Fans of the Joker, especially those who idolized him in 2019’s movie, aren’t happy with this and feel it does the character a disservice.
Other critics of Folie à Deux deemed its musical segments as unnecessary, stating the film would have been better sans characters breaking out into song.
Other people love it
Despite the backlash surrounding Joker 2, some people appreciate the direction this movie took. They maintain Fleck’s journey in Folie à Deux was intentional and designed to send a message to people who identified with him.
Fleck, being a mass murderer and deeply unstable individual, isn’t one that viewers should admire or aspire to be, argue certain Folie à Deux fans. Others have opined that Joker 2 brings Fleck’s journey to a realistic end, given the doomed path he chose in the original movie.
So far, Joker: Folie à Deux is on track to earning $47 million during its opening weekend.
