The 2019 movie Joker follows Arthur Fleck, a struggling clown in Gotham City who faces constant rejection and abuse from society. By the end, he fully transforms into the Joker after a series of violent acts that spark citywide riots.
Arthur starts as a lonely man with a condition that makes him laugh uncontrollably during stress. He loses his job, gets beaten by kids, and discovers painful truths about his past, like his mother lying about his father being rich businessman Thomas Waynehttps://ytscribe.com/v/M3cgWR_mniE. These events push him deeper into madness.
The turning point comes on the Murray Franklin talk show. Arthur, now dressing as a clown, goes on air hoping for fame. Murray mocks him instead, just like everyone else has. In the original script, Arthur was meant to kill himself, but rage takes over. He shoots Murray dead on live TV, declaring war on the worldhttps://en.namu.wiki/w/%EC%95%84%EC%84%9C%20%ED%94%8C%EB%A0%89https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Z_QLgn50E.
This murder ignites chaos. Protesters wearing clown masks riot in the streets, turning Gotham upside down. Arthur dances on the stairs outside his apartment, embracing his new self with a twisted smile. He smears blood on his face to form the classic Joker grin amid the crowd, symbolizing his complete break from his old lifehttps://en.namu.wiki/w/%EC%95%84%EC%84%9C%20%ED%94%8C%EB%A0%89.
In the final scene, a detective questions injured Arthur in an ambulance as riots rage. Arthur laughs wildly, mocking the cop while refusing to explain himself. This shows he has accepted his madness fully. No longer the victim seeking sympathy, he owns his chaos. His laughter shifts from pain to power, marking the birth of the Joker who thrives on society’s collapsehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Z_QLgn50E.
Hints of deeper twists appear, like questions around Thomas Wayne’s role in Arthur’s life, but the core is Arthur’s choice to let go of his old identityhttps://ytscribe.com/v/M3cgWR_mniE.
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