41/28
Plus, Gaga discusses how she got into and stayed in her dark character
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Struggling with his dual identity, failed comedian Arthur Fleck meets the love of his life, Harley Quinn, while incarcerated at Arkham State Hospital.. Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, and director-writer Todd Phillips share what scared them most about tackling the musical sequel . The film’s subtitle "Folie a Deux" means "Madness of Two" in French. This initially led to speculation about Harley Quinn’s appearance in the film, which was shortly thereafter confirmed.
It is also known as Lasègue-Falret syndrome
The name Folie a Deux comes from the 19th century French psychiatrists Charles Lasègue and Jules Falret. The term was coined to refer to two or more people that share the same madness or delusion. The jury foreperson speaks of the "People of New York" instead of Gotham City. This is because the State of New York is the plaintiff in a criminal trial, and this version of Gotham City is evidently located in New York state (most versions place Gotham in New Jersey)..
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Arthur Fleck: [Written as a spiteful autograph with a sad smiley face] I HOPE YOU GET CANCER. The film opens with a Looney Tunes title sequence, featuring the Warner Bros logo surrounded by rings and the Joker’s face.. Merrily We Roll AlongWritten by Eddie Cantor, Murray Mencher, and Charles Tobias. If Joker 2 was meant to expand on the tortured psyche of Arthur Fleck, it succeeded only in expanding my boredom.
Fleck’s evolution (or lack thereof) feels more like a series of erratic, isolated scenes than a cohesive narrative
What made the first film so intriguing-the slow descent into madness-was replaced with a frantic, disjointed attempt to outdo its predecessor without any real sense of direction. The film struggles to find its tone, oscillating between forced social commentary and a carnival of absurdity, leaving neither thought-provoking nor entertaining moments to cling to. It’s as if the filmmakers believed that more chaos automatically equals more depth, but instead, it comes off as an empty spectacle with none of the philosophical grit that made the original resonate. The character development was shallow, almost as if they hoped we wouldn’t notice the lack of story under the avalanche of neon-lit chaos and ominous laughs.
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Joaquin Phoenix, ever the committed actor, did his best, but even his performance couldn’t save a script that feels more like a checklist of provocations than an actual journey. Joker 2 is a poor imitation of its own predecessor, like trying to laugh at the same joke twice-only this time, it falls flat, and you’re left wondering why you ever found it funny in the first place. Verdict? Check out our list of exciting new movies from this year’s film festivals, including Venice, TIFF, the New York Film Festival, and more.