Joker director accuses "the far left" of worries about violence

Todd Phillips proudly joined the ranks of personalities who would have been better off saying nothing because the Joker The director has thrown himself into the debate about the violence of the film and whether it could inspire real people to adopt such violent behavior with a boring attitude. This comes as the FBI and the US military have expressed concern over the "incel" violence during Joker screenings, when apparently there were no threats or suspects, as well as some the family of victims of the year 2012. The black knight gets up shot in Colorado wondering if Joker could inspire a copycat shooter. However, according to Phillips, the real problem is neither guns, nor violence, nor incentives, it is "the far left".

Talk with L & # 39; envelopePhillips argued that "outrage" has become "a commodity", adding, "What I mostly remember in this speech in this film is the ease with which the far left can look like it's not. extreme right when it suits their agenda. " It's stupid because it blames people who worry about violence to worry about the violence, but its commentary also continues to be strangely disrespectful of its own film, claiming that "it's all about it." he did not want to "press buttons" and was just trying to "sneak a real movie studio system in the guise of a cartoon movie." "Basically, he says that he did not want say anything with Jokerhe just wanted to deceive Warner Bros. by allowing him to make a violent film by putting a famous clown on it.

Phillips did not stop there. Speaking with the associated press about JokerViolence (via IndieWire), he wondered why everyone gave so much importance to his film when no one else had any problem with other violent films, especially when it was also about whites doing violence. About "the toxic white man", he says that people laugh, howl and scream when John Wick kills 300 people, but not Joker. "Why does this film meet different standards?" He asks. "Honestly, it does not make sense to me."

So, let's explain: John Wick is on a guy with a specific purpose of killing specific people who have wronged him. It's violent, certainly, but the purpose of his violence is to define the character of Keanu Reeves and what he is capable of. The thing that worries people Joker-When the concerns have merit or not – is that his violence is based on a guy who takes himself to a society that, in his opinion, has caused him harm. John Wick, overthrowing an organization of murderers is not something that happens in real life, but throwing it violently because of perceived affronts is something that Is happen.

Phillips may be frustrated by the fact that people preemptively blame his movie for a hypothetical situation that would not even be his movie's fault (the violent media do not make you violent!), But the remarks that he done here seem to be of voluntary ignorance of reality. of the world we live in today. In addition, everyone should know that we must not pretend that the left and the right are both so bad in 2019. C'mon, mec. Watch the news sometime.