With Joker 2, the extremely controversial sequel to the billion-dollar hit of 2019 was released a few weeks ago. Now you can stream the sequel on your home theater.
With Joker, a superhero sensation was released in 2019. The film by Hangover director Todd Phillips about the legendary Batman villain grossed over a billion dollars at the box office worldwide. At the beginning of October, the extremely controversial sequel Joker 2: Folie à Deux was released, which throws the concept of its predecessor overboard.
If you missed the sequel at the cinema, you can now stream Joker 2 on your home theater. Amazon, among others, offers the film in UHD quality for either 17.99 euros to rent or 21.99 euros to buy.
Rent or buy Joker 2 as a premium download on Amazon Prime
Controversial DC sequel: this is the plot of Joker 2
In the sequel, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) continues to serve time in Arkham Asylum after his murderous act in the previous film. Here he waits for the court hearing at which his fate is to be decided. During this time, Arthur meets fellow inmate Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga), who admires the Joker. An unpredictable love affair develops between the two.
Watch another Joker 2 trailer here:
Joker 2 is radically different from part 1 and was a flop
With a huge budget of 200 million dollars, the Joker sequel is nevertheless much smaller and more reduced. The only locations that can be seen are the interior of Arkham Asylum and a courtroom where Arthur is tried in the second half.
Joker 2: Folie à Deux seems more like a stubborn reaction to the hype surrounding the first part, after which the main character was almost heroically idolized by many fans. The sequel, which Todd Phillips has also realized with musical sequences, reduces the Batman villain to Arthur’s human side and tramples the Joker myth underfoot.
This approach did not pay off at the box office. Worldwide, Joker 2 only managed to recoup a little more than its own budget, making the superhero blockbuster a flop.
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