What’s Happening Wednesday: “Joker” Teaser Trailer

Although “Joker” appears to be vested more in the realm of tangible reality, dissimilar to other films based on comic book heroes and villains, I had to mention this, if only because of how different this portrayal of the DC character, Joker, is from his other depictions. In the comics, we know Joker as this strange, malevolent entity who spends his time acting as a thorn in Batman’s side. However, after watching this trailer, I believe this will truly be a Joker origin story, and maybe even a bit of a redemption story. When watching the trailer, I found myself sympathizing with this rather sad character, who genuinely doesn’t seem like a bad character. He does what he’s supposed to, and within his means, but he doesn’t seem as though he’s losing his mind, until you begin to reach the end of the trailer, where he really does seem to be losing sight of reality, and in some way, bringing this film more into the realm of “science fiction” as he becomes “The Joker”.