Joker was released on October 4th, 2019. It is an origin story of how the DC villain, Joker became the mastermind he is in other DC Universe movies. It depicts a day-to-day clown that is bullied into his madness by society as he is isolated, ignored, and hated.
Controversy surrounded this movie before it’s release and has created quite the conversation as it seems establishments and movie viewers seem to disagree over this movie. Many news sites deemed this movie dangerous and could incite violence and police forces across the United States increasing their presence at movie theatres. Furthermore, the critics at Rotten Tomatoes gave it an average score of 68% while the audience gave it a score of 90% which adds to the disconnect.
