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 suppose? “I Once I first noticed Joker. Once I noticed you. For as soon as in my life, I did not really 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 massive display screen! 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 Woman Gaga. Whereas struggling along with his twin id, Arthur not solely stumbles upon real love, but additionally finds the music that is at all times been inside him. Is is it as good as the primary film? Is it as unhealthy as the primary film? Does it have extra to say this time? Or is it worse? Will this sequel provoke a robust response similar to the primary film? The evaluations 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 beneath 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. Nevertheless it’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 the entire bogus claims about 2019’s Joker being harmful. It is probably not 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 into one thing extra. For it to lastly have one thing to say, one thing distinctive to supply. Nevertheless it by no means does!! There’s nothing added, there’s nothing new, there is not any edgy concepts or prickly factors being made. The one actual commentary on society it provides up this time is – followers might be loopy they usually 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 immediately turn into irrelevant within the last act? One thing is fishy about this sequel, as if Warner Bros was afraid of unhealthy reactions once more so that they did not let 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 exterior of the court docket room gone? The place did it go? Why was it reduce? What are we lacking? The entire advertising options this scene. Nevertheless it’s not within the film? It is unusual that it was reduce but they maintain utilizing it as the largest second of the trailers. What else did they reduce and why? It feels just like the second half of this film has loads 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 may’ve & ought to’ve been way 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 really edgy and unbelievable?
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