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I finally watched Joker. Yeah, it wasn't that good in my opinion. Joaquin Phoenix was great and deserved his Oscar, but every other aspect of the film felt shallow. It was as if a freshman psychology major decided to write a film, and add a few comic book elements to please the fanboys.

Spoilers.... just in case.

So Arthur is on 7 different medications, and has a laughing disorder. The funding for his therapy dries up because they need to pay the sanitation workers because of the garbage strike. (Which was never hinted at or resolved.) He can't get his medication through other means? Then he was clearly going crazy before he stopped taking his meds. We also never actually see what medication he's on for all his issues. Don't tell me what he's taking for what's ailing him isn't important if you bring it up a dozen times, and it's the motivation for the final act. It was just a mess. My wife felt the same way, and she's got a masters degree in clinical psychology. It was just surface level crap to justify the big Crime Alley reveal at the end.

End spoilers...

It was a mess. How did the rest of you feel?

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