A few days ago, the news caused a stir that Joker 2: Folie à deux is coming to the cinemas with a big change compared to the first part. The one led by Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga intended DC sequel as a musical conquer the big screen. That would be a huge, but also a fascinating break in style.
The reactions were divided, last but not least, the implementation as a musical is accompanied by a major change compared to the predecessor, which turned out to be a abysmal character drama burned into their heads. The DC adaptation Birds of Prey: The Emancipation of Harley Quinn proves that this is not a bad thing.
Birds of Prey shows what Joker 2 could look like as a musical
The Harley Quinn film, starring Margot Robbie, is proving to be an exciting foray into pop culture. Not only iconic motifs from the DC universe and various Batman adventures appear. At an interrogation the anti-heroine drifts into a musical sequencewhich embeds itself magnificently in the rest of the events.
The musical scene in Birds of Prey with Margot Robbie:
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It’s entirely possible that Joker 2: Folie à deux will take a similar path to to illustrate the inner world of his protagonist. Director Todd Phillips reveals completely new creative possibilities from which the sequel can only benefit. Last but not least, Joker 2 escapes a certain formulaicity.
Already in the first part there is a key scene in which Arthur Fleck dance in front of the mirror spotted in a run-down bathroom, not to mention the moves he unpacks on the so-called Joker Stairs just before the finale. The musical tendencies are by no means far from the DC villain.
The dance before the game in Joker with Joqauin Phoenix:
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Birds of Prey goes one step further and briefly turns completely into a musical. By the use of Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend one of the most legendary musicals of all time is also quoted: blondes preferred. This raises the question of which stage play Joker 2: Folie à deux could take as a model.
One possibility would definitely be the musical drama New York, New York by Martin Scorsese. Last but not least, the first Joker film already felt like a variation on two other Scorsese films set in New York: Taxi Driver and King of Comedy. the toxic relationship At the heart of New York’s story, New York is made for the Joker and Harley Quinn.
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Can you imagine Joker 2 as a musical?