I’m told by some that Joker is about an anti-hero.
Nope. It’s about a psycho, from what I’ve heard.
Batman and Dirty Harry are anti-heroes.
Joker is a psychopathic murderer who commits crimes.
It’s a ripoff of Taxi Driver from what I hear. So what’s to love?
Good question. Phoenix was really remarkable, but it’s a movie I’d never want to watch twice because it was disturbing. Closest thing I can compare it to is reading something like Crime and Punishment.