Official JOKER Thread (SPOILERS)

[old pig]

They ain't that dumb, just snarky and disingenuous.

duly noted

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

They ain't that dumb, just snarky and disingenuous.



First of all...if only to see some dope cinematography and dope acting, watch the whole movie at least once. Joaquin does his thing but that Murray death scene was wack, especially giving the build up to that moment.

But as to the bold...the lead actor and the director have basically said some of the same shyt yet people in here will fight tooth and nail, going even as far to say when Todd himself stated he wanted to keep the references and connections to the comics to a minimum and was expecting backlash from fans who noticed the disconnect...they say he's just trying to make his film sound more artsy.

The only reason this is a Scorsese rip off hiding behind Batman Lore instead of film called "Arthur" is because his intention was to subvert and take a dig at the comic book genre, nobody was going to go see "Arthur" or any movie like that in droves on it's own merits, and that was his point, it was a misdirect, a hell of a swerve the he himself was predicting he'd get some backlash for from fans of the comics.

I might check it out eventually. I just don't like the comic book association when it didn't need to be.

Never mind the fact that you just made a movie with the same character but different actor not that long ago (suicide squad), and on a TV show.

Which is why I think it was a money grab.

Take the movie Nightcrawler for example. It was dope, with great acting. The main character slowly spirals into a psychotic blackhole and survives at the end.

It didn't make nearly as much as it should have. But you could have easily rewrote the script into a joker movie.

 

[HipHopStan]

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

 

[Norrin Radd]

Joker Hair & Makeup Team Reveals Joaquin Phoenix Was Difficult to Work With on Set

Fresh off its Golden Globe wins, Joker is in a prime position to take home Oscar gold when the 92nd Academy Awards commence in February. The film is already on the shortlist for two categories including the Original Score category and the Makeup and Hairstyling category, the later for which recently held its annual "bake-off" for the final nominations. During this event, a presentation for each shortlisted movie is shown by the department heads that goes into detail about the process of working on the film, revealing new details about the production for the movies.

During the presentation for Joker, the presenters revealed some new specific bits of information about the production of the DC film, including the behavior by star Joaquin Phoenix. Though previously reported on in some instances, these examples from the hair and makeup department paint a really unique picture of their time on set working with Phoenix (who took home the Best Actor - Drama award last night).

"One of the presentation’s major focal points was the difficulty of working with Phoenix," Next Best Picture reported about the presentation. "He initially wanted to do his own makeup and hair himself, and the film’s makeup team had to work out a compromise with him. Additionally, he apparently didn’t like being touched frequently. He lost 50 pounds for the film and was said to be “hungry” often. As such, he would walk out in the middle of hair dying jobs and would disappear on set in between takes, so the crew had a hard time finding him for touch-ups. The process of maintaining continuity was so arduous that the person in charge of keeping continuity actually quit. The team would bribe him with crackers to get him to keep still (since he could eat little else)."

Given the success of Joker at the Golden Globes it seems incredibly likely that it will go on to be nominated for prizes at the Academy Awards. Final nominations for the Oscars are set to be announced on Monday, January 13, one week from today.

Treated this man like a four year old

 

[bigillwill06]

dude turned himself into a walking skeleton for this role....crazy 50 lbs tho thats dedication

 

[feelosofer]

Joker Hair & Makeup Team Reveals Joaquin Phoenix Was Difficult to Work With on Set



Treated this man like a four year old

Most brilliant artists are notoriously difficult to work with. When I first started with MTV I had to find Grand Puba a specific Now and Later flavor.

 

[old pig]

Most brilliant artists are notoriously difficult to work with. When I first started with MTV I had to find Grand Puba a specific Now and Later flavor.

 

[SunZoo]

Most brilliant artists are notoriously difficult to work with. When I first started with MTV I had to find Grand Puba a specific Now and Later flavor.

nikka probably asked for a chic-o-stick on the side and sent you wandering into the crevices of the ghetto trying to find one of them shyts lol

 

[Wild self]

When this film wins an Oscar, all hell gonna break loose

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Joker was nominated for 11 awards at the BAFTA's.

Joker leads Bafta film award nominations

 

[feelosofer]

nikka probably asked for a chic-o-stick on the side and sent you wandering into the crevices of the ghetto trying to find one of them shyts lol

I actually managed to luck out, it ended up being faster to just take the train back to Newark and come back, I knew just the bodega

 

[HipHopStan]

Media: "Don't go see Joker. Something terrible may happen to you."
Reality: There were more violent outbursts at showings of Frozen 2.

 

[Nero Christ]

copped the Best Buy steelbook today

 

[Norrin Radd]

Life imitates art

Joker Movie Star Joaquin Phoenix Arrested At Protest

It seems that Joaquin Phoenix is living up to his Joker persona! Phoenix was attending the latest of Jane Fonda's "Fire Drill Fridays" climate change protests, held at Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.; now comes word that Phoenix has been arrested as part of that same demonstration. The Washington Postand TMZ both report that Phoenix was taken into custody by the capitol police - with video of the incident said to be forthcoming. This is not a unique incident, as Fonda and other celebrities have previously been arrested as part of "Fire Drill Fridays" since the protests began in November.

Here's the on-the-ground report from Hannah Jewell of TWP:

Ironically enough, this was the final installment of Fonda's Climate Protests (which was first inspired by climate activist Greta Thunberg), and Joaquin Phoenix isn't alone in the list of high-profile celebrities that the Capitol police have arrested in the last few months. Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Ted Danson, Diane Lane and Sally Field have all been taken into custody for demonstrating or blocking areas of the Capitol; not to be outdone, Jane Fonda herself has been arrested five times since the demonstrations began.

Given the heavy deluge of controversies and political headlines that come rushing out of D.C. on the daily, it's hard for any one protest to capture (and hold) major attention for too long. However, Fonda's Fire Drill Fridays have managed to spark more media attention than most protests - in no small part due to the fact that the arrests of major celebrities draws such attention. That's entirely the point, though: Fonda has not been shy about wielding her celebrity as an effective tool of activism, and clearly she's having an effect in terms of guiding other celebrities toward that same end.

The arrests never last too long, and if anything, Joaquin Phoenix will likely only see his street cred go up, given how so many fans currently associate the actor causing any kind of societal stir with his Joker persona Arthur Fleck. More so than other celebrities who has stood beside Fonda on the front line, there are going to be crazy amounts of memes generated from Phoenix's arrest.