Joker = Ideology Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Systemic Failure =
A
- The film critiques a society that abandons the vulnerable and then blames them for their behaviour
2
Q
Class Division =
A
- Gotham is a city divided where the proletariat are voiceless and invisble until they revolt and break through the oppressive system
3
Q
Mental Illness =
A
- Arthur is misunderstood and ignored by the system. His uncontrollable laughter shows how mentally ill are othered and seen as burdens
- The film critiques a soceity where mental illness is treated as a personal failure
