When I first saw pictures of Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, I thought, "You must be kidding." He looked more like a reject from a McDonald's commercial.
Then I saw the trailer:
This actually looks pretty good. Dark and good. I think I will give it a chance.
Notice the visual tributes to Martin Scorsese? Director Todd Phillips is supposed to have said he was heavily influenced by Scorsese's work when making the film. Interesting.
TRIVIA: The song Smile, used in the trailer, was written by Charlie Chaplin for Modern Times. Check that film out, if you have never seen it. It's a classic.
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