Trump Reportedly Screened Joker at the White House and Liked It – IndieWire

At long last, President Donald Trump finally saw Joker. According to Yahoo! News, a senior White House official confirmed to the outlet that he screened Todd Phillips revisionist DC origin story for guests including family, friends, and some staff.' That same White House official confirmed that Trump indeed liked the movie.

Mr. Trump is a noted cinephile. Amid his raving tweetstorms, the president has made mention of loving Citizen Kane, Gone With the Wind, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. He has also starred on screens big and small, with an appearance in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and a throwaway cameo in the second season of Sex and the City, to name a few.

Trump has also previously been outspoken about controversial 2019 movies before, as indicated when Universal Pictures The Hunt got cancelled over the summer for its unwelcome portrayal of violence amid mass shootings in this country.

Heres what he said about Hollywood at the time: Theyre treating conservatives very unfairly. Hollywood is really terrible. You talk about racist Hollywood is racist. What theyre doing with the kind of movies theyre putting out, its actually very dangerous for our country. What Hollywood is doing is a tremendous disservice to our country. Per The Hunt, he said, The movie coming out is made in order to inflame and cause chaos. They create their own violence, and then try to blame others. They are the true racists, and are very bad for our country!

Over the weekend, Joker cinematographer Lawrence Sher took the top prize at Polands Camerimage festival, securing his spot in the awards-season derby. Despite persistent backlash dating up to and throughout its release, Joker isnt going away anytime soon. Its almost redundant at this point to rehash the numerous takedowns levied upon the movie. Its a celebration of violence! It will incite incels! Horrid acts of cruelty are committed against women and other innocent people!

No matter, because the movie, having now crossed the $1 billion box-office mark, which is unheard of for an R-rated film, is here to stay.

For his deranged portrayal of Arthur Fleck, Joaquin Phoenix is a favorite to beat for the Best Actor Academy Award. And with Donald Trumps support, this is surely no longer a movie any Academy voter can ignore.

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