A video of Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s awkward reaction after they were asked to share their thoughts on Joker: Folie à Deux has gone viral amid the massive backlash the film is facing.
The highly anticipated Joker sequel arrived in theaters on Friday, but was immediately criticized by viewers and critics alike.
Amid the criticism, a clip of Lady Gaga and Joaquin discussing the film has taken over the internet.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain last week, the two stars were asked if the film was ‘everything they expected it to be’.
Immediately they both turned around, looked at each other and smiled.
A video of Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s awkward reaction after they were asked to share their thoughts on Joker: Folie à Deux has gone viral amid the backlash the film is facing
The highly anticipated Joker sequel arrived in theaters on Friday, but was almost immediately panned by viewers and critics
For a few seconds, the two stars sat in silence as they waited for the other to answer the question.
“Tell them how you feel, Joaquin,” Lady Gaga, 38, told her costar as she held out a fake microphone in front of him.
“It’s so hard to talk about, but I think we feel like we accomplished what we set out to do,” Joaquin, 49, said simply.
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The internet has been flooded with negative posts about the film since its premiere, with one user labeling the film as ‘boring’ and another claiming that it had ‘no plot’.
Many social media users have also criticized the film’s final scene, in which main character Arthur Fleck (played by Joaquin) was brutally stabbed to death by a fellow inmate.
This meant that the man audiences had been watching over the course of the two films wasn’t the Joker at all, but in fact the infamous villain from the Batman series was actually just the random prisoner that Arthur killed in the final moments of the film. film.
The shocking twist left many viewers dissatisfied and took to social media to share their frustration.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain last week, the two stars were asked if the film was ‘everything they expected’
Immediately they both turned around, looked at each other and smiled. For a few seconds, the two stars sat in silence as they waited for the other to answer the question
“Tell them how you feel, Joaquin,” Lady Gaga told her co-star, who added, “It’s so hard to talk about it, but I think we feel like we accomplished what we set out to do.” He can be seen in the film
The shocking ending left many viewers dissatisfied and they took to social media to share their frustration
“The ending made the movie a complete waste,” one outraged user wrote.
“The ending was pathetic,” another criticized. “WTF don’t you mean Joker?”
“The ending made no sense,” another person added.
‘That ending? It’s so bad that it not only ruins Joker 2, but also the first Joker for the audience,” read a fourth tweet.
“The Joker had so much potential but that damn ending ruined everything,” said a fifth.
The Todd Phillips-directed musical serves as a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster, simply titled Joker.
The first film grossed over $1 billion and was the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time at the time. It received 11 Oscar nominations, of which it won two.
However, the sequel was much less successful. It had a mediocre debut of $40 million at the box office in its first weekend, and has a low rating of 33 percent and 31 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
“The sequel undoes much of the goodwill of its predecessor, turning what could have been a unique character study into a bloated encore that goes out with a whimper,” reads one review.
Another critic wrote: ‘This movie is an incoherent mess and a waste of time. It’s just boring, not particularly interesting, but it looks good from a production design point of view.”