inspire violence. Quite the opposite actually.
Feb 3, 2020 · What's the focus of the 'Joker' controversy? The long and short of it is this: Just how much of a handbook will Joker be for the disaffected looking to see a hero journey for someone who...
Sep 5, 2019 · In Joker, Joaquin Phoenix’s unhinged Arthur Fleck is in every sense a loser – and perhaps in all but self-identification, an incel. He is friendless aside from his mother, works as a party clown, and his paralysing tendency to burst into peals of maniacal laughter unnerves everyone he meets.
Feb 10, 2020 · Warner Bros. Warning: Joker spoilers ahead. Before anyone had officially seen Joaquin Phoenix apply a smear of red lipstick or frolic on those steps in the Bronx, Joker was a controversial...
Oct 7, 2019 · Starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by the Hangover trilogy’s Todd Phillips, Joker was deemed dangerous by its most vocal critics, akin to an incel training manual. To some of the character ...
