I’ll let you know how it goes
FINAL IMMEDIATE OPINION (Just finished)
As a DC fan of course the ending was not what I was looking for. But as a movie, I think it was okay. The end seemed rushed, like they realized they had a 4-hour movie on their hands and had to finish it now. I didn’t quite get the motivation or the conflict that led Arthur to claiming his identity and taking blame in the end.
I like it from a filmography point of view, musical choices are great, the fantasy life of Arthur Fleck was fleshed out well and made sense of the narrative. 6.5-7 out of 10, and I think the director or writer whatever he was is very talented and is going to have a lot of future. But no this will not be a director for DC comics.
I also wondered, is Lee dead after the phone message and he just fantasies the rest? I’m guessing the director left that up to interpretation.
Okay, I like music and musicals. I’ve known every song so far. 1:14 in.
Wait. They’re all preexisting songs, not written for the movie?
Yeah it’s popular music
Oh damn. I haven’t seen it, but I had no idea it was a jukebox musical. That’s so much worse.
Ugh!
That’s the lazy kind of musical.
I’m not usually a fan of those.
So, final score?
Updated the post if you want to see
Thanks!
I also wondered, is Lee dead after the phone message and he just fantasies the rest? I’m guessing the director left that up to interpretation.
The kids came home and I put them to bed. I wanted to finish but I was tired and it was almost an hour so I decided on an intermission.