The “Joker” dystopia
The “Joker” dystopia
Author(s): Ag ApolloniContributor(s): Robert Wilton (Translator)
Subject(s): Contemporary Philosophy, Social Theory, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Bard Books
Keywords: hyper-reality; schismatic reality; dystopia; socialism; barbarism
Summary/Abstract: The film “Joker” by director Todd Phillips, interprets our real world by means of its fictional world. The film is problematic and problematizing: problematic, because it appears to incite violence, protest, revolution, vandalism; problematizing because it presents barbarism as the potential alternative to oligarchic states and hyper-real societies. In this article the film is interpreted from a philosophical perspective, establishing a link between the filmed scenes of Phillips and the philosophical concepts of T. S. Eliot, Orwell, Baudrillard and Kundera. “Joker” emerges as a film addressing abuse and revolt.
Journal: SYMBOL
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 45-54
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
