Joker

Joker is my most favorite movie among ones released in 2019. I watched it twice at a theater. 

In November 2019, I watched it for the first time at Movix Kameari. In a word, shocking. After watching it, I did not know whether it was just shocking or a masterpiece. It had such an impact. Although I could empathize with the main character, Arthur, yet I could not ruminate about the film for a while after that. 

In December 2019, I watched The Irishman at Kinema Junpo Theater in Kashiwa City, Chiba. After that, I did not feel like directly going home, and then I somehow remembered about Joker. I then felt that it was about time to face it again, so I went to Movix Kameari at night. 

I naturally empathized Arthur again as the last time, which made me felt uneasy because I suspected that I might be a psychopath. I also thought that I was lucky because I had not had been in a plight like the protagonist. I then feared myself when I realized that I was gloating over how Arthur changed from Happy to Joker. That was a tragedy but a strange world which encouraged me. 

I believe that people must be true themselves, yet it is sad if they cannot help committing crimes. 

The acting of Joaquin Phoenix really rocked my soul. When feeling the spirit of a performer, the performance is art. 

Robert De Niro was fat and hardly looked tough and sharp, so his features reminded me Danny DeVito. Mr. De Niro can play various roles, which is amazing.