Joker 2 (Officially known as Clown: Pas de deux) It’s out and it’s not doing very well. Critics don’t seem to like it, and neither do audiencesand its revenue was nowhere near as high as its 2019 blockbuster predecessor. If you are a big fan of the first one clown After all the negative press and reviews, and deciding to go see this movie anyway, well, you might not like how director Todd Phillips decided to end his courtroom/supervillain/musical.
Spoiler alert: we are going total destruction ending Clown: Pas de deux. If you don’t want to know what happens at the end of the movie, then, uh… I’ll stop reading this article now! Seriously.
so this is how Joker 2 it’s over. In 2019, after witnessing the tragic death of a young prisoner and confronting a traumatized victim of brutality clown, Joaquin Phoneix’s Arthur Fleck realizes that this whole rebellious criminal clown routine isn’t going to work. He then admitted in court that he was just Arthur Fleck, that the Joker character was never real and that he committed those horrific crimes. He was found guilty, but the bomb went off. He was rescued by his followers and taken to Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn, who fully embraced her supervillain identity and quickly abandoned the lonely, bored Arthur Fleck.
Later, Fleck is captured back in Arkham, where he is told a joke by another laughing prisoner. He then stabs Arthur and leaves him for dead, with a smile on the young prisoner’s face, suggesting that this man is the “real” Joker who will continue to commit crime and wreak havoc in Gotham as Batman’s archrival. confusion.
Yes! A little wild. This is not my or anyone else’s interpretation, this is direct from director Todd Phillips new interview with entertainment weekly He explains why he chose this ending and confirms that it wasn’t all a dream.
When asked why Arthur would plead guilty and give up his role as the Joker, Phillips said, “He realized that everything was so corrupt and would never change that the only way to fix it was to burn it all down.” He continued:
“When those guards killed that kid [Arkham] He realized that putting on makeup and wearing this thing wasn’t going to change anything. In some ways, he’s come to terms with the fact that he’s always been Arthur Fleck. He was never something that was imposed on him, an idea that was imposed on him by the people of Gotham, an idea that he stood for. He is an unknowing idol. This thing was put on him and he no longer wanted to live like a dummy – he wanted to be himself.
I’m not a big fan of the original clownI thought it was mostly good and had some solid performances, so I can’t imagine how superfans will feel watching Fleck die and a new, real Joker rise. These are the people who believe this story is the origin of the Joker, and then at the last moment, Philips pulls the rug out from under them and goes “LOL.” No.
This is a crazy choice, a not bold enough choice Joker 2 A good movie, but one that will be remembered. pas de deux feels like the Hangover The trilogy director was able to trick Warner Bros. into funding a movie that was basically a middle finger to fans, and an act of provocation that the Joker himself might appreciate. and consider reporting With Phillips having full creative control and no test screenings, the whole “cheating the studio into making a ‘fuck you’ movie” thing might not be that far off…
talking entertainment weeklyPhillips also said “The sad thing is, he’s Arthur and no one cares about Arthur.” I beg to differ. I think a lot of people cared about Arthur Fleck, enough to help the first movie hit $1 billion at the box office. But with this wild ending, Bad musical numbers and boring dialoguethe sequel is unlikely to reach the same heights. At least we can rest assured that Fleck and Philips’ lackluster DC Cinematic Universe won’t be returning. perhaps.
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