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Originally Posted by lordbest

Agreed. Superficial, stupid nonsense with an absurdly simplistic take on mental illness that thought itself far more intelligent than it actually was. The whole film was pure cringe, especially Phoenix' overacting.

It wasn't remotely Joker either. Joker is a genius as well as a menace. He challenges Batman. Phoenix couldn't challenge a toddler. He shows no intelligence, and was more pathetic than anything. Not even sympathetically pathetic. I never felt ANYTHING for the character. For an Oscar nominated performance, I expected to at least be impressed with that... really wasn't. All I got was a mediocre Scorsese homage.

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Originally Posted by Weapon X

As someone who has dealt with mental illness in my own life I think they did a really good job of portraying it. I don't think the movie thought it was more intelligent than it was. Phoenix did not overact, and the awards show that. He gave a masterful performance. The movie was anything but superficial or stupid.

I've worked with and around the mentally ill as well. It's a miracle this movie didn't do more harm than good. Phoenix was a joke... but not the Joker. To each their own, I'm glad you liked it. For me, and a lot of people in my social circles, it really didn't impress us at all. Especially not 11 Oscar nods. Sadly, little Leaf Phoenix can't do any wrong in the eyes of the Hollywood elite.