Joker: Folie à Deux | Film Review
Following the events of the first film, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is awaiting trial for murder when he meets Lee (Lady Gaga), and immediately discovers just how powerful love can be. I was really excited about seeing this before hearing the general view of it. I loved the first film so much and, while I didn’t think a sequel was necessary at all, I was excited to see where it would go. While I tried not to let public opinion sway me too much, I did go in with low expectations. But because of that, I was pleasantly surprised. It really wasn’t as bad as I expected it to be. For a start, the opening was something I was expecting to hate, and while it was weird, it was also really original and I liked that. It told me that the film was going to take risks, which is always welcome for me. I felt like I was in the minority before the film came out because I was really excited to read that it was a musical. It was unexpected, but also really inventive and fun. And while this didn’t ...