Joker

Although I thought the movie was good, it sends the wrong message in the end! Yes it shows how the system fails him at every step. And yes it shows mental illness in a way I have only seen in mental hospitals and in myself. but the movie ultimately ends with him 1) going off his meds. 2) killing someone (hallucination or not)
then 3) the is celebrated for it all! And before you say it yes he landed back in the hospital. But the. again he had to to be the true joker!
As a schizophrenic being celebrated for going off your meds and giving in to your delusions is not the right message to send!!! For those of you who read this I know you probably disagree, so bring it on! I am ready to defend my statement

“The thing about having a mental illness is people expect you to behave like you don’t” ~Arthur Fleck aka Joker #MentalIllnessAwareness #Stigma #Joker

What are you thoughts? #Joker #Jokermovie #MentalHealth #Media

I have been wanting to see it long before, when the trailers had been first released. I loved the actor from another movie, and I knew he would do amazing in this movie too. When my boyfriend offered to go see it, I thought it would be a nice change, going out, being social and stuff.

What I had not realized, was that it was not the best choice of movie to watch in my current.. state. I sat in awe of how this man was able to visually show his pain, his sickness. That awe eventually turned into desperation and hopelessness. Watching how the world turned on this powerless man desperately in need of help, was horrifying.

I finally broke down when there was a scene and a few people around me chuckled/laughed, while I was sitting there in absolute horror of this man committing a murderous act. I knew where these actions were coming from - it was an act of pure desperation. So as I sat around those people laughing at this poor man, it felt like they were laughing at him. At me. At us. The mad people. The people who does crazy things and cannot be understood; it’s beyond logic.

My boyfriend noticed that I had been crying during the movie and held my hand. After the movie had ended, he asked me how I thought of the movie. I pointed to my mascara tears- covered face and replied «I think it’s a great movie, really.»

#Depression
#Joker

No spoilers :) but as someone who has struggled with mental health it gave such a unique perspective watching the movie today, I thought Joaquin Phoenix did a phenomenal job portraying the character, and gave a lot of light into how the joker became the way he did. #Joker #Movies #Batman
It was super interesting psychologically analyzing or understanding all the things :). I enjoyed it