{"id":239206,"date":"2024-10-12T23:50:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T18:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=239206"},"modified":"2024-10-20T01:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T19:48:38","slug":"is-joker-folie-a-deux-an-actual-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/is-joker-folie-a-deux-an-actual-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Joker: Folie \u00e0 Deux An Actual Failure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>By <a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Renaza+Ahamadeen\">Renaza Ahamadeen<\/a> &#8211;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_239207\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239207\" class=\"size-full wp-image-239207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Renaza-Ahamadeen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Renaza-Ahamadeen.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Renaza-Ahamadeen-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-239207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Renaza Ahamadeen<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\">When I first heard of the movie release I was counting days and when it was finally out in cinemas, the first thing I did was check the reviews and ratings expecting exceptional reviews to have bombarded. No sooner did I realize that I was wrong; it was disheartening to witness negative reviews and such low ratings for a movie and especially a character most of us spoke highly of. At the same time, I was curious to understand the reason for its flop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">My opinion about the movie might sound different because I sort of liked it despite the general backlash from the fans.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As the movie came to a close, I figured out a<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>different interpretation about the storyline of <i>Joker: <\/i>Folie \u00e0 Deux<i> <\/i>. I think the movie itself conveys the audience\u2019s expectations and reaction through its narrative intentionally portraying Joker as a weak character.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I see this movie as a reality check, serving as an experiment for Joker enthusiasts to gauge their reaction to the new Joker movie that lacks his typical character traits.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_OKAwz2MsJs?si=udoj78ZqZNNQRHvr\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Joker is expected to represent a distinct attitude, a characterized psychopath, the one that engages in violence, executes amazing stunts and overall<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>his mysterious nature that had always captivated the audience. His unruly nature being the typical badass is the significance of his character but none cares for his past, what made him the joker, or his mental struggles. How many of us actually feel sympathy for the Joker? It might feel weird to even feel pity for him because Joker embodies the badass character that resonates with a strong resilient villain. Therefore the audience is unwilling to witness any display of weakness which contributes to the perception of his vulnerability. The movie talks about his mental sufferings and what made him become the Joker throughout the movie which seem to have been ignored.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The main heroine, Harleem \u201cLee\u201d Quinzel enters the scene, who volunteers to commit herself to Arkham to get closer to the Joker all the while claiming that she is in love with him. But as the movie progresses, it turns out that she\u2019s in love with the character \u201cJoker\u201d in him and not for Arthur\u2019s personality because as Arthur renounces his famous Joker persona, she in turn rejects him. This sudden change in the Joker also incites anger among those present at the court trial (representing Joker fans). What I observed through the negative reviews is that through the characters such as Harleen and people in the court trial, the writers try to reflect \u201cus\u201d as in the audience and the actual Joker fans who expect Joker to continue to portray to be villainous, mysterious, violent, raw and bloody which concludes the the sad truth that people don\u2019t really care or empathize with<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>the actual, troubled life of Arthur behind his mask. And him renouncing his Joker persona is the downfall of his character in the people\u2019s eyes which would definitely ignite disappointment in the fans. I see this movie as an exact reflection of the audience\u2019s reaction and a subtle yet powerful social experiment on the Joker fans, as well as the apparent reason for the movie\u2019s failure. But maybe it\u2019s a genius execution of a movie than we thought.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2837,"featured_media":239210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,46,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-239206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-constitutional-reforms","category-editorial"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is Joker: Folie \u00e0 Deux An Actual Failure? - Colombo Telegraph<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/is-joker-folie-a-deux-an-actual-failure\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is Joker: Folie \u00e0 Deux An Actual Failure? 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