“Joker: Folie à Deux” being a musical is noteworthy largely as a result of the primary film was decidedly not one. It is an enormous leap to shift a comic book guide property to an entire new style whereas doing justice to characters as widespread as Joker and Harley Quinn. Nevertheless, followers are taking the information in stride, with many excited that the sequel is taking such a giant threat.
A thread emerged on Reddit discussing the musical features of “Joker 2,” together with the assumption that all the musical numbers might merely be delusions. It was already established within the first “Joker” that Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is not totally grounded in actuality, and Redditor u/ChazzLamborghini suggests Girl Gaga’s Harley Quinn might expertise related delusions. “That is what I am pondering. Harley is the place the musical numbers will come from.” It could be in step with “Joker: Folie à Deux” making a gift of the plot within the title, with “Folie à Deux” referring to a shared insanity. One or each will seemingly be envisioning these musical numbers, solidifying how they turn into linked within the first place.
No matter how the musical numbers are included into the plot, many individuals, like u/TreyWriter, are simply glad to see a comic book guide film do one thing totally different. “Truthfully, a giant swing like that is the one purpose I am going to watch the sequel,” the Redditor mentioned. “Give me one thing apart from ‘one other Joker film, I suppose.” With superhero fatigue seemingly setting in for a lot of audiences, a musical could also be simply the factor to get folks to perk up and take discover. Some will undoubtedly hate the addition of songs in a sequel to a gritty psychological thriller, however doing one thing this off-the-wall is, at its core, someway becoming a personality just like the Joker.