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[–] MindSkipperBro12 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

For me, I thought it was one of the greatest films I’ve ever seen in my life.

[–] Frozengyro 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I had someone tell me that, and was incredibly let down. Maybe I just didn't get it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I mean no offense to the previous poster but I feel like it was fine. A lot of people talked about Joaquin Phoenix being amazing but I felt like they just haven't seen his amazing performances haha.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I probably wouldn't like a lot of his amazing performances.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Give them a shot some time. The Master is probably my favorite performance of his although it's in a good not great movie.

[–] MindSkipperBro12 4 points 8 months ago

That’s fair, I’d argue that a viewer being able to closely relate to the protagonist or a character in the film is what changes their view of the film.

For example, I’ve heard a lot of people love the Black Panther movie and the antagonist. I personally never liked the movie, nor relate to the movie at all, but I can understand someone relating to being an oppressed minority in American urban cities and the desire to rise up.

[–] idunnololz 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I didn't relate to anyone in the movie (that I can remember) and I still loved it.

I really enjoyed it because of the immersion. I just thought it was good story telling and excellent acting.

I didn't really take the movie to have any deeper meaning. To me it was the telling of one version of the joker's origin story, one that is more grounded and realistic.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

I was confused about him being Batmans brother. Is that canon now, or was it just in one of the marvel multiverses?

[–] TrickDacy 4 points 8 months ago

Batman is not marvel

[–] idunnololz 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't remember this at all in the movie. When was this mentioned?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He confronts Wayne in the bathroom at a party/fund raiser, IIRC.
His mother used to work for the Waynes and hints towards this throughout

[–] idunnololz 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Wait why would that make them brothers?

I should add that I didn't really care too much if the movie isn't true to any source material. My enjoyment of the movie was of it as a completely self contained story.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

~~Step~~Half-brother, he believes that Batman's father cheated on his wife with his mother.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That'd be half brothers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Been a hot minute since I saw it but IIRC that wasn't real