Mr Sunday Movies that’s awesome that you recorded the correction and then left it out of the final edit. And you know what else is awesome? You guys. You guys are awesome.
When I saw this in theaters I had a feeling like he was going to say it. I don't know how, I just felt it. When he said it I yelled out loud in the theater. This fucking movie better sweep at the Oscars,
I love how one of the last scenes shows Bruce Wayne standing over his dead parents bodies then the next shot goes to joker waking up on the hood of the car. This symbolizes that although Bruce Wayne and Arthur Fleck were different ages. Batman and the joker were born on the same day
Huge Spoilers Incoming In the scene when Arthur sits down in Sophie's apartment, Arthur says he had a really bad day, which could be a nod to Joker's famous line "All it takes is one bad day. Also, the Joker didn't kill the host and audience in the Killing Joke, it was the Dark Knight Returns
Well I'm pretty sure the part where joker goes to the camera and says "and that's the" is a reference to the killing joke but hes cut off before he can finish the line
I don’t know if this is really an eater egg but I noticed when joker is on the show at the end he talks about how nobody would notice or care if he dies but if Thomas Wayne dies everyone would care. It’s very similar to what the joker says to two face in the dark knight while in the hospital about people not panicking if they knew a gang bagger was going to get shot vs if the mayor was.
“You know, we're living in a society" - George Costanza "We live in a society" - The Joker Don't trust people who tell you that we live in a society. At least that's the message I am getting
@@bryzantine1571 okay okay you wanna get technical there were two scenes with that line. You're right. Here's the one I'm refering to. th-cam.com/video/usN3rpfFoGA/w-d-xo.html
I can't imagine that this is coincidental. Noticed this myself, and haven't seen it pointed out yet. The movie Quick Change starts off with Bill Murray robbing a bank dressed like a clown, similarly to the beginning of The Dark Knight. The directors of that movie are Bill Murray and Howard Franklin. ...Murray Franklin.
When Thomas Wayne is on TV, he mentions the clown is a coward hiding behind a mask - years later, his son, Bruce would hide behind the Batman Mask/cowl,
Bonus thing: Arthur's boss, Hoyt, is played by Josh Pais, who was both the voice and suit actor for Raphael in the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.
The moment his mother locked herself in the bathroom and he bangs on the door is reminiscence of the famous scene in The Shining, the girlfriend not being real is not dissimilar to that reveal in Fight Club, and Arthur imagining himself on the talk show reminds me of the old lady in Requiem Of A Dream, perhaps the fridge moment is a nod to that aswell.
Jacob Totally, but this isn’t just a Ledger thing. Almost every version of the character has taken over the airwaves in some way shape or form, even going back to the first appearance where, this being 1940, he highjacked a radio station. It’s a classic Joker trope at this point.
When Arthur is watching the Murray live show and rehearsing his “act” for the show the guest on the is actually a cameo of the actor Justin Theroux and his characters name is “Ethan chase” which is a nod to the movie “due date” which director Todd Phillips also directored. Ethan chase is played Zack galfinacks and it was his characters stage name.
The actor that plays Joker in the 2019 film "Joker" is Joaquin Phoenix, which is a subtle nod to the 2000 film "Gladiator" where the same actor plays a man with clear mental health issues that kills a parent and descends into madness
One thing I thought COULD be a reference was when Joker was stalking someone, he was on Williams street with a one way arrow. I know it's a reach but.. Bill Finger? Also I couldn't help but laugh when Bruce slid down the pole.
As soon as I saw Zorro on the theater at the end of Joker I was like “omg are we doing this” but rather than rolling my eyes I was excited about it because it made great sense in the context of the story.
There's a scene where Arthur is sat at the table in his mother's apartment at night. The chair opposite him casts a shadow on the wall that resembles Batman's cowl. Literally foreshadowing what is to come in Arthur's/Joker's future.
The beginning of the movie starts with Arthur holding up a sign saying "Everything Must Go!" Sorta foreshadowing his future and what's to come in the end for him when he becomes Joker.
I feel like there was a missed opportunity for the final line of the movie. Instead of the joker saying 'I'm thinking of a joke' and then replying ' you wouldn't get it.' he should have replied 'i can't remember the punch line'
The song used when he dances down the stairs is a gary glitter song. Perhaps referencing how its a good song but makes us feel uncomfortable like the joker.
Hey great vid ! Couple more easter eggs for you: When Arthur goes to the Wayne Manor, young Bruce slides down a metal ramp, a nod to the Adam West's Batman ; Joker's notebook could be a hommage to Heath's famous diary that he kept in his hotel room while working on the character ; His costume at the hospital could also be a hommage to Heath, as well as his kissing the old woman on television - just like Heath famously kissed a staff woman ; The bellboy costume references Joker's passion for disguise ; Some have pointed out that the glass reflection in the first scene ressembles Batman's cowl ; Not really an easter egg but Thomas Wayne is played by the chief of police in TDKR ; And also a self-reference with Cream's "White Room" playing just before we see Arthur in the Arkham Asylum, indeed in a very white room - which had been previously seen to be yellowish
My guess is that the writers wanted it to be a bit ambiguous, and Arthur finding his adoption forms and evidence of his mom's insanity kind of left the audience to believe what Thomas Wayne said, so they threw in the photo signed by TW to give evidence for both theories, making them both equally possible.
Yeah in my opinion I felt like it could've just been another piece of the puzzle that the audience can use to make their own decision. I felt like it just could have been her writing it on the back of the photo because she was insane. Either way Arthur crumples it up since he didn't give a shit at that point.
If I recall, Thomas Wayne denied being Arthur's father and said that Penny was mentally ill, but didn't deny that he had a sort of a relationship with her. What I got from that photo was that it was from the time she worked in the Wayne Manor, having them been or not in a relationship.
There’s also a “Due Date” reference when one of the guests on The Murray Franklin show is named Ethan Chase like Zach Galifinakis’ character from that movie.
Uh, that wasn’t Killing Joke where he went on the Letterman show, it was Dark Knight Returns. -and I’m sure I’m *the only* person who will point this out.
"it's gonna be hot time on the ol' soceity tonight" 🃏 "This joker needs a better class of society, and I'm gonna givem an enema (party noisy thing noise)"- 🃏
Joker riding on a bus was, in fact, a reference to the popular transportation system used by people to move from one place to another, symbolizing Joker's movement of position in society.
You can’t ignore the picture of Arthur’s mom with that intimate line signed by “T.W.” And the fact that Thomas Wayne and his family would have the resources to fake all the document in her file to prevent a scandal. And the detail that mental health is usually hereditary so she probably did give birth to Arthur. Good film making!!!
Although I totally agree with you that the Wayne's could/would cover up his birth, I also just believe that the scene, photo and initial were put there to leave more ambiguity for the audience. Sure the picture could be real and the message but it just said something like you have a nice smile. That doesn't automatically mean they had sex. It could just be another clue that show's Arthur's crazy mother and her obsession with Thomas Wayne. Or, and this is what I think, SHE could have written that on the back of the photo, because yeah she's delusional and psychotic.
Oh and one more thing about the mental illness and hereditary thing. Yeah you're right about genetics but you also have to remember he was physically and emotionally abused by his mother and mother's boyfriend. It literally said he was chained to a radiator. And all of that info was a shock to him in that scene so he clearly repressed all of it. Extreme mental, emotional, and physical abuse experienced by a child can definitely lead to severe mental illnesses.
I’m not sure but I think that Bruce’s parents were killed in the same alley that Joker was hit with the sign. If it was the same alley it might mean that Joker was “born” in the same alley Batman was born (I know that being hit by the sign wasn’t the thing that turned joker crazy, but it’s the reason he’s given a gun which leads to him killing the guys on the subway and being fired)
People always say about Spider-Man “If I have to watch Uncle Ben die again!!!” But nobody ever talks about us watching Batman’s parents die over and over and over again in the same exact way in a alley with pearls At least don’t switches it up😂😂😂🤦🏽♂️
I'm very glad that this movie had little to no straight up fan service (Other than the alley scene at the end, which really just... I mean it didn't need to be there). It was it's own thing and didn't need to draw too heavily from the comics.
Super rats could be a tmnt reference. His smilie at the end being painted on with blood like ledger. His mirror is in the shape of Batman in the makeup room. And his connection to Batman being created in this movie with them both being born on the same day with the joker being created and Batman being created on the same day
Just here to say that Wolfen is a movie about a native American werewolf killing a bunch of developers to stop a building from being built on their land. Something about systematic oppression and holding a mirror up to society.
the opening scene when the camera pans into Arthur putting on his makeup, you can see Batman's cowl shape in the negative space around him. Also, a call out to Heaths joker, when Arthur is writing in his journal for the first time, you see a quote in big writing at the bottom of the page, with a smiley face in the O of the word DON'T. That same quote with smiley face was in Heath Ledgers "joker Journal" he was using in his method acting for his own movie. A tribute i guess since both these actors were close friends in real life.
Joker's makeup is somewhat similar to the clown masks worn by both Cesar Romero (Batman 1966 1x05 The Joker is Wild) and Heath Ledger (beginning of The Dark Knight)
The movie makes several refferences to Chaplin. The song "Smile" was written by him. The theather is making a large homage to him and of course theyre airing his movie. Not only that but the font and style of the credits at the beginning and end reflects that of a classic 1920s-30s movie. Chaplin's character was always a downtrodden man, a hobo left behind by society who was always EXTREMELY optimistic (like his character in "city lights") all these refferences to him could serve as an indication that the movie is an inversion of Chaplin's usual character.
The scene where you see the multiple monitors as De Niro is killed on screen is a direct homage to Sidney Lumet’s Network. Also, Todd Phillips says that the film references Mean Streets, Dog Day Afternoon, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Next, Raging Bull, The Warriors and Prince of the City.
When Arthur confronts the girlfriend in her apartment (I forgot her name) he says something about having "a bad day." Which of course is one of Joker's more famous quotes with him saying something along the lines of, "you're just one bad day away from being me."
This is in an Universe in which Thomas Wayne is an asshole and so is Alfred. It's not miscast, it didn't 'feel' like Alfred, because it's not the comic book version.
Sophie pretend to shoot herself in the head is a direct reference to the end of taxi driver. Not only did she and Arthur both make the shooting sound that Travis makes in taxi driver, but it is done 3 times in Joker, like how Travis does it 3 times in a row.
The hospital that Author's mother was in seemed very similar to the one Heath Ledger's character blew up in The Dark Knight. Most notably the word "Hospital" being displayed on the front of the building. Also, and it's sorta vague, but the way Phoenix's character threw down his clown mask in the trashcan reminded me of the way Ledger's character did after the first scene in Dark Knight.
Sam Trotter you are not wrong BUT theres way too many people that over exaggerates what the film actually is. Cause its another Joker u know and it doesnt follow DC stories all the way And people are crazy
Pavlos Pavlakos I’m leaning towards that theory myself. A lot of what happened was from his perspective, and kept the story turned on its ear because of that fact.
Anybody notice during the scene where Arthur reads his mothers file there was a part that talked about a lobotomy. I wonder if he's so fucked up cause the abusive boyfriend cut up a part of his brain. Or that the mother is crazy because she had one
In the 50s to 80s this was common practice for mental health behaviors what happened then was disgusting, Also it could be a nod to one flew over the cuckoo's nest with Jack Nicholson. It's likely the fried half her brain
When Arthur met little Bruce at Wayne manor, Bruce is on a play set and slides down a pole. A clear reference to the 1966 Batman series where Batman slides down a pole to change into costume.
I when he stop taking his medication when he starts going crazy much like in 1976's Taxi driver, or when he's practicing one-liners to say before shooting someone much like in 1976's Taxi driver, or that there are taxis in the movie, much like in 1976's Taxi driver.
I thought they were implying that He is Thomas’s son and that they were gaslighting Arthur’s mom with forged papers, cause that’s something Wayne had the power and influence to do
I feel like the masks of the clowns and even his makeup is the same as the mask Heath Ledger used as the Joker for the bank robbery scene. It's the same exact makeup.
He says to the therapist “I just want to be happy” and warps his reality with the girlfriend, kills his mother and anyone who gets in the way of his happiness and in the end with the writing signed “T.W.” On the picture (Thomas Wayne) the irony really kicks in and shows the meaninglessness of all his actions punctuating the joke
I love this movie. I’m actually with everyone who’s praising it it’s fantastic. Coming from a massive comic fan btw. I feel this might’ve been the best batman parents death as well cuz it seemed perfectly executed.
Yeah and I feel it makes the impact harder on Bruce cause those clowns where against his father . If there were a Batman from this timeline he no doubt would have been way more brutal in his beginning
I think you definitely missed The Machinist as a reference. The way he looks and how skinny he's become are a lot like Christian Bale and the fact that he imagines all the moments with the Zazee Beetz character immediately reminded me of that movie
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I said The Dark Knight Returns instead of Killing Joke. I even recorded the proper audio to replace it but then I forgot. That's the real Joker.
Do you have to watch every movie with a notepad to do these?
@arb 348 agreed
You also said "Bruce Wayne's Death" when talking about the death of Thomas and she who shall not be named
Mr Sunday Movies that’s awesome that you recorded the correction and then left it out of the final edit. And you know what else is awesome?
You guys. You guys are awesome.
Irish Mike Foley (growls) why did you say that name...?
As bruce lay by his dead parents, a rat went past. Reference to him becoming Rat man.
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Mark Mccallum those were super rats.
Thank god I wasn’t the only person who noticed that lol
SUPER RATS!
I seen that too 🐀
Near the end of the movie, Joker says the word "Society".
This is a reference to how we do in fact, live in one.
Or that He is inspiring Eddie Vedder to write the song: Society.
Finally someone is saying what I've been thinking.
When I saw this in theaters I had a feeling like he was going to say it. I don't know how, I just felt it. When he said it I yelled out loud in the theater. This fucking movie better sweep at the Oscars,
Gamers rise up
DEEP
I love how one of the last scenes shows Bruce Wayne standing over his dead parents bodies then the next shot goes to joker waking up on the hood of the car. This symbolizes that although Bruce Wayne and Arthur Fleck were different ages. Batman and the joker were born on the same day
Wow, very subtle. Most people missed it
Take your damn upvote
I think this is the moment he truly became heisenberg
C D this should be the most liked comment on this video
C D Damm you just blew my mind😧 That makes sense. Both their lives changed on that day.
The title of this movie is called Joker, which is a nod to the DC comics character of the same name.
Where's your fucking proof?
This is the best comment here.
Hold up, I think ur onto something...
That's just a fucking theory we don't know if that's real
Mind = blown!
The scene where they lay Joker out on the hood of a cop car reminded me of that scene from the end of Arkham City
Also reminded me of a scene from the first season of Titans.
Martin Olminkhof same, I thot he died as a result of tha car accident at first
Agent Smith smd
@@MadeByDW just pointing out you wrote thot instead of thought
Agent Smith I’m aware
“Zorro: The Gay Blade” was playing cmon.
I definitely didn't miss that title in the film.
...with "Blow Out", both from 1981.
@@dominiquepowell3158 its hilarious perfect for people into mel Brooks films
Little Italy lost my mind when I saw that, gotta pay homage to the classics
My favorite Batman reference was Bruce sliding down a pole - totally Adam West Batman!
I laughed too lol
@Suffer No Fools I laughed internally if that counts
@Suffer No Fools me and my dad were laughing as well. if only we were all in the same theater lol
The background of Murray’s show, has the skyline from Batman the Animated Series, the same red sky and stylised black architecture!!!
Damn that's a very subtle detail, but now I can't unsee it.
Fucking racist ass piece of shit
greenman 91 shut up, virgin
greenman 91 what
dark green the mug was there too!
The Joker mentions he's had a really bad day when he finally snapped, a reference to the killing joke
Yes! Someone else caught that! I thought I was the only one who got the significance of the "one bad day" line!
Can we appreciate the fact that we live in a society where joker says 'society' in a joker standalone R rated film
Huge Spoilers Incoming
In the scene when Arthur sits down in Sophie's apartment, Arthur says he had a really bad day, which could be a nod to Joker's famous line "All it takes is one bad day. Also, the Joker didn't kill the host and audience in the Killing Joke, it was the Dark Knight Returns
Well I'm pretty sure the part where joker goes to the camera and says "and that's the" is a reference to the killing joke but hes cut off before he can finish the line
@@mattbyrne1329 he was going to say "that's life". The closing line Murray Franklin uses for all his shows.
@@michaelsavard8689 Yeah I'm pretty sure that guy didn't see the film lmao
I thought the "one bad day" was a reference to the punisher saying "you're one bad day away from being me".
@@rafaelalodio5116 Honey, you need more comic books in your life.
We reside within a community
-The Jester
I don’t know if this is really an eater egg but I noticed when joker is on the show at the end he talks about how nobody would notice or care if he dies but if Thomas Wayne dies everyone would care.
It’s very similar to what the joker says to two face in the dark knight while in the hospital about people not panicking if they knew a gang bagger was going to get shot vs if the mayor was.
At the end you can see a poster with "Ace in the hole"
"You need an ace in the hole; mine's Harvey."
Jerr Boy Ace Chemical
"Ace in the Hole" is also a classic film noir about how society sucks.
Yeah, appearently even back then people lived in a society.
I thought the Ace reference was to DeNiro's "ACE" character in Casino.
“You know, we're living in a society" - George Costanza
"We live in a society" - The Joker
Don't trust people who tell you that we live in a society. At least that's the message I am getting
Hey hey hey. George just wanted to know the time. It wasn't his fault that old bastard was a dick!
Lol
@@han__cholo I thought it was because he was trying to make a phone call at the restaurant
@@bryzantine1571 okay okay you wanna get technical there were two scenes with that line. You're right. Here's the one I'm refering to. th-cam.com/video/usN3rpfFoGA/w-d-xo.html
Jim Jeffries also says "We live in a society, we aren't fucking animals." So, its not all bad people who point this out.
I can't imagine that this is coincidental. Noticed this myself, and haven't seen it pointed out yet. The movie Quick Change starts off with Bill Murray robbing a bank dressed like a clown, similarly to the beginning of The Dark Knight. The directors of that movie are Bill Murray and Howard Franklin. ...Murray Franklin.
When Thomas Wayne is on TV, he mentions the clown is a coward hiding behind a mask - years later, his son, Bruce would hide behind the Batman Mask/cowl,
Bonus thing: Arthur's boss, Hoyt, is played by Josh Pais, who was both the voice and suit actor for Raphael in the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.
Pizza time!
When Hoyt was scolding Arthur, Arthur should have replied with "Ohh so that's the plan from a great leader huh?"
And who teaches the ninja turtles? A giant rat! Who also appear in this film
an actor played another unrelated role in his life? How is this relevant to anything?
@@92brunod You seem fun.
That's Dark Knight Returns, not Killing Joke, where Joker appears on the talk show. 😉
Mr. Scum Bag Movies strikes again!
Thank you!
That really threw me...
I love that scene!
At one point in the film Arthur says "I had a bad day..." possibly a reference to the Joker's famous "One Bad Day" speech from The Killing Joke.
The moment his mother locked herself in the bathroom and he bangs on the door is reminiscence of the famous scene in The Shining, the girlfriend not being real is not dissimilar to that reveal in Fight Club, and Arthur imagining himself on the talk show reminds me of the old lady in Requiem Of A Dream, perhaps the fridge moment is a nod to that aswell.
When Joker was moving towards to the camera talking to it, I felt that it was a nod to Heath Ledgers Joker and his use of cameras to spread terrorism
Jacob Totally, but this isn’t just a Ledger thing. Almost every version of the character has taken over the airwaves in some way shape or form, even going back to the first appearance where, this being 1940, he highjacked a radio station. It’s a classic Joker trope at this point.
He also said "let's put a smile on that face". Or at least that's what i interpreted
When Arthur is watching the Murray live show and rehearsing his “act” for the show the guest on the is actually a cameo of the actor Justin Theroux and his characters name is “Ethan chase” which is a nod to the movie “due date” which director Todd Phillips also directored. Ethan chase is played Zack galfinacks and it was his characters stage name.
The actor that plays Joker in the 2019 film "Joker" is Joaquin Phoenix, which is a subtle nod to the 2000 film "Gladiator" where the same actor plays a man with clear mental health issues that kills a parent and descends into madness
even better, the actors first name, Joaquin, is pronounced "Joke Queen" -- a sly nod to the Joker's classic status as The Clown Prince of Crime
It is pronounced Jo A. Quin
@@ToyInsanity Jo A Quin?? Harley Quinn?? OMG O.M.G.!!!! It's real, all of it. Oh wait, wrong film.
One thing I thought COULD be a reference was when Joker was stalking someone, he was on Williams street with a one way arrow. I know it's a reach but.. Bill Finger?
Also I couldn't help but laugh when Bruce slid down the pole.
The cards he handed out explaining his “disease” could be related to the joker calling card
As soon as I saw Zorro on the theater at the end of Joker I was like “omg are we doing this” but rather than rolling my eyes I was excited about it because it made great sense in the context of the story.
Also it was George Hamilton's 1981 comedy ZORRO THE GAY BLADE!
When he goes on the talk show, and kisses fake Doctor Ruth, that's something he does in Dark Knight Returns.
Did anyone else think the children's hospital scene was a nod to Robin Williams/Patch Adams? That was the first thing I felt during that scene.
There's a scene where Arthur is sat at the table in his mother's apartment at night. The chair opposite him casts a shadow on the wall that resembles Batman's cowl. Literally foreshadowing what is to come in Arthur's/Joker's future.
The beginning of the movie starts with Arthur holding up a sign saying "Everything Must Go!" Sorta foreshadowing his future and what's to come in the end for him when he becomes Joker.
The small bloke arthur works with is 100% supposed to represent gaggy
I feel like there was a missed opportunity for the final line of the movie. Instead of the joker saying 'I'm thinking of a joke' and then replying ' you wouldn't get it.' he should have replied 'i can't remember the punch line'
The song used when he dances down the stairs is a gary glitter song. Perhaps referencing how its a good song but makes us feel uncomfortable like the joker.
I dont think it was used by coincidence, it's part of the joke
There was also the Ratcatcher reference with the super rats.
Favorite aspect of Joker was how everyone was so uneasy around him because of how unpredictable he was
Hey great vid !
Couple more easter eggs for you:
When Arthur goes to the Wayne Manor, young Bruce slides down a metal ramp, a nod to the Adam West's Batman ;
Joker's notebook could be a hommage to Heath's famous diary that he kept in his hotel room while working on the character ;
His costume at the hospital could also be a hommage to Heath, as well as his kissing the old woman on television - just like Heath famously kissed a staff woman ;
The bellboy costume references Joker's passion for disguise ;
Some have pointed out that the glass reflection in the first scene ressembles Batman's cowl ;
Not really an easter egg but Thomas Wayne is played by the chief of police in TDKR ;
And also a self-reference with Cream's "White Room" playing just before we see Arthur in the Arkham Asylum, indeed in a very white room - which had been previously seen to be yellowish
Every time I heard “Put on a Happy face”, I think of Jack Nicholson’s Joker saying the same line while he’s on TV
Have you watched that recently? Still good.
@@ThreadBomb As good as it was back then
*something about corn of Coblin*
Arthur's colleague that was nice to him and who is a small person, could be a reference to Gagsworth A. Gagsworthy. Joker's original sidekick
YO I never would have thought of that
The “super rats” could be a reference to the rat catcher
And perhaps more likely, a news anchor then making a joke about "super cats" could be a reference to Catwoman
I thought they represented major corporations. Like when workers to on strike they put up that big giant inflatable rats.
AshTT or Superbats could be a reference to batman
Or mr freeze
Wasn’t there a photo at the end of the film with the initials TW that suggested the joker and Bruce were related?
They address it in the movie. Did you watch it?
My guess is that the writers wanted it to be a bit ambiguous, and Arthur finding his adoption forms and evidence of his mom's insanity kind of left the audience to believe what Thomas Wayne said, so they threw in the photo signed by TW to give evidence for both theories, making them both equally possible.
Yeah in my opinion I felt like it could've just been another piece of the puzzle that the audience can use to make their own decision. I felt like it just could have been her writing it on the back of the photo because she was insane. Either way Arthur crumples it up since he didn't give a shit at that point.
If I recall, Thomas Wayne denied being Arthur's father and said that Penny was mentally ill, but didn't deny that he had a sort of a relationship with her.
What I got from that photo was that it was from the time she worked in the Wayne Manor, having them been or not in a relationship.
Mister Danner Comedy yeah I watched it, did they address that photo with the writing on the back? Because I thought it only showed up right at the end
3:43 in this shot, at one point, the mirror makes the outline of batmans head, with the lights in the mirror as eyes
There’s also a “Due Date” reference when one of the guests on The Murray Franklin show is named Ethan Chase like Zach Galifinakis’ character from that movie.
Bloody Todd Phillips fan over here
I feel like I laughed more than i should have in this movie but then I was like wow his life is actually pretty funny, the gun scene was HILARIOUS
Which one? The one when it drops out of his pocket while trying to entertain kids? That was hilarious!
@@Theendman42 hell yeah and then when the midget couldn't open the door lol
BADDWORLD ! That was the most nerve racking scene in the movie, really captured the essence of the Joker there.
This man is gonna become the next Joker
GUYI I’ll be upset if Joaquin Phoenix is not recognized as one of the best, he should join the ranks along with Mark Hamill and Heath Ledger.
Uh, that wasn’t Killing Joke where he went on the Letterman show, it was Dark Knight Returns. -and I’m sure I’m *the only* person who will point this out.
Everyone else: *points it out *
Esteban Manjarrez do you know the word “facetious...”
...is the only word that contains all 5 vowels in order?
I was wondering that, have read killing joke but didn’t remember it at all
stvbrsn what about “abstemious”
I sure hope Mr Scumbag Movies fired himself for that error
Sam Morrill (comedian) also was in this and actually had a really funny set during the movie.
"it's gonna be hot time on the ol' soceity tonight" 🃏
"This joker needs a better class of society, and I'm gonna givem an enema (party noisy thing noise)"- 🃏
Joker riding on a bus was, in fact, a reference to the popular transportation system used by people to move from one place to another, symbolizing Joker's movement of position in society.
The background city of Robert de niros show is the skyline from the opening of the Batman animated series
You can’t ignore the picture of Arthur’s mom with that intimate line signed by “T.W.” And the fact that Thomas Wayne and his family would have the resources to fake all the document in her file to prevent a scandal. And the detail that mental health is usually hereditary so she probably did give birth to Arthur. Good film making!!!
Although I totally agree with you that the Wayne's could/would cover up his birth, I also just believe that the scene, photo and initial were put there to leave more ambiguity for the audience. Sure the picture could be real and the message but it just said something like you have a nice smile. That doesn't automatically mean they had sex. It could just be another clue that show's Arthur's crazy mother and her obsession with Thomas Wayne. Or, and this is what I think, SHE could have written that on the back of the photo, because yeah she's delusional and psychotic.
Oh and one more thing about the mental illness and hereditary thing. Yeah you're right about genetics but you also have to remember he was physically and emotionally abused by his mother and mother's boyfriend. It literally said he was chained to a radiator. And all of that info was a shock to him in that scene so he clearly repressed all of it. Extreme mental, emotional, and physical abuse experienced by a child can definitely lead to severe mental illnesses.
no wonder batman is batman
He had to see his parents die so many times
🤣
I'm kinda surprised he hasn't gotten used to it by now.
And we have only seen uncle ben die twice if I'm correct!
I’m not sure but I think that Bruce’s parents were killed in the same alley that Joker was hit with the sign. If it was the same alley it might mean that Joker was “born” in the same alley Batman was born (I know that being hit by the sign wasn’t the thing that turned joker crazy, but it’s the reason he’s given a gun which leads to him killing the guys on the subway and being fired)
Lol I caught Bruce sliding down the pole straight away
When??
Laloweed when He first sees Arthur he’s at the top of a play-set then slides down a pole to talk to him at the gates
@@au6769 Ahh yes of course thank you.
Bats be hitting them stripper poles like it was nobody's business
People always say about Spider-Man
“If I have to watch Uncle Ben die again!!!”
But nobody ever talks about us watching Batman’s parents die over and over and over again in the same exact way in a alley with pearls
At least don’t switches it up😂😂😂🤦🏽♂️
the Waynes - the most Killed Couple in History
Someone has to do it
Them & poor Uncle Ben
I'm very glad that this movie had little to no straight up fan service (Other than the alley scene at the end, which really just... I mean it didn't need to be there).
It was it's own thing and didn't need to draw too heavily from the comics.
Arthurs laughing condition could be a nod to "the man who laughs" the inspiration for the look of the original Joker.
The biggest and my most favorite nod to killing joke is when Arthur fleck said he had a really bad day. Simple yet powerful
That crocodile Dundee image made me choke on my coffee 😂
Super rats could be a tmnt reference. His smilie at the end being painted on with blood like ledger. His mirror is in the shape of Batman in the makeup room. And his connection to Batman being created in this movie with them both being born on the same day with the joker being created and Batman being created on the same day
Just here to say that Wolfen is a movie about a native American werewolf killing a bunch of developers to stop a building from being built on their land. Something about systematic oppression and holding a mirror up to society.
the opening scene when the camera pans into Arthur putting on his makeup, you can see Batman's cowl shape in the negative space around him.
Also, a call out to Heaths joker, when Arthur is writing in his journal for the first time, you see a quote in big writing at the bottom of the page, with a smiley face in the O of the word DON'T. That same quote with smiley face was in Heath Ledgers "joker Journal" he was using in his method acting for his own movie. A tribute i guess since both these actors were close friends in real life.
Movie was absolutely insane! Edge of my seat the entire time.
Joker's makeup is somewhat similar to the clown masks worn by both Cesar Romero (Batman 1966 1x05 The Joker is Wild) and Heath Ledger (beginning of The Dark Knight)
The movie makes several refferences to Chaplin. The song "Smile" was written by him. The theather is making a large homage to him and of course theyre airing his movie. Not only that but the font and style of the credits at the beginning and end reflects that of a classic 1920s-30s movie. Chaplin's character was always a downtrodden man, a hobo left behind by society who was always EXTREMELY optimistic (like his character in "city lights") all these refferences to him could serve as an indication that the movie is an inversion of Chaplin's usual character.
“Well if you don’t like that get the f**k out of here “ lmfaooo
I like the part when he said it’s simple we kill the Batman
I liked the part when he made the pencil disappear
Heath never ceases to amaze
The mocking tone at times 😆
He can’t help himself.
No joke I haven't slept at all tonight because I've had a terrible headache and I've been constantly thinking about the movie
The scene where you see the multiple monitors as De Niro is killed on screen is a direct homage to Sidney Lumet’s Network.
Also, Todd Phillips says that the film references Mean Streets, Dog Day Afternoon, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Next, Raging Bull, The Warriors and Prince of the City.
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When Arthur confronts the girlfriend in her apartment (I forgot her name) he says something about having "a bad day." Which of course is one of Joker's more famous quotes with him saying something along the lines of, "you're just one bad day away from being me."
I must say the Alfred character was the worst cast actor, it did not feel like Alfred
Did he really need to be Alfred? i mean i wouldn't mind if he was just rome random security guard.
I kept wondering if that's who he was supposed to be. Terrible choice of actor
@@Dtitilator The actor is listed as Alfred Pennyworth... so yeah.
At first i thought he was Ricky Gervais
This is in an Universe in which Thomas Wayne is an asshole and so is Alfred. It's not miscast, it didn't 'feel' like Alfred, because it's not the comic book version.
Joker has black stubble in some Kevin Smith Batman comic.
Joker on the talk show is from The Dark Knight Returns, not The Killing Joke
was just thinking that
Sophie pretend to shoot herself in the head is a direct reference to the end of taxi driver. Not only did she and Arthur both make the shooting sound that Travis makes in taxi driver, but it is done 3 times in Joker, like how Travis does it 3 times in a row.
I love this film so damn much, love your channel even more!!!
ALSO, in the movie - every time you see a clock.... it is always set at 11:11
The super rats are probably a nod to the villain Ratcatcher, come on mate!
And perhaps more likely, one of the news anchors joke about super cats is a reference to Catwoman
Rat catcher more like bore ragnarok!
Mister Auto I don’t understand one bit
The hospital that Author's mother was in seemed very similar to the one Heath Ledger's character blew up in The Dark Knight. Most notably the word "Hospital" being displayed on the front of the building. Also, and it's sorta vague, but the way Phoenix's character threw down his clown mask in the trashcan reminded me of the way Ledger's character did after the first scene in Dark Knight.
I think the whole movie is Joker’s perspective/lies about what really happened
Pavlos Pavlakos open your eyes you idiot! Idk why people read too much between lines. Its what happened dumbass.
@@xxxxxx2044 A lot of it is clearly open for interpretation, numb nuts
Sam Trotter you are not wrong BUT theres way too many people that over exaggerates what the film actually is. Cause its another Joker u know and it doesnt follow DC stories all the way
And people are crazy
Pavlos Pavlakos I’m leaning towards that theory myself. A lot of what happened was from his perspective, and kept the story turned on its ear because of that fact.
@@ArcanRedd Agreed!
Anybody notice during the scene where Arthur reads his mothers file there was a part that talked about a lobotomy. I wonder if he's so fucked up cause the abusive boyfriend cut up a part of his brain. Or that the mother is crazy because she had one
In the 50s to 80s this was common practice for mental health behaviors what happened then was disgusting, Also it could be a nod to one flew over the cuckoo's nest with Jack Nicholson. It's likely the fried half her brain
When Arthur met little Bruce at Wayne manor, Bruce is on a play set and slides down a pole. A clear reference to the 1966 Batman series where Batman slides down a pole to change into costume.
I when he stop taking his medication when he starts going crazy much like in 1976's Taxi driver, or when he's practicing one-liners to say before shooting someone much like in 1976's Taxi driver, or that there are taxis in the movie, much like in 1976's Taxi driver.
I thought they were implying that He is Thomas’s son and that they were gaslighting Arthur’s mom with forged papers, cause that’s something Wayne had the power and influence to do
I feel like the masks of the clowns and even his makeup is the same as the mask Heath Ledger used as the Joker for the bank robbery scene. It's the same exact makeup.
Ledger's mask was itself a reference to a mask Joker wore in the 66 Batman show.
"Bruce Wayne's death being tied to the joker"
He says to the therapist “I just want to be happy” and warps his reality with the girlfriend, kills his mother and anyone who gets in the way of his happiness and in the end with the writing signed “T.W.” On the picture (Thomas Wayne) the irony really kicks in and shows the meaninglessness of all his actions punctuating the joke
Phoenix is right up there with Ledger as the best joker for me
A Demented Fish Ledger who?
I think Sam Morril was also in this as the comedian that when on right before Arthur at the stand-up club.
I think you mean his appearance in the talk show was from The Dark Knight Returns
Joker getting invited to the talk show just to make fun of him reminded me of American Splendor.
You sound like you've just bloody had enough of it, and let me tell you, I relate
he sounds like he's getting over a cold
At one point someone with the last name Star is mentioned, perhaps a nod to S.T.A.R. labs.
I love this movie. I’m actually with everyone who’s praising it it’s fantastic.
Coming from a massive comic fan btw.
I feel this might’ve been the best batman parents death as well cuz it seemed perfectly executed.
Yeah and I feel it makes the impact harder on Bruce cause those clowns where against his father . If there were a Batman from this timeline he no doubt would have been way more brutal in his beginning
I too think it's one of the best Death of the Waynes we ever got, it was eerie, made sense in the particular context of the movie while being faithful
I think you definitely missed The Machinist as a reference. The way he looks and how skinny he's become are a lot like Christian Bale and the fact that he imagines all the moments with the Zazee Beetz character immediately reminded me of that movie
Got to say i prefer Joaquin Pheonix performance of the Joker than Heath Ledgers’
That "Get the fuck outta here!" Caught me so off guard and I absolutely loved it