People are actually arguing that JOKER is some great leftist film that argues in favor of social services for the poor and underserved? How, by suggesting that poor people who struggle with mental illness are ticking time bombs of savage violence?pic.twitter.com/D4nZ1UsvRg
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I'm also mystified by the argument that JOKER is some sort of principled stand against out of touch late-night comedy elites. I mean have you seen The Hangover films? TP will gleefully make fun of anyone. JOKER is just a story. It doesn't have some clear moral ethic or statement.
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(Which is not the same as saying that it doesn't make meaning. It definitely does. Just, IMO, not the meanings that certain people are ascribing to it.) Also this thread of my own arguments is tiresome to even me. I can't imagine how you, reader of these tweets, must be feeling.
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I enjoyed JOKER quite a bit, but honestly never really though it as anything more than a graphic novel treatment for the character. A one off story.
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And on that level I think it's totally admirable and enjoyable.
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