*The Warlock opens the door to his lair. He’s wearing a black Men’s Warehouse suit with a white undershirt, black dress shoes, black tie and gargoyle shades. He’s holding a wine glass of Dr Pepper*
W: Welcome to my lair….welcome I don’t think so, but enter. Enter my lair if you dare. I’m your host The Warlock*
*Warlock shoots lighting bolts and walks inside*
W: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to our 450th episode special here at Warlock’s Movie Realm. As I’ve been saying all week, there was no doubt about what movie Neyzor Blades and I were doing tonight. The movie that just came out on blu ray 5 days ago and what should win Best Picture next month at the Oscar’s…..the one….the only….
*Warlock holds up the blu ray case like Link in Legend of Zelda*
W: JOKER!
*Neyzor Blades is in the recliner wearing an elegant black dress*
N: Least you picked something good for once.
W: That’s right I did. Comic book movies have been overlooked by so many critics and people within the film industry so badly that nobody really took them seriously. Then along came JOKER and now all of a sudden it has a chance to win Best Picture, something Avengers: Endgame had no chance of doing. Not only could it win that, Joaquin Phoenix is the odds on favorite to win Best Actor as well. So what makes this more special than the other comic book movies? Its NOT a comic book movie. Yes the characters are based off the Batman comics but this is not going to be a “superhero” movie. This is going to be the origin story of the Joker. No, its not a live action “Killing Joke” either. Its the story of a mentally ill man that’s treated like dirt until he fights back. With A listers such as Robert De Niro and Joaquin Phoenix, this is going to be amazing.
N: You’ve seen it already.
W: Damn right, and its going to be just as amazing this time. So grab your popcorn, grab your drink and grab your woman because its time for our 450th episode special, JOKER.
Written by Todd Phillips, Scott Silver, Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson
Directed by Todd Phillips
Cast:
Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix)
Murray Franklin (Robert De Niro)
Sophie Dumond (Zazie Beetz)
Penny Fleck (Frances Conroy)
Thomas Wayne (Brett Cullen)
Detective Burke (Shea Whigham)
Detective Garrity (Bill Camp)
Randall (Glenn Fleshler)
Gary (Leigh Gill)
Hoyt Vaughn (Josh Pais)
Gigi Dumond (Rocco Luna)
Gene Ufland (Marc Maron)
Dr. Sally (Sondra James)
Barry O’Donnell (Murphy Guyer)
Alfred Pennyworth (Douglas Hodge)
Bruce Wayne (Dante Pereira-Olson)
Martha Wayne (Carrie Louise Putrello)
Social Worker (Sharon Washington)
Young Penny (Hannah Gross)
Dr. Stoner (Frank Wood)
Carl the Arkham Clerk (Brian Tyree Henry)
Arkham Psychiatrist (April Grace)
Subway Woman (Mick Szal)
Wall Street Three (Carl Lundstedt, Michael Benz and Ben Warheit)
Comedian (Gary Gulman)
Open Mic Comic (Sam Morril)
Comedy Club Emcee (Chris Redd)
Mother on Bus (Mandela Bellamy)
Boy on Bus (Demetrius Dotson Jr)
Haha’s Clown (Ray Iannicelli)
Haha’s Stripper (Bryan Callen)
Good Morning Host (Peter Benson)
Street Kids (Vito Gerbino, Adam Quezada, Xavyer Urena, Evan Rosado, Damian Emmanuel)
Clown Protestors (Mike Troll, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Adam DeNully, Victor Gaspar, Dontae Hawkins, Alexander Mercier, Loretta Anne Miller, Jimmy Star)
IBN Anchorwoman (Jane Fergus)
WBC News Anchor (David Gibson)
WGC Anchorman (Tony D Head)
NCB Anchor (Jeff McCarthy)
NCB Co-Anchor (Kim Brockington)
NCB News Reporter (Troy Roberts)
ANC News Reporter (Lou Young)
Paramedics (Michael-Scott Druckenmiller, Craig Austin, Roger Brenner)
Aftermath Police Officers (John Cenatiempo, Danny Schoch)
Band Leader (Keith Buterbaugh)
Murray’s Band (James Ciccone, Rich Campbell, Roger Squitero, Steven Elson, Graham Maby, John Alldred, Alonzo Wright, Jack Wilkins, Richard Baratta)
MFS Booth PA (Chris Angerman)
Protesters (Michael Bascle, Elizabeth Bluhm, Matt Bruzzio, Jason John Cicalese, Helen Darras, Shamia Diaz, Brandon Essig, Mark Falvo, Michael James Fry, Alexandra Lopez Galan, Robert Wayne Grondski, Joseph Hernandez, Ben Heyman, Sean Kilkenny, Lana McLellan, David Valentino Penaga, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Edward Sass, George Signoriello, Todd Smolar, Matthew Vincini)
Anna (Alissa Bourne)
Wayne Tower Woman (Winslow Bright)
Hospital Visitor (Jamaal Burcher)
Gala Special Guest (Marko Caka)
Theater Guest (Al Cardone)
Orderly (DJ Nino Carta)
Arkham Patients (John Cashin, Matthias Sebastiun Garry, Michael Lepre, Ray Rosario)
Gala Attendees (Jim Cleary, Gino D’Cafango, Vincent Tumeo)
Mr. Slotnick (Brendan Patrick Connor)
Taxi Driver (Blaise Corrigan)
Police Officers (Vincent Cucuzza, Keith Schneider)
Reporter (Aynsleigh Dann)
16 Year Old Protester (Alfredo David)
Flirting Woman (Isabella Ferreira)
Flirting Man (David Iacono)
Nerdy Patron (Phiona C Foster)
Wayne Enterprise Junior Executive (Ryan Funigiello)
Gotham Citizen (Dennis Jay Funny)
Magician (Jason Gadino)
Sick Kids (Brayson Gross, Jesse Schratz)
Thomas Wayne’s Bodyguard (James P Harkins)
MFS Audience (Paul Kulis)
Gigi’s Friend (Melanie Christine Leon-Soon)
Commuters (Bob Leszczak, Josh Mowery)
Wayne Tower Security (Mark Lotito)
Middle Aged Woman (Adrienne Lovette)
Murray Franklin Fan (Justin Mahalsky)
Murray Franklin Intern (Mary Kate Malat)
Drunk Comedy Fan (Branden Marlowe)
Homeless Bum (Scott Martin)
Joker Goon (Nathan Nauroth)
Screaming Man (Mick O’Rourke)
Business Men (Joe Ochman, Jon Douglas Rainey)
Pedestrians (Joey Pedras, Annie Pisapia, Celeste Pisapia, Zak Takowsky, Frank Volpe, Julia Weldon, Jaine Ye)
Comedy Club Patron (Rich Petrillo)
Bronx School Kid (Jivan Xander Ramesh)
Bartender (Shade Rupe)
Gotham Health Commissioner (Stephen Stanton)
Buddy (Frank Stellato)
Subway Rider (Thomas W Stewart)
Delivery Man (Chuck Taber)
Ethan Chase (Justin Theroux)
Crazy Guy (Frankie Verroca)
Subway Businessman (Rick Voight)
Kid (Jaidon Walls)
Gotham Elite (Alex Xenos)
Pogo (Lauren Yaffe)
*Warlock reads the tag-line*
W: “In Gotham City, mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. This path brings him face to face with his alter-ego; The Joker.”
N: Good.
*Movie opens with the old Warner Brothers logo and its October 15th. Arthur Fleck is putting on clown makeup as the news reports there’s been an 18 day garbage strike. Arthur manually puts a smile on his face with his fingers*
N: Uh uh
*Arthur cries and we cut to the opening credits with Arthur dancing as a clown in front of a store that’s closing*
W: This was supposed to be 1981.
*A group of latino boys steal his sign and run. Arthur chases them into an alley where they smash the sign and beat the crap out of him*
N: Oh my god.
W: God dammit.
N: Punk ass kids.
*Violin score plays as Arthur lies on the ground helpless*
N: After his heart rate is through the roof.
*Arthur laughs while he cries and smokes a cigarette to his therapist. Arthur “Is it just me or is it getting crazier out there?” The lady asks if he’s been keeping up with his journal and he says he does. She wants to see it and its full of nude pictures, journal entries and jokes he came up with. “I just hope my death makes more cents than my life.”
W: That’s dark comedy.
*Therapist asks if him coming there actually helps. He says he thinks he felt better when he was locked up in the hospital. We cut to him banging his head against the door in a mental ward*
N: Is he really doing that?
*Arthur asks for more meds and she says he’s already on 7 meds. Arthur “I just don’t want to feel so bad anymore.”
W: And people wonder why people go nuts.
*Some boy stares at Arthur and he makes the boy laugh. The mother tells him to stop bothering him and yells at him*
N: Fuck you.
*Arthur bursts out laughing and hands her a card that says he laughs randomly. She’s supposed to give it back but she keeps it. We cut to Arthur going to the pharmacy to get his meds then back home up a bunch of stairs*
W: I gotta know where those stairs are.
N: Is he in Gotham?
W: Yeah, but I want to know where they REALLY are.
*Arthur gets home and his mother Penny calls him Happy. The news says there’s a scourge of rats. Penny says she’s been sending letters to Thomas Wayne and she worked for him for years. Penny says Arthur needs to eat because of how skinny he is*
W: Yeah really, Joaquin Phoenix looked 50 here because of how skinny he was.
*Penny and Arthur watch the Murray Franklin show. Ellis Drane & His Orchestra plays as Arthur has a daydream of being in the crowd on Murray’s show*
N: That confused me when I first saw it.
*Murray says they need Super Cats to defeat the Super Rats. Arthur says he loves Murray and Murray has the lights shown on Arthur. Arthur stands up and says he lives here with mom. Murray says he’s the kid who’s father that went out and never came back, Arthur says he takes of her mom. Arthur says his mother told him to always put on a happy face. Murray tells Arthur to come down and Arthur joins Murray on stage. Murray goes to commercial and he thanks Arthur. Murray says he’d give it all up to have a son like him and they hug. Arthur then wakes up in reality*
N: That’s all he had to do.
*A skinny, shirtless Arthur covered in bruises is in front of his locker. Randall walks in and checks on Arthur. He calls the kids “fucking savages” and Arthur says he should have left it alone. Randall hands him a gun and ammo and Randall says gotta protect yourself. Arthur says he’s not supposed to have it and Randall says to take it. Gary walks in and says Hoyt wants to see Arthur. Randall asks if midgets like Gary call it mini-golf or just golf. Arthur fake laughs before walking into Hoyt’s office. Hoyt scolds him for losing the sign and Arthur says he got jumped. Hoyt doesn’t believe him and is taking the money for the sign and tells him that he creeps out others. Arthur goes into a lunatic smile before cutting to him kicking the shit out of a trash can*
N: See? He’s genuinely intense yet its still acting.
W: That’s why he’s odds on favorite to win Best Actor.
*Arthur holds the elevator for Sophie and her daughter Gigi. Sophie says the building is so awful and Gigi repeats her. Sophie points a fake gun to her head and says good night as they leave. Arthur stops them and goes into a more dramatic fake gun shooting before walking away*
W: And people say Arthur’s a racist, fuck em.
*Arthur bathes Penny*
W: Ugh, this is disgusting.
*Arthur watches TV as he picks up the gun. He plays with it and does some sort of dance*
N: That’s weird how he dances around, like wow.
*Arthur talks to himself and shoots the gun, it goes off. He jacks up the TV volume as Penny asks what that was. He says he’s watching an old war movie and apologizes*
W: Hahahaha.
*Arthur stalks Sophie and Gigi*
W: He’s stalking her but he’s not at the same time.
*Comedian performs at Gogo’s Comedy Club. He goes into a sex joke about role play and Arthur creepily laughs as he jots notes down on a notepad. We cut to him writing a journal entry about mental illness*
N: Was that a real laugh or a fake one?
W: The fact we don’t know is the point.
*Arthur writes “The worst part about having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you DON’T*
W: That’s powerful.
*Sophie rings the doorbell and asks Arthur if he was following her. She says she thought so and expects him to rob the place. Arthur says he has a gun and she laughs. He invites her to his next Stand-Up gig*
W: Awwwww.
*Arthur performs in front of kids at the hospital when his gun falls out. He plays it off as part of the act. Hoyt fires him over the phone because Randall ratted him out*
W: What a fucking snake.
*Arthur breaks the phone booth glass with a headbutt and is all pissed off on the train. Three rich white boys get on the train and hit on some random woman who refuses their advances*
W: Critics complain about Arthur when THESE are the guys you need to complain about.
*Arthur laughs at the boys*
N: He’s laughing because he’s thinking of killing them.
*The woman leaves as the rich guys stalk Arthur while singing. One guy takes Arthur’s clown head and then they go to mug him. They start stomping him but Arthur pulls his gun and shoots all three of them, two drop dead*
N: Nice shot.
*The fat guy manages to get away and run. Arthur chases him to the stairs where he finishes him off, emptying the gun*
W: Gotta be sure.
N: He’s like “Wow, that felt good.”
*Arthur hears ringing in his ears*
W: Least that’s accurate.
*Arthur runs to a bathroom and starts dancing to the score*
W: I think the score is up for Best Original Score too.
N: What’s this interpretive dance?
W: The hell would I know?
*Arthur in makeup goes to Sophie’s apartment and kisses her*
W: He’s still in makeup.
*Arthur is clearing out his locker at work as his coworkers talk about the shooting. Gary apologizes to Arthur and Randall says its not fair. They make fun of Arthur and Arthur says it was Randall’s gun and Arthur says he owes him for that. Arthur goes to leave then says he forgot to punch out. He literally punches the clock off the wall and laughs*
W: I love it.
*Arthur crosses out a sign that now reads Don’t Smile*
N: Look at him!
*We cut to Arthur watching Thomas Wayne on the news with Penny. Wayne says the boys on the train worked for him. The newscaster says the public is taking the side of the killer. Thomas says it makes sense that a clown in a mask is cowardly enough to kill them. Thomas those who made something of their lives will always look at those who didn’t as clown*
W: What’s incel about this again?
*Arthur smokes at therapy and says even he doesn’t know if he exists. She says she has bad news and Arthur says she doesn’t really hear him. Arthur “All I have are negative thoughts and you don’t listen. I never knew if I existed, but I do.” Social Worker says they cut her funding and they can’t speak anymore. Social Worker says they don’t give a shit about people like her or him*
W: Sad but true.
*Arthur asks how he’s supposed to get his meds or who he talks to. Social Worker apologizes and we cut to the comedy club*
N: You can’t just stop his medication.
W: Why not?
N: Because it will fuck your brain up.
W: Well gee, what do you think is going to happen?
*Arthur is introduced to do a Stand Up and Sophie is in the audience. Arthur begins just by laughing and can’t even get a joke out because he’s laughing too hard*
N: Why is he laughing?
*Arthur looks at his notes and Jimmy Durante goes into a tune as Arthur and Sophie walk the street. The newspaper has a clown killer on the cover*
N: IT.
*Sophie says fuck the boys, three less pricks in the city. A guy in a clown mask is in the back of a cab and Arthur smiles. Arthur and Sophie are in a diner smiling at each other before Arthur returns home*
W: He’s off his meds right?
*Murray Franklin show ends as That’s Life by Frank Sinatra plays*
W: That’s life….my grandfather and I used to listen to this.
*Arthur slow dances with Penny as she says she wrote another letter to Thomas Wayne and to mail it. Arthur opens the letter and Penny has written that Arthur is Thomas’ son and they need help*
W: They make it sound like Arthur is a boy. Unless he’s been mis-cast, Joaquin is like 50.
*Arthur explodes on Penny about the letter and she runs and hides. Arthur asks if its real and Penny says it is. She says Thomas didn’t want her around because of appearances and what people would say about him. Everyone on the train reads about how Thomas is running for Mayor but the front page says the public is turning on Wayne Enterprises for the clown comment. Arthur cuts out a picture of Thomas and puts it in his journal. He then goes to Wayne Manor and spots Bruce at a gazebo. He clowns around for him*
W: Bruce Wayne.
N: So wait, Joker is significantly older than him?
W: In the comics, not really. In almost every movie or show, yeah. Cesar Romero was in his 60’s in the Batman TV show.
*Arthur does a routine to make Bruce laugh. Arthur introduces himself and manually makes Bruce smile with his fingers when Alfred shows up to yell at him. Alfred tells him to get lost and Arthur says his mother is requesting Thomas’ presence. Arthur asks if Alfred knew her and says he knows everything. Alfred says his mother is delusional and to just go. Arthur says Thomas is his father and Alfred laughs at him. Arthur chokes Alfred and says he left him. He sees Bruce frightened and lets Alfred go before running away*
W: Young Bruce and Young Alfred.
*Arthur goes home where Penny is being loaded onto an ambulance. Arthur jumps in with her as they head to the hospital. Outside Detective’s Garrity and Burke say they were questioning Penny about Arthur when she had a stroke. Garrity says Hoyt ratted him out for bringing a gun to a children’s hospital. Arthur defiantly tells them both off and they ask if the laugh conidition is real. He says “What do you think?” and walks into a door. Burke says its exit only*
W: Ha!
*Arthur and Sophie sit together next to Penny and Sophie says its going to be okay. Arthur watches Murray Franklin and Murray makes fun of Arthur’s stand-up, calling him a Joker*
W: Just got his name.
N: That’s fucked up.
*Arthur lays in bed as tension is mounting on the news. Citizens are protesting Thomas Wayne dressed as clowns. One guy says “FUCK THE RICH AND FUCK THOMAS WAYNE!” The reporter says Thomas Wayne is the one who caused it. Thomas himself is unapologetic and says he’s their only hope. Arthur smiles at the protesters as he walks by them*
W: Look what he created.
N: Ha, look at him.
*A police officer jumps the guardrail and is mugged, allowing Arthur to sneak in the gala where Thomas Wayne is. Arthur steals a Bellhop’s uniform*
N: What did he beat up the bellhop?
W: Probably just took the uniform, of course it fits perfectly.
*A Charlie Chaplan short is shown in the theater and Arthur spots Thomas leaving, he goes to follow*
N: Love how this is showing how it all started.
W: An origin story, yeah. Perfect timing since The Killing Joke was released years ago.
*Thomas asks if he can help him and Arthur introduces himself. He says his mother told him everything and Thomas cuts him off by saying he’s not his father. Thomas says Arthur was adopted and he never slept with her. Arthur says its not true but Thomas says she adopted him while she was working for him and was committed to Arkham Asylum*
W: That makes more sense.
*Arthur says he doesn’t want any money, just a hug from dad. Thomas says Penny is crazy and Arthur bursts out laughing. Arthur calls him dad and Thomas slaps him. “You touch my son again, I’ll fucking kill you.” We cut to Arthur at home going mad when the phone rings. The answering machine has Garrity saying to call him back. Arthur throws everything out of the fridge and gets inside it, closing the door*
W: He’s trying to commit suicide by freezing himself.
N: He wants to hide from the world.
*Phone rings again and its Murray Franklin’s PR rep Shirley Woods asking if he wants to come on the show. Arthur runs over and answers the phone and says he’d love to come on the show. Arthur travels to Arkham where he’s next to an insane man*
W: Look how he’s deadpanning it.
*Carl The Clerk comes up from the basement and says these records are 30 years old. Arthur asks how they wind up in Arkham, Carl says some are a danger to others and others just have just nowhere to go. Arthur without giving up that he was the train killer says what he did doesn’t bother him. Arthur says its so hard to be happy all the time. Carl says he’s just a clerk and he should see a therapist. Arthur says they cut funding and Carl says here are the records. Carl says Penny was diagnosed as a psychotic narcissist who was found guilty of endangering her own child. Carl realizes Arthur is her son and can’t legally hand the records over*
W: Just doing his job.
*Carl says he can’t let it go without his mom’s signature and Arthur grabs them and runs off. He runs to a staircase and reads the records showing that he was indeed adopted, beaten and abused by the psychopathic Penny. Arthur laughs*
W: Thomas Wayne was right.
*Arthur imagines himself watching Young Penny being interrogated by Dr. Stoner who says they found Arthur malnourished and chained to a radiator after her boyfriend beat her and Arthur up. Penny slurs that she never heard him cry*
W: Imagine finding all of this out.
*Arthur returns home sullen and goes to Sophie’s apartment. He walks in and Sophie screams asking what he wants, not knowing who he is. Arthur says he’s had a bad day and fakes shooting himself in the head. Its revealed their whole relationship was just in Arthur’s head*
W: That twist blew me away when I saw it in the theater. The worst part is the social justice suckbags are calling the movie racist because of it.
*Arthur leaves and laughs at himself in his own apartment before lighting up a cigarette*
N: So is the condition real?
W: Its up for you to decide.
*Arthur visits Penny and says there’s nothing wrong with him, the laugh is the real him. Arthur says he hasn’t been happy for one minute in his entire fucking life. He says he used to think his life was a tragedy and its really a fucking comedy. He then suffocates Penny to death with a pillow*
W: Hard to feel sorry for her since she lied to him his whole life.
N: Well I feel sorry because she’s fucked in the head.
W: True.
*Arthur looks at tape of Ethan Chase making their entrance on Murray Franklin and he studies it, mimicking himself*
N: I wonder if he practices like that in real life.
W: He has to.
*Arthur rehearses what he’d say on the show including pulling a gun out. Montage of Arthur dying his hair and dancing to a montage of That’s Life*
W: My grandfather loved this song.
N: The tighty whities don’t even fit him.
*Arthur is putting on makeup when the doorbell rings. He grabs a pair of scissors and answers the door, its Randall and Gary. Arthur “Hi guys, come in.” Randall says the rally is at City Hall and Arthur says his mom died. Arthur says he feels good and he’s stopped taking his meds. Randall says the cops have been asking around about the subway murders and makes fun of Gary. Randall wants to know what he said and Arthur stabs Randall to death and bashes his head in while Gary cries and asks why he did that. Arthur calms down with Gary still crying*
N: I can’t, I can’t.
*Arthur says he’s going on Murray Franklin that night and speaks in a cockneyed accent he’s on the telly. Gary “What the fuck Arthur?” Arthur says Gary can go and he won’t hurt him. Arthur “Don’t look, just go.” Arthur fakes scaring him and Gary runs for the door but can’t reach the lock. Arthur “Shit, sorry Gary.”
W and N: Hahahaha.
*Arthur says Gary was the only one that was nice to him and kisses his head. He lets Gary leave and Rock N Roll Part 2 by Gary Glitter plays*
N: There’s your song.
*Arthur in full costume and makeup in slow motion gets in the elevator and dances down the stairs*
W: This had me pumped in theaters.
N: Why?
W: The song had been cancelled for 20 years. Gary Glitter is a pedophile.
*Garrity and Burke chase Arthur*
N: I wonder if he smokes in real life.
*Arthur is hit by a car but he gets up and keeps running*
N: That’s part of the movie.
*Arthur gets on a train with tons of clown protesters*
W: What timing.
*Arthur starts a riot as Garrity and Burke show up. Burke pulls his gun and spots Arthur. Somebody grabs his gun and Burke shoots the guy. Burke and Garrity are jumped as Arthur laughs. The mob beats the shit out of the cops as Arthur laughs and dances*
N: Ha, look at him.
*Arthur smokes while slow motion walking*
N: Nice strut though.
*Arthur in the dressing room at Murray Franklin’s set watches the news and how the two cops are in critical condition. Murray and his assistant Gene walk in and Arthur admits he’s a big fan. Arthur says he doesn’t believe in the protests or anything and its for his act. Gene says a clown was killed on the subway but Murray says everything is okay. Murray says no cursing, no off-color material and he goes on after Dr. Sally. Arthur and Murray shake hands and Arthur says to introduce him as Joker since that’s what he called him. Murray doesn’t remember calling him that but he’ll do it anyway*
N: Like wow. This movie is so fucked in the head.
W: That’s the point.
*Murray makes fun of Arthur and shows a clip of his Stand-Up act before introducing Joker. Arthur struts out smoking a cigarette, dances around, shakes Murray’s hand and kisses Dr. Sally*
N: Ewwwww. Imagine doing that take over and over again.
W: They did. They did multiple takes of how he’d enter. One of them was coming through the window.
*Murray and Arthur go back and forth and Murray asks him about his look. Arthur fake laughs and Murray asks if he’s working on new material. Arthur says he pulls out a book and Murray says “He’s got a book.” Arthur turns a few pages and says “Knock knock” Murray “And you had to look that up?”
W: Hahahahaha
*Arthur “Its the police ma’am, your son was hit by a drunk driver, he’s dead.” Murray “That’s not funny, Arthur.” Arthur says its been a rough few weeks since he killed those 3 Wayne Enterprises guys. Murray says he’s waiting for the punchline. Arthur “There is no punch line, its not a joke.” Arthur says he has nothing left to lose because nothing can hurt him anymore. His life is a comedy.” Murray “You think killing those guys is funny?” Arthur “I do, and I’m tired of pretending that its not.”
W: Love that line.
*Arthur goes on a rant saying society deems what’s funny and what’s not. Arthur “Do I look like the kind of clown that can start a movement?” He says he did it because they were awful people. Arthur says nobody cares about him but because they were Thomas guys, everyone cries. Arthur disses Thomas Wayne and how society hates each other. Arthur goes on a rant and Murray says he’s making excuses. Murray says not everyone is awful and Arthur says he’s awful for making fun of him*
W: Look how he’s slow burning.
N: Mmhmm.
*Arthur says “How about another joke?” Murray “I think we’ve had enough of your jokes.” Arthur “What do you get when you get a mentally ill loner with a society THAT ABANDONS HIM AND TREAT HIM LIKE TRASH? I’LL TELL YA WHAT YA GET, YOU GET WHAT YOU FUCKING DESERVE!” Arthur pulls the gun and shoots Murray in the head. Everyone in the set scatters as Arthur shakes*
W: That was epic.
N: Mmhmm.
*Arthur shoots him again for good measure and dances in front of the camera. “Good night and always remember, That’s” he’s cut off by test pattern. Various newscasters shows Murray getting murdered and Arthur has been arrested. Rioting and looting has increased all over Gotham City with Joker as the martyr. Montage of Gotham burning set to White Room by Cream*
W: My dad loves this song.
*The cops insult Arthur and say this is all his fault. Arthur “I know, isn’t it beautiful?” All of a sudden an ambulance rams into the police cruiser out of nowhere. A cab is flipped over as Arthur is dragged out of the cruiser by clown sympathizers*
W: “Hey that’s him, get him!” Yeah, you almost killed him you idiots!
N: Killed the cops.
W: Nobody cares about them.
*Thomas Wayne, his wife and Bruce are ushered out of the theater they are in. Joe Chill watches them and follows them into the alley*
N: So it wasn’t him that killed Thomas Wayne.
W: No, it never was apart from the Tim Burton movie.
*Joe Chill “Hey Wayne, you get what you fuckin deserve!” Joe shoots Thomas dead and then his wife, ripping her necklace off all in front of Bruce.*
N: Its society’s fault.
*Joker gets to his feet in front of an army of rioters. He dances for them*
W: Imagine being one of these extras in the front row?
N: That would be cool.
*Joker wipes the blood from his face then makes himself smile with his fingers with the crowd cheering*
N: Look how fucking weird this is.
W: At this point, the movie should have ended right here.
*We cut to Arkham where Arthur is laughing to the Psychiatrist*
N: Wonder how many times he gave himself hiccups.
*She asks what’s so funny and Arthur says he’s thinking of a joke. We see Bruce Wayne standing over his parents*
N: Batman.
W: Yup.
*She asks what the joke is, Arthur “You wouldn’t get it.”
W: A meme was born.
*That’s Life plays as Arthur sings along*
N: He’s so weirdddddddd.
*Arthur walks away with bloody footprints*
W: See what I mean, this scene kind of doesn’t make sense. Did he kill her? Is he imagining it? They should have ended the movie after the riot.
*Arthur runs around Arkham, THE END*
W: The one flaw of the movie is the very end, can you believe that?
N: I don’t think it was too bad.
*End credits*
W: That was a classic.
Neyzor Blades Assessment: I give it a 9 but Joaquin gets a 10 for his acting.
The Warlock’s Assessment: I give it a 9.5 out of 10, one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. It had amazing acting from Joaquin, the story was incredible, the score was amazing and the message that the mentally ill need to be taken seriously is heard loud and clear. The one drawback is the very end but if you shut it off after the riot, problem solved.
Final Grade: 9.5 out of 10 – One of the best of all time.
*Warlock rises from the couch*
W: When JOKER was in theaters back in October, I haven’t been that pumped up after a movie since Straight Outta Compton four years earlier. Now you know why. That wasn’t a “comic book movie” like Avengers or Green Lantern, this told an actual story with real emotions. This was a realistic look at what happens when a mentally ill man is off his meds and fed up with society. The acting was top notch, the story was great and the message to take the mentally ill serious is loud and clear. So for all the haters that dismiss this movie as “the incel movie” you can all kiss my trash. For all the ones that say the movie is “racist”, you can all kiss my foot. This was a classic and next month at the Oscar’s will speak for itself.
N: I haven’t seen you this fired up after a movie in a long time.
W: See what I mean? That’s how powerful JOKER really is. It makes you identify with the characters and think on their level. The critics can pound sand with all of their criticisms about racism, “the incels” and that horseshit. This was an epic story about a mentally ill man that just wanted to be accepted. It was a 2 hour masterpiece that can be enjoyed by just about everyone of all ages. When all is said and done can I recommend JOKER? You bet your ass I can. I can’t say enough good things about JOKER, so go out and buy it. Buy it, rent it, do whatever you have to. Who would have thought 4 1/2 years after Mr. America and I were goofing around watching Don’t Look In The Cellar, that our 450th episode should be the upcoming winner of Best Picture at the Oscar’s? That wraps up another edition of Warlock’s Movie Realm, now leave me alone before I whoop ya damn ass!
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