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Legendary Writer-Director Paul Schrader Calls “Joker: Folie à Deux” a “Really Bad Musical”
Hey Nerdfighters, grab your popcorn (maybe not for “Joker: Folie à Deux” though) because we’ve got some spicy film critic drama! Paul Schrader, the writer behind the iconic “Taxi Driver”, didn’t hold back on his thoughts about the latest Joker installment. Turns out, he found it so bad that he walked out not once, but twice, during his viewing.
Schrader, in a recent interview, didn’t mince words, calling “Joker: Folie à Deux” a “really bad musical”. And it wasn’t just a quick judgment; he claims to have watched about 20-30 minutes of the film before deciding he had enough. That’s a pretty harsh assessment from someone whose own films have explored the dark side of humanity.
His main gripe? He just doesn’t like the characters or the actors. To quote Schrader directly, he said, “I don’t like either of those people. I don’t like them as actors. I don’t like them as characters. I don’t like the whole thing.” Ouch! He even went so far as to say that they’re the kind of people you’d avoid if they showed up at your door.
This isn’t entirely surprising from Schrader, who’s been known to be pretty critical of mainstream Hollywood, especially on his Facebook page. He’s expressed his opinions on everything from “Dune III” potentially being made by AI to admitting he writes reviews while on Ambien. The dude’s a character himself.
But his critique of “Joker: Folie à Deux” does raise some eyebrows. After all, the film has been a box-office success, and even received praise from other industry giants like Francis Ford Coppola. So, is Schrader’s opinion an outlier, or is he tapping into a sentiment that others might be feeling but haven’t voiced? It’s something to ponder as we consider the future of comic book-inspired movies and the ongoing debate about what makes a film “good” or “bad”.
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