With Joker, a superhero sensation appeared in 2019. The Hangover director Todd Phillips’ film about the legendary Batman villain grossed over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. At the beginning of October, Joker 2: Folie à Deux, the extremely controversial sequel, was released, which overthrows the concept of its predecessor.
If you missed the sequel in the cinema, you can Joker 2 now in the home cinema stream. The film is available in UHD quality on Amazon Prime, either to rent for 17.99 euros or to buy for 21.99 euros.
Controversial DC sequel: This is the plot of Joker 2
In the sequel, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) sits after his murderous act in the predecessor continue in Arkham Asylum a. Here he is waiting for the court hearing in which his fate will be decided. Arthur meets fellow inmate Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga), who worships the Joker. An unpredictable love affair develops between the two.
Check out another Joker 2 trailer here:
Joker 2: Folie à deux – Trailer 2 (German) HD
Joker 2 is radically different than Part 1 and was a flop
With a huge budget of $200 million, the Joker sequel still comes across as much smaller and reduced. The only settings to see are the interior of Arkham Asylum and the courtroom in which Arthur is tried in the second half.
Joker 2: Folie à Deux actually works like the stubborn reaction to the hype of the first partafter which the main character was cultized in an almost heroic way by many fans. The sequel, which Todd Phillips also realized with musical sequences, reduces the Batman villain back to Arthur’s human side and evilly tramples on the Joker myth.
At the box office this approach has not paid off. Worldwide, Joker 2 only managed to gross a little more than its own budget, making the superhero blockbuster a flop.
You can now get your own idea of the controversial film in your home theater with the premium download of Joker 2 from Amazon Prime.
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