Parasite was the other I saw at VIFF (skipped The Painted Bird for now. Had a ticket but wasn’t in the mood for that sort of depressing fare). It’s his best since Mother.
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Just came back from watching Joker. It's pretty much what I expected after I saw 1/2 of the trailer. It's a drama, psycho thriller movie. It's pretty much a slow-ish build up of Jokers origin. Puts you in a position to see how much he's fucked up and why exactly. The way it was filmed was amazing, those shots were really powerful and dark. The subtle way of his development remind of Japanese manga where they focus on small details like his walk, dance and silent moment, some that was surely taken from the comics -- which is always a plus in my book. Joaquin Phoenix was brilliant. That was fucking amazing. Also, I advise people 1) stop comparing it to Ledger 2) judge it as a standalone movie. IMO, both Ledger and Phoenix were brilliant and, while I probably more admire Ledger, I think it's literally two different Jokers. One is the fresh one that's making his way of a psychopath and the other one (Ledger) is a mature psychopath. So I think it's wrong to compare the two. I think Phoenix was amazing at this role, surely an Oscar nominee and imo the best pick for Joker surely. I read quite a lot of Betman comics and I do like the movie even from that point of view. I have two negative things about it (I guess it's a spoiler...)
Long story short: I really enjoyed it. It's hyped up for a reason and it's worth watching it in the cinema.
Two things I didn't like. First was how Joker wasn't made smart. He's actually quite smart and many times he outsmarted Batman who's the smartest detective out there. In this movie they show him as a crazy nuts guy -- which was totally nailed -- but other aspects were avoided. Second thing was the timeline and the unnecessary kills of Wayne family (yet again). Bruce was just a small kid in this movie while Joker is like, what, 40yo? That means Batman would become Batman in like 25 years time which makes Joker old enough for a retirement home. I like how old Wayne was a mayor candidate but they should have left it at that. There was no need to show Bruce, let alone kill parents which is totally off the timeline imo.
Long story short: I really enjoyed it. It's hyped up for a reason and it's worth watching it in the cinema.
Just came back from watching Joker. It's pretty much what I expected after I saw 1/2 of the trailer. It's a drama, psycho thriller movie. It's pretty much a slow-ish build up of Jokers origin. Puts you in a position to see how much he's fucked up and why exactly. The way it was filmed was amazing, those shots were really powerful and dark. The subtle way of his development remind of Japanese manga where they focus on small details like his walk, dance and silent moment, some that was surely taken from the comics -- which is always a plus in my book. Joaquin Phoenix was brilliant. That was fucking amazing. Also, I advise people 1) stop comparing it to Ledger 2) judge it as a standalone movie. IMO, both Ledger and Phoenix were brilliant and, while I probably more admire Ledger, I think it's literally two different Jokers. One is the fresh one that's making his way of a psychopath and the other one (Ledger) is a mature psychopath. So I think it's wrong to compare the two. I think Phoenix was amazing at this role, surely an Oscar nominee and imo the best pick for Joker surely. I read quite a lot of Betman comics and I do like the movie even from that point of view. I have two negative things about it (I guess it's a spoiler...)
Long story short: I really enjoyed it. It's hyped up for a reason and it's worth watching it in the cinema.
Two things I didn't like. First was how Joker wasn't made smart. He's actually quite smart and many times he outsmarted Batman who's the smartest detective out there. In this movie they show him as a crazy nuts guy -- which was totally nailed -- but other aspects were avoided. Second thing was the timeline and the unnecessary kills of Wayne family (yet again). Bruce was just a small kid in this movie while Joker is like, what, 40yo? That means Batman would become Batman in like 25 years time which makes Joker old enough for a retirement home. I like how old Wayne was a mayor candidate but they should have left it at that. There was no need to show Bruce, let alone kill parents which is totally off the timeline imo.
Long story short: I really enjoyed it. It's hyped up for a reason and it's worth watching it in the cinema.
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Oh. I saw it in 70mm.
