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The Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga starrer Joker: Folie à Deux has finally been released into Indian theatres today (October 2). The movie marks the sequel to the 2019 film Joker, directed by Todd Phillips. We are done with the first half of the movie, and here’s a quick post-interval review of it.
Joker: Folie à Deux’s plot continues from the events of the 2019 film wherein Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is serving a prison sentence for murdering Murray Franklin (Robert De Niro) and four other people. As events lead to his trial, Arthur is labeled as a martyr/celebrity who has just become a victim of his mental illness, while some see him as a downright cold-blooded murderer. Amid this, he meets the deranged Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga), who seems to be bewitched by him, having undergone the same trauma as Arthur, which ultimately lands her in prison. The two start a whirlwind romance in the prison while all eyes are on Arthur’s trial.
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga leave no stone unturned to unleash the needed fire, intensity, and pathos in their performances. Phoenix especially shines in the scenes of distress, vulnerability, and confusion. The movie skillfully begins with an animated showcase of how the Joker’s ‘shadow’ committed all the crimes for which he was convicted.
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