Quentin Tarantino loved Joker 2 for a surprising reason

Joker 2 : one of the biggest failures of the year

Five years of commercial and critical success Joker (2019), its sequel, Joker: Folie de duodid not receive the same reception. The film received very negative feedback and its failure at the box office was colossal. With a budget of 200 million dollars, and almost the same figure in terms of worldwide revenues, losses for Warner Bros. promise to be significant. Obviously, the return of Joaquin Phoenix in the role of Arthur Fleck and the presence of Lady Gaga in the role of Harley Quinn did not save the decor of this musical.

Among the detractors of Todd Phillips’ film is Paul Schrader, screenwriter of Taxi driver and recently director of The card counter (2021) e Master Gardener (2023), who didn’t mince his words about it Joker 2. On the contrary, Quentin Tarantino he was very enthusiastic, going against the majority of opinions. The director shared his feelings during a speech on the podcast Bret Easton Ellis (go Expiration), declaring that he has “I liked the movie a lot“He made it clear that he expected to be.”impressed by the result achieved“, thinking it would be a “intellectual exercise that can leave you at a distance“, which ultimately didn’t happen that way.

For Quentin Tarantino the film insults everyone and it’s great

Quentin Tarantino continued his analysis and highlighted elements, seen by some as flaws, but considered by the director to be a success of the film. AS musical sequences.

I really got carried away. I found that the more cheesy the songs, the better they were.

Besides having found Joker 2 very funny and praise Joaquin Phoenix, “one of the best performances ever seen in (his) life“, Quentin Tarantino particularly appreciated Todd Phillips’ approach and his way of doing it acting like a Joker himself spending Warner Bros. money on purpose. and doing, essentially, a middle finger both to the public and to Hollywood, going against all expectations.

The Joker directed the film. That’s the whole concept. Even the fact that he spends the studio’s money, he spends it like the Joker would spend it. (…) He says “fuck you” to everyone. He says “fuck you” to the moviegoing public, to Hollywood, to everyone who owns stock in DC and Warner Bros. Todd Phillips is the Joker and it’s a movie about the Joker.

I’m not sure the heads of Warner Bros. share Quentin Tarantino’s opinion.

Source: Cine Serie

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