This article contains multitudes ofJoker : Folie a Deux spoilers.
Joker: Folie a Deuxends with the death ofthe Joker.
So the truer statement isJoker: Folie a Deuxshouldend with the death of the Joker.
And just, by all thats holy, dont letBarry Keoghans nightmarefromThe Batmanget to screen.
This key in of thinking probably seems counter-intuitive.
Furthermore, Joker has been at the center of some of the bestBatmanstories of all time.
So why in the world would you want to throw that away?
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The answer is simple.
The Joker thrives on chaos and unpredictability.
He has no origin, no backstory.
And yet, movie adaptations of the character have become increasingly predictable, especially afterThe Dark Knight.
Furthermore, the incessant attention on the Joker ignores Batmans many other wonderful villains.
The Riddler and Ras al Ghul matched Batmans intelligence while Scarecrow showed the dark side to his fear tactics.
Before anyone scoffs at the idea of taking these characters seriously, remember how Mr.
Freeze was a big joke untilBatman: The Animated Seriesgave him a tragic backstory.
Some of these characters have been done in movies (mostly by Nolan).
Others dont obviously seem to fit.
But thats kind of the point.
But Keoghans cameo as an even more disfigured Joker hangs over the movie and its sequels like an albatross.
Not because Keoghans version is so disgusting.
Rather because its so dull, just one more example of a gross smiling weirdo.
Joker: Folie a Deuxends by suggesting that Arthur Fleck isnt the true Joker.
But the damage has already been done.
The Joker is dead.
Long live absolutely anyone else in Arkham Asylum.
Joker: Folie a Deux is now playing in theaters.
