"But what condition? Could it be pseudobulbar affect, which is neurological in origin and gives rise to uncontained laughing and crying? Under stress, Arthur certainly breaks into a hyenaâs cackle, which stops as abruptly as it starts; he also weeps, and, in closeup, we follow the tracks of the tears on his clownâs white-painted face. (I havenât seen such artful drips since 1971, when Dirk Bogardeâs hair dye melted, along with his soul, at the end of âDeath in Venice.â) The film, however, takes no serious interest in what might be wrong with Arthur. It merely invites us to watch his wrongness grow out of control and swell into violence, and proposes a vague connection between that private swelling and a wider social malady. âIs it just me, or is it getting crazier out there?â he asks. Guess what: itâs both!"
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Anthony Lane, âTodd Phillipsâs âJokerâ Is No Laughing Matterâ, The New Yorker, (September 27, 2019, published October 7, 2019)
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Joker (2019 film)
Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller film. The film, based on DC Comics characters, stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker. An origin story set in 1981, the film follows Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian who turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City. It was followed by 2024 sequel, Joker: Folie Ă Deux.
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