{Spoiler: This story contains major spoilers for Joker: Folie à Deux}
Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips talks about the sequel’s shocking ending. The film, which disappointed fans and the box office during its opening weekend, ended in a shocking ending with the death of the Joker. The murder trial at the center of the film ends explosively when a bomb explodes, destroying the courtroom. Arthur Fleck chose to defend himself and confessed that the Joker was not a split personality, instead, he claimed that it was always him. He pleaded guilty to the murders for which he was on trial.
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Joker director explains the shocking ending
Phillips told Entertainment Tonight, “He realized that everything is so corrupt, it will never change, and the only way to fix it is to burn it down,” when asked about Arthur confessing all his sins in the film. asked.
The director continued, “When those guards kill that kid [hospital] She realizes that wearing makeup, wearing this thing, it’s not changing anything. In some ways, he has accepted the fact that he was always Arthur Fleck; That was never what was put on him, this idea that was put on him by the people of Gotham, who he represents. He further added, “He is an unknown icon. This thing was put on him, and he doesn’t want to live as a fake anymore – he wants to be who he is.
Phillips further explained what Arthur’s realization means for Harley Quinn, played by Lady Gaga.
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Harley Quinn and Joker’s relationship
In the sequel, she spends most of her time berating him for bringing out his Joker persona. She wanted the Joker’s personality to completely dominate Arthur’s mind. To trigger this she never called him Arthur throughout the film until their last meeting when she was about to leave him as she realized the Joker no longer existed. Phillips explained, “The sad thing is that he’s Arthur, and nobody cares about Arthur. [She’s] Realized, ‘I’m on a totally different journey, man. You can’t be what I wanted you to be.”
He also clarified theories on social media that the scene between Harley and the Joker was an afterthought. The director said this is not a figment of Arthur’s imagination but is “really, really happening,” as reported by Variety.
