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The People's Joker -
This is a delightfully strange and funny piece of outsider art I'm simply glad I was able to watch due to the obvious copyright issues. Is Vera Drew a die-hard DC fan, did she make the association with Joker's smile and masking and go from there, or both? Whatever the case may be, it's an inspired way to inform that sadly, the trans experience, like the autistic one, means having to do a whole lot of pretending you are fine. On top of that, she manages to extend this metaphor to the rest of us. I'll admit with a smile on my face - a genuine one, mind you - that I still hold a candle for Saturday Night Live, but I love a good joke at its expense as much as its haters do. I had to watch Tim and Eric's hilarious parody of the SNL opening credits to confirm that this may be the best jab at the show since that one. Having gone into this unprepared, I have more questions: is Drew a fan of collage or did budgetary restrictions explain the mishmash of various animation styles, puppetry, etc.? While the answers may be "yes and yes," I'm likely just as much of a collage lover, and I also like how each character's style simply fits. I especially approve of Lorne Michaels resembling a crude AI being and that it resembles Bob Odenkirk, with whom he had a contentious relationship, no less. There's also the amusing survey of the minefield that is trying to find love as a trans person, which is just as frustrating as I had assumed - especially for the use of a literal gaslight - and I cannot think of a better throughput than the Joker and her relationship with her mother to provide the movie with a beating heart.
This is an insightful, personal and again, funny means of walking in a trans person's shoes. I wish I could rate it higher, but I have two major issues with it, the first being that it's not the easiest movie to watch. While I would rather see a movie that is rough around the edges than one that is overly refined, this one could stand to be more refined. It comes across like an unfocused, "drinking from the firehouse" barrage sometimes, which exhausted me even though I was not particularly tired at the time. Speaking of exhaustion, my other issue is a matter of preference, which I know seems unfair, but it's impossible for me to not let it affect my judgement: a low tolerance for comedy rooted in breaking the fourth wall and self-awareness. While I found a lot to laugh at, the moments relying heavily on these tropes added to my exhaustion. I still enjoyed the entire product, not to mention much more than anything I've seen in the DCEU so far.
This is a delightfully strange and funny piece of outsider art I'm simply glad I was able to watch due to the obvious copyright issues. Is Vera Drew a die-hard DC fan, did she make the association with Joker's smile and masking and go from there, or both? Whatever the case may be, it's an inspired way to inform that sadly, the trans experience, like the autistic one, means having to do a whole lot of pretending you are fine. On top of that, she manages to extend this metaphor to the rest of us. I'll admit with a smile on my face - a genuine one, mind you - that I still hold a candle for Saturday Night Live, but I love a good joke at its expense as much as its haters do. I had to watch Tim and Eric's hilarious parody of the SNL opening credits to confirm that this may be the best jab at the show since that one. Having gone into this unprepared, I have more questions: is Drew a fan of collage or did budgetary restrictions explain the mishmash of various animation styles, puppetry, etc.? While the answers may be "yes and yes," I'm likely just as much of a collage lover, and I also like how each character's style simply fits. I especially approve of Lorne Michaels resembling a crude AI being and that it resembles Bob Odenkirk, with whom he had a contentious relationship, no less. There's also the amusing survey of the minefield that is trying to find love as a trans person, which is just as frustrating as I had assumed - especially for the use of a literal gaslight - and I cannot think of a better throughput than the Joker and her relationship with her mother to provide the movie with a beating heart.
This is an insightful, personal and again, funny means of walking in a trans person's shoes. I wish I could rate it higher, but I have two major issues with it, the first being that it's not the easiest movie to watch. While I would rather see a movie that is rough around the edges than one that is overly refined, this one could stand to be more refined. It comes across like an unfocused, "drinking from the firehouse" barrage sometimes, which exhausted me even though I was not particularly tired at the time. Speaking of exhaustion, my other issue is a matter of preference, which I know seems unfair, but it's impossible for me to not let it affect my judgement: a low tolerance for comedy rooted in breaking the fourth wall and self-awareness. While I found a lot to laugh at, the moments relying heavily on these tropes added to my exhaustion. I still enjoyed the entire product, not to mention much more than anything I've seen in the DCEU so far.