'Joker 2' disappointed the audience

Entertainment desk

On October 4, the second installment of the popular film 'Joker' by American producer Todd Phillips, 'Joker: Folly a Deux', was released. Earlier, the first installment of the series was released in 2019. At that time, the film had an incredible response worldwide.

From the beginning of the year, the interest of the audience was at the peak of 'Joker 2'. The film also had a massive publicity campaign. As a result, besides increasing the interest in the audience, the excitement also increases manifold. The movie received an 11-minute standing ovation at the last Venice Film Festival. Everyone thought that if it is released, it will get a lot of response from the audience like the previous installment. Finally, 'Joker 2' was released on October 4. But despite raising high expectations, the film disappointed the audience.

The audience was of the opinion that nothing could be shown in this sequel. What will be praise, criticism is more. An analysis on the site Rotten Tomatoes found the film to have only received a 34 percent vote from critics. And the audience's vote was 39 percent. Many people say that the use of excessive music is the main reason for the annoyance of the audience. There are also several complaints about the scripting. In fact, the audience did not get what they expected from the sequel to 'Joker'.

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However, some viewers gave a positive opinion after seeing the ending of the movie. They think, 'Joker: Folie a Deux' has a lot of depth. Some viewers may need to watch the image multiple times to understand.

Those who have liked the movie so far, feel that the ending of the movie was deliberately done like this. This will divide the audience and lead to more discussions about the movie.

But this disappointment of the audience has also affected the box office. According to Hindustan Times, Phoenix's Joker to flop with release. Despite high expectations, the film continues to struggle at the box office. Joker-2 is seeing lower revenue than the previous installment Joker.

According to a report by trade analyst Luiz Fernando, the Joaquin Phoenix-led film grossed $81.1 million after six days of release. Whereas the first episode of Joker grossed $150 million during the same period.