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Great Joker, boring movie

posted 5 years ago by bobbynynex (1505)
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Nothing ever happens in the movie. u could easily compact the movie into a 5min highlight and not lose anything.

I agree it’s not for everybody, but some films need the slow build-up to get the satisfying emotional impact of the climax. The payoff has to be earned, otherwise it would be meaningless

[–] bobbynynex (1505) 5 years ago

there was no climax, thats the point.

[–] TexasJack (12515) 5 years ago

I agree, though it seems we are very much in the minority.

[–] triplea (3577) 5 years ago

I personally didn't mind the slow pacing, but yes it was slow.

[–] McQualude (4231) 5 years ago

I wasn't bored for a single second, too busy studying all the set details, the nuances of his portrayal, scene framing choices, music, and camerawork; this movie is the opposite of boring.

[–] Recognizer (386) 5 years ago

Couldn't agree more

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

May be a factor of your age. I am old enough to remember New York City in the 70's and 80's and Asside from making a game of mistakes they made it really was too long.

Would have been nice if they had actually fleshed out the possibility of Thomas Wayne boinking Arthur's mom and then having her committed and discredited to avoid accepting responsibility for being Arthur's father... At least if they had gone down that road it would have made more sense as to the strong connect the Joke seems to have with Batman... Instead they wrap up that story in about 3 minutes and brush it off as Arthur's mom just being a nut case.

[–] spacefink (92) 5 years ago

I agree. The movie had definite flaws here and there but it was never ever boring for me.

[–] B1cKsurN (14776) 5 years ago

This movie requires an actual attention span.

[–] JigsawDude (173) 5 years ago

I don't think we watched the same movie.

[–] emo_ville2002 (381) 5 years ago

True, the trailer was half the movie.