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Post by Admin on Jul 5, 2020 19:25:56 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 7, 2020 11:03:18 GMT
The Real-Life Inspiration For 'The Joker' i.honesttopaws.com/joker-real-inspiration/Acid-green hair. Ghostly white skin. A twisted, maniacal grin. Even without mention of his signature purple suit, these words could only describe the Joker. The foil to Batman for nearly a century, the Clown Prince of Crime and his calling card of comic chaos have transcended the realm of comic books, establishing the Joker as arguably the greatest villain of all time. But for a character whose fictional origins have been an ever-changing subject of debate and interpretation, the real-life inspiration for the Dark Knight's mortal foe always began with one individual. Though many have tried their hand at playing the iconic character, only one man truly deserves to be called the Joker.
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Post by Admin on Nov 16, 2020 17:01:16 GMT
Joker 'a betrayal' of mentally ill people, says David FincherMank director rails at the risk-averse production strategy of major Hollywood studios www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/16/joker-a-betrayal-of-mentally-ill-people-says-david-fincherMank director David Fincher has described Todd Phillips’ Oscar-winning Joker as “a betrayal” of mentally ill people. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Fincher was reflecting on Joker’s surprise success at the box office in a wide-ranging attack on the risk-averse production strategy of the major Hollywood studios. Saying that studios “don’t want to make anything that can’t make them a billion dollars”, he also suggested that occasionally “challenging” material can get support, if there is solid previous evidence of commercial potential. Without the example of The Dark Knight – a similarly dark-themed take on a superhero story – Fincher suggested that Joker, with its evident allusions to classic Martin Scorsese movies from the 1970s and 80s, would have struggled to get off the ground. Fincher said: “I don’t think anyone would have looked at that material and thought, ‘Yeah, let’s take [Taxi Driver’s] Travis Bickle and [The King of Comedy’s] Rupert Pupkin and conflate them, then trap him in a betrayal of the mentally ill, and trot it out for a billion dollars.’” Joker, which won a best actor Oscar for its lead, Joaquin Phoenix, was criticised on its release for “perpetuating damaging stereotypes” in its characterisation of its central figure, Arthur Fleck, as a psychiatric patient who becomes violent after stopping his medication. In the Guardian, medical professionals Annabel Driscoll and Mina Husain described this as “not only misinformed but [it] further amplifies stigma and fear”. In contrast, however, film-maker and disability activist Justin Edgar praised Joker as “a classic of disability cinema, a film that takes the experience of the outsider and makes us root for them”.
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