There seems to be a real darkness to movies that are currently out. "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" was a little darker movie than I anticipated. "Terminator: Dark Fate" was also, not surprisingly, dark as well. But the real kicker was "Joker." Hands down, the "Joker" was the most disturbing of all!
What was it about the "Joker" that made it the darkest of all?
I guess I would have to say watching a man taking a dark journey into what I feel was madness. The main character in "Joker" was obviously suffering from some sort of mental illness.
Was there some scene, in particular, that stood out in one of the movies you mentioned and why?
I don't want to give the movie away, so this is a bit of a "spoiler alert" here. In the "Joker" the Joker character actually kills people. I'm not sure that was something I was expecting to see. It was quite disturbing to watch.
You must have seen people killed in other movies. Why was this so disturbing?
It was the way that the Joker killed people. He killed at first maybe in self-defense, but then later he kills someone famous on a TV talk show and it was point-blank.
"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" was obviously evil, as it says it in the movie's title. Would you say that the character, Maleficent, was more or less scary than the Joker's character?
Maleficent was quite surprising. Angelina Jolie did an amazing job capturing the essence of Maleficent. That wasn't like some typical cutesy Disney movie. She was truly evil and sure to give kids nightmares. Which might be a concern as some good friends of mine are considering taking their kids to see it. I don't know if that would be such a great idea.
How about the new Terminator movie? Would that be equally as scary?
Well of course, any of the Terminator movies, especially this new one, are going to be scary. As far as my friends taking their kids to see it, probably depends on the kid. If the kid has already seen a terminator movie, they may not be so shocked by tough characters as Sarah Connor. Linda Hamilton always does a good performance.
Would you then, not recommend "Joker" for a young child to see?
Definitely would not recommend the "Joker".
So if you only could recommend one movie out of the three as the possible Oscar winner, which would it be?
I would definitely recommend the "Joker". Yes, it is truly disturbing. Yes, there are horrific murders you see. But Joaquin Phoenix's performance was hands down Academy Award Winning.
And by that rationale, not one for the little kiddies to see!