Joker: Folie a Deux is a 2024 American jukebox musical psychological thriller film directed by Todd Philips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Leigh Gill, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Steve Coogan and Harry Lawtey. The film follows failed o median Arthur Fleck as he struggles with his dual identity as the joker where he meets his love interest Harley Quinn while in a psychiatric hospital. Joker: Folie a Duex is good, interesting film that fans of the original should watch.
The direction in the film is good. The film centres around a small ensemble of characters that work well together and bounce of each other well. the relationship between the joker and Harley Quinn is what is at the heart of the film and their relationship is interesting in the movie. The way the joker’s legacy influences the people around him is also interesting and is the main part of the film. The mood of the film is an over-the-top stylised musical. The films wacky, crazy and over the top and feels relay off the walls at times. The film also has absurd sense of reality to it as it grounds the characters in a sense of reality. The style of the film is interesting as the over situation makes for a unique experience. The film is wacky the over-the-top style that works well. The films musical style leady to very wacky bits in the film that work well and makes the over-the-top style feel great.
Joaquin Phoenix does a good joke as Arthur Fleck and joker, as he delves into the characters psyche as an unwilling symbol of the people who give him the love he always wanted. Lady Gaga does a good job as Harleen “Lee” Quinzel a patent of Arkham asylum that becomes obsessed with the Joker and forms a romance relationship with him. Lee Gill does a good job as Gary Puddles Arthurs former co-worker that he spared. Brendan Gleeson does a good job as Jackie Sullivan an abusive guard. Catherine Keener does a good job as Maryanne Stewart Arthur’s Lawyer. Steve Coogan does a good job as Paddy Meyers a popular TV personality that interviews Arthur. Harry Lawtey does a good job as Harvey Dent the newly elected district attorney that wants to bring Arthur to justice.
The writing in the film is good. The film is an interesting tale of two crazy characters finding each other and dealing with their actions. The film is first and foremost a musical and the musical sections are done well. The film feels like an old school musical and is structed well and feels unique. The film acts as a criticism of the reception of the first film. the Joker is not a hero, he is a dammed psychopathic individual, and holding him up on a pedestal is dangerous. The film criticises the reaction to the fans of the frost film with people relating to the Joker and that you shouldn’t idolise bad people. The character of the joker in the film is interesting. He takes of his own mask and exposes himself as just a crazy looser and a false matter and works as a good character deconstruction. Harley Quinn on the other hand is a character in love with the idea of the joker but not the joker and who cases the dark side of an oppression over something toxic.
The cinematography in the film is good. The cinematography in the film is decent it is well shot, and the film looks good. The film has a good use of lighting with blue, green, orange, and yellow lighting that makes the film look relay good. The practical effects are good. The film uses practical effects that are well done and are good. The film uses practical guns shots and blood squibs look good and works well in the films. The film has good practical fire effects that look good and have a good use of practicality.
Joker: Folie a Deux is an interesting unique film that fans of the original should watch.
