While some find them interesting and insightful, many othersfind them maddening and subversive.
One of the things that people never understood about the first movie was, I dont get it.
He visits Bruce Wayne and hes 30 years older than Bruce Wayne.
Todd Phillips, Lady Gaga, and Joaquin Phoenix at the premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux.Image: Warner Bros.
What kind of geriatric Joker is going to fight in the future?'
I dont know if youve ever saw the script of the first movie.
The first film is calledJoker.
Its not calledThe Joker, its calledJoker.
And the first film under the script always said An origin story.
Never said THE origin story.
It was this idea that maybe this isnt THE Joker.
Maybe this is the inspiration for the Joker.
Is that the guy?'
Okay, we guess that makes sense.
And thats really what hes always struggled with, you know what I mean?
I like to think he died at peace in a way being himself.
The kid says to him, You want to hear a joke?
And even though he thinks maybe its [Lee waiting to visit him] downstairs.
So he gives the kid that moment, right?
Phoenix echoed those sentiments.
Theres a warmth in that scene, which is nice, the Oscar winner said.
And its a pretty good setup.
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