Genre Research Joker

Common Cams: Throughout the movie, the camera follows the main actor and his actions. The transitions are quick and the movie is generally in chronological order. Therefore, the camera shots follow each other in order. The angles and movements vary, there are many different shots used, mostly subtle shots with jump-cuts.
Common Clamps: The costumes for the movie were all muted colours. The main character wears comfortable, dirty clothes until his transformation to the joker, where he wears a bold yet muted tux with the colours teal, yellow, and red. The lighting for the movie is generally dark and gloomy, but there are some more exciting shots with brighter colours, without completely taking away from the film's generally depressing tone. The main actor for the movie, which the film focuses most of its attention on is a distressed, complex character. The actor also portrays a speech impediment the joker has, that ultimately built on to his final character. The makeup and hair isn't anything special or outstanding throughout the movie, as the main character is generally un-kept. At the end of the movie, the main character paints his face to resemble a clown. Its a grunge and uneven job that matches his personality traits. There weren't too many stand-out props in the movie. The prop that holds the most significance is the gun the character receives he later uses to murder others. The setting of the film is the character's city. It switches between the streets he walks along, to his job, his apartment and other miscellaneous settings that all hold significance to the story.
Common Sound: A lot of the movie used loud sound effects to emphasize action shots. The music used for the movie was theatrical and there were 4 songs used that were not specifically composed for the movie. The rest of the music was eerie and melancholy to build on the main character's distressed tone.
Common Editing: Most of the shots were transitioned by jump-cuts. The colouring of the shots was mainly colour coordinated, focusing on certain primary colours. The movie is very indie in its styling, it has a lot of undertones emphasized by the editing.
Elements of Genre: The movie was a thriller, highlighted by the film's distressing tone and plot. It follows Arthur Fleck, who was tormented and abused since childhood, negatively impacting him as he grows up. The character has homicidal and psychopathic tendencies, evolving him into a serial killer as he grows into his self-created character, named the joker. The character's backstory and current life explained in the film have many characteristics falling into the thriller category. There was a lot of uncertainty and tension throughout the film.
Elements I Did Not Like: As I watched the movie, I found it very boring and slow. "Joker" is apart of a superhero franchise, so I went in expecting more action that there was. I've watched more thrillers than I can count, so I was not taken aback by any plot twists or twisted scenes.
Elements I Liked: The movie was very artistic. Its colouring and style was unique and felt very indie. It was a movie that was depressing and different from popular movies in theatres, which was a breath of fresh air. The movie had many traits that I could appreciate and the storyline was different from the average comic-book movie.