Sound Off: Todd Phillips’ Sequel ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ – Your Ideas?
by Alex Billington October 4, 2024
Now that you have seen it, what did you assume? “I When I first saw Joker. When I saw you. For once in my life, I didn’t feel so alone anymore.” Now in theaters worldwide is Joker: Folie à Deux, aka Joker 2, the extremely anticipated sequel to the controversial & divisive Joker from 2019 (additionally made by Todd Phillips). The beloved DC Comics villain is again on the large display! The story is a direct continuation following the occasions of the primary film. Arthur Fleck (starring Joaquin Phoenix) is institutionalized at Arkham, awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. It is there he meets Lee Quinzel – performed by Girl Gaga. Whereas struggling along with his twin id, Arthur not solely stumbles upon real love, but in addition finds the music that is at all times been inside him. Is is it pretty much as good as the primary film? Is it as dangerous as the primary film? Does it have extra to say this time? Or is it worse? Will this sequel provoke a powerful response similar to the primary film? The opinions are in – and most critics do not prefer it in any respect! Do you agree with them? Is it even higher or worse than they are saying? Is it boring and pointless? As soon as you’ve got seen it, depart a remark under with YOUR personal ideas on Joker 2: Folie à Deux…
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To gasoline the fireplace, Joker: Folie à Deux actually is likely one of the greatest disappointments of 2024. I am a fan of the primary film (loopy, I do know)! I used to be ready for this to be superior. But it surely’s… utterly boring and bland and uninteresting. And worst of all, it’s designed as one large response to the primary film, trying to squash all the bogus claims about 2019’s Joker being harmful. It is not likely Joker’s fault, it is the followers! Most of this sequel is a court docket room drama, and I waited for two hours for it to turn out to be one thing extra. For it to lastly have one thing to say, one thing distinctive to supply. But it surely by no means does!! There’s nothing added, there’s nothing new, there isn’t any edgy concepts or prickly factors being made. The one actual commentary on society it gives up this time is – followers could be loopy and so they may get even crazier if one thing occurs to no matter it’s they love. Which does not actually have something to do with Joker, does it? And why does Harley all of a sudden turn out to be irrelevant within the closing act? One thing is fishy about this sequel, as if Warner Bros was afraid of dangerous reactions once more so that they did not let or not it’s as provocative because it was purported to be. I am unable to clarify it in any other case… Are you able to?
One different word – why is the scene with BOTH Joker and Lee dancing on the steps outdoors of the court docket room gone? The place did it go? Why was it minimize? What are we lacking? The entire advertising and marketing options this scene. But it surely’s not within the film? It is unusual that it was minimize but they hold utilizing it as the largest second of the trailers. What else did they minimize and why? It feels just like the second half of this film has quite a bit lacking, as if the film studio made Todd Phillips change it so it would not be as provocative (who set off that bomb anyway??). If true, that is an actual disgrace. It might’ve & ought to’ve been far more highly effective. I am already prepared to maneuver on…
So what did you consider Todd Phillips’s Joker: Folie à Deux? An excellent DC sequel? Or a boring court docket room drama? A waste of everybody’s time? Or is it one thing actually edgy and unimaginable?We are going to take away any feedback that point out you haven’t seen the film, as this space is supposed to debate the movie solely after you have seen it and may speak about your ideas. Please hold the feedback civilized!
