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2019's Joker was a dark, gripping descent into madness, but its success stirred controversy among liberal critics who cried about the film's hat-tip to 'incel culture' and 'toxic masculinity.' They couldn't handle that a film might resonate with people tired of being told how to feel or what to think.
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The sequel took a wild swing into musical madness, with Phoenix and Gaga dancing through chaos, clearly aiming to both cater to liberal sensibilities and sidestep the 'incel' backlash. Hollywood's message? "Let's make it so outlandish that we can't offend anyone!" But in doing so, they've not only missed the original's gritty charm but also turned it into a pandering spectacle.
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Joker: Folie à Deux bombed miserably, pulling in just $200 million worldwide, a stark contrast to its predecessor's billion-dollar haul. The plot? According to Dillon, there wasn't one. Just a series of nonsensical scenes that left even the cast bewildered.
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Instead of catering to a chronically online leftist culture, Hollywood should stop trying to appease critics and start focusing on storytelling. The attempt to counteract the narrative around the first film by making something intentionally bad is just Hollywood's latest folly. But as Tim Dillon and many others have noted, this sequel isn't even worthy of hate-watching. It's a reminder that movies should entertain, not preach or pander to expectations.
