The sequel to the Joker Folie a Deux has been highly anticipated by fans for a long time. Moreover, the first film released 5 years ago managed to amaze the audience who watched it and made this film crowded with Oscar nominations.
What are the interesting facts about this Joker Folie a Deux movie? Without further ado, let’s get to the bottom of it one by one right now.
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Joker: Folie a Deux Movie Facts
1. Not a Musical Movie
The joining of Lady Gaga who plays Harley Quinn in the sequel is like changing the genre of this movie as a whole. Where in the sequel. There are a total of 15 famous songs that Todd Phillips inserts from the 2 hour 18 minute movie. One of them is also sung by the 38-year-old diva.
But despite the presence of dozens of songs in it. Todd Phillips as the director is reluctant to call this second movie a genre change into a musical. He prefers to call it a movie with music.
2. What does Folie a Deux mean?
Although the atmosphere of this film becomes a little colorful because of the presence of famous and iconic songs. This does not mean that Joker Folie a Deux forgets the roots of the genre in the first film, namely Physological Thriller. Where in this sequel they inserted the term Folie a Deux as the title.
The term Folie a Deux refers to a mental disorder that is contagious between two or more people. It is said that Arthur’s mental disorder affected Harley Quinn in the movie. This can be seen when she becomes obsessed with Arthur after seeing the riot he created in Gotham. You can imagine that their complicated relationship will indeed be the main dish.
3. Timeline of the First Movie
In this second movie. Todd Phillips sets the story two years after the chaos that took place in Gotham city in the first movie. Arthur is currently detained in a psychiatric ward and meets Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel (Harley Quinn) who is obsessed with him. Well, this is where the bond between them is established, Arthur who prefers romantic songs while Lee is more interested in songs about power.
4. Is there any clarity on Arhtur Fleck & Bruce Wayne’s relationship?
In the first movie. There is a story point where Arthur Fleck is the unwanted child of Thomas Wayne. Where Thomas Wayne is the biological father of Bruce Wayne who in the first movie was still a child.
Now in Joker Folie a Deux, this story point is raised again and you will find the answer after watching this second movie.
5. Harley Quinn’s Different Looks Like Margot Robbie’s Version
A few years ago, movie fans, especially DC films, were more familiar with the coquettish and reckless figure of Harley Quinn from Margot Robbie in the two Suicide Squad films. Even this version of Margot Robbie has her own movie with the title Birds of Prey which was released in 2020 even though it received a bad reaction.
In this version of Lady Gaga, you will not find the figure of Harley Quinn as you have seen from Margot Robbie’s version a few years ago. How will Todd Phillips present this character in his second movie?
Well, guys. Those are some interesting facts about the Joker Folie a Deux movie that we can share with you. Surely after reading it, you are interested in watching the movie immediately, right?
