Don’t know who will join Joaquin Phoenix as co-nominees for Best Actor at the Academy Awards, but good luck with that. Not only did Mr. Phoenix own the role, but he opened up a much darker portrayal for comic book villains as the way they should be: human.
“but he opened up a much darker portrayal for comic book villains as the way they should be: human.”
I agree completely.
The ruthless insanity, as conveyed by the principal, is shocking and terrifying. As are the events that nurtured the the madness.
And it is human madness, steeped in human events.
It’s not a cartoon.
It’s a classic Greek Tragedy.