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Joker (2019) (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not sure why people expected hard hitting social commentary from The Joker

[โ€“] pjwestin@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Because it tried and failed to say something profound about mental illness while imitating one of the most celebrated directors in American cinema. Not sure why you're pretending this was just another superhero blockbuster when it was clearly trying to be an Arthouse film