Todd Phillips 2019 

Critical score: 5/10 

The film had amazing cinematography, however there were too many filler scenes that were unnecessary and worthless to the plot, despite the attempt of these trying to give the audience an emotional connection to Arthur and his feelings it was overpowering and became forced.  

Stand out scene: The murder of the three men on the subway, it was the first proper act of violence from Arthur and caused a switch into his violent persona into ‘Joker’ compared to his seemily caring emotional past self, seen when he cared for his mother. Additionally, it also caused an outburst of riots and violent protests in the city and was like a breaking point for people. Specifically, when Arthur is stood over the man on the staircase, this is significant as it portrays the lower class above the upper class which was a big change for the society in joker.