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Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6
Steve, I agree with you for the most part. What I took from it was an ultimate origin story, how the character was created. For that alone, I thought the movie was great.
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We'll need to disagree on that. Phoenix did a great job portraying a guy with a severe mental illness who was abused by members of society and left unassisted by health care. I personally don't find the nuts and bolts of this character's dysfunction and sickness enjoyable or entertaining. I didn't find this character possessing any genius or personality worthy of making him a comic book super villain. Phoenix's character concentrated on portraying his mental illness. Nicholson and Ledger celebrated the outlandish behavior of a bizarre crime boss. I found enormous entertainment in what they did.