“” Todd Phillips broke the bank. The film inspired by DC comics has become one of the biggest cinema hits in recent years, and its dark atmosphere and psychological and social reflections were also loved by those who usually avoid productions about popular leotards. The creators of “Joker” opened the previously open doors of genre cinema and received 11 Oscar nominations. No wonder they quickly announced a sequel to the film.
Warning: The trailer contains violence and scenes referring to suicide.
“Joker: Folie à Deux” with a trailer. Another Oscars are sure to happen
Fans of the first part of the production have been torn since the announcement of “Joker: Folie à Deux”. The last act of “Joker” suggested to viewers that the title character, Arthur Fleck, was committed to a psychiatric hospital. The story therefore seems finished and closed. I also felt that subsequent frames of the film would only unnecessarily scratch at the perfect whole, undermine it and spoil it. On the other hand, the film’s announcements aroused my curiosity and excitement. Now the first trailer of the film has appeared online, which has a chance to calm down all the skeptics.
For months, Joker fans have been discussing the plot possibilities of the new part of the film with his participation. The title itself gives it away, because “Folie à Deux” means induced paranoia, i.e. the so-called madness granted. This is a state achieved by a person closely related to the patient. The disorder results in uncritical treatment of the patient’s paranoid thoughts, and over time, sharing the same system of delusions.
“Joker: Folie à Deux”. What will the second part of “Joker” be about?
The definition suggests that the second part of “Joker” will again focus on difficult emotions and psychological analysis of the characters appearing in the film. While waiting for the premiere of “Folie à Deux”, I assumed that the creators would use a certain well-known comic book story in the new film. The most popular story about Harley Quinn, in which Lady Gaga will play this time, is the one where she plays the role of the Joker’s therapist. A psychologist falls in love with a patient and then joins his crazy world.
However, the trailer suggests that the script for the second part of “Joker” will take a different path. In the new frames we see Lady Gaga, who, together with the rest of the patients, participates in group therapy, so she is a patient of a psychiatric hospital. The treatment method was not chosen randomly, because Arkham Asylum’s charges are subjected to music therapy, and as we know, sounds in the new “Joker” are to play a very important role. “Music is supposed to heal us. To restore balance to the damaged self,” we hear in the trailer.
In the following frames of the film’s announcement, we alternate between scenes from Arkham Asylum, which are characterized by a gray and depressive atmosphere, and colorful, dancing scenes outside the hospital walls. It’s hard to say what the “second world” the characters go to means or symbolizes. Perhaps the musical elements in the film will be the result of a collective hallucination of Joker and Harley, or maybe the pair will escape from a closed facility to spread terror on the streets of Gotham, as in the comics.
We will find out what direction the scriptwriters of “Joker: Folie à Deux” took on October 4, when the film hits cinema screens. What we can be sure of after the trailer is that the next part of “Joker” will be an atmospheric spectacle and will provide us with aesthetic impressions of the highest level. And Lady Gaga and these are perfect castings. We can keep our fingers crossed for the rest.
Source: Gazeta
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