The Devil’s Protégé
Last but definitely not least, we revisit the set of the 2019 Joker. Joaquin Phoenix won an Oscar Award for his performance in Joker, which was sincerely well-deserved. His grievous interpretation and raw performance are a direct reflection of his intensive research on schizophrenics.
In the original script after Arther Fleck takes his first life, the script suggests that Phoenix grimly talk to himself in the mirror and unmercifully question his barbarousness. Phoenix decided to whip up an unsettling tap dance instead. Leaving fans dying for more of his vicious antics, the director decided to leave the infamous dance number in to solidify Fleck’s deranged and villainous reputation while impersonating a clown.