Joker: Everything In The Movie That’s Not Real

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Love it or hate it, Joker is a film that forces the audience to question how much of what they witnessed was actually real. Though Warner Bros. and DC were in the midst of a shared universe with the DCEU, a rare beast found its way into the mainstream movie release schedule. Rated R and free from franchise restrictions, the confines of a specific comic book story, or the need to set up a sequel, which it eventually did with Joker: Folie à Deux, Todd Phillips" Joker is a harrowing cinematic journey.
Ironically, baggage is one thing Joker himself brings in abundance, which is perhaps true of Arthur Fleck more than any previous iteration of the villain. Joker is given free rein to delve deep into the psychology of the Clown Prince of Crime, taking light inspiration from The Killing Joke and The Dark Knight Returns and twisting Joker"s comic origins into something completely new. This unflinching approach yields a movie that is not just dark but creates a genuinely disturbing aura of discomfort, leading viewers to wonder what was actually real throughout.
Arthur's Relationship With Zazie Beetz's Sophie Close Whatever one"s interpretation of Joker"s ending and the film"s relationship to the overall Batman story, there"s something not quite right about Arthur"s neighbor, Sophie, and this is one of a select few overt instances where Joker admits to its deception. Arthur and Sophie first meet as they share an elevator. As Sophie"s young child starts to annoy her mother, the two adults share a telling glance, and Sophie makes a "shoot me" gesture as a joke.
This triggers an obsession in Arthur, who begins stalking the woman. Later, at the Fleck apartment, Sophie confronts her neighbor about his creepy behavior. Strangely, Beetz"s character decides she"s not too bothered about the stalking and hints at a possible future date between the two. After committing his first three murders on the subway, Arthur is emboldened to make a move on Sophie, and the two begin a whirlwind romance.
Viewers then see alternate versions of Sophie"s scenes where Arthur is interacting with thin air, clearly indicating that the entire relationship was a fabrication.
Everything seems to be going swimmingly until Arthur lets himself into Sophie"s apartment after killing his mother, and she barely recognizes him. Viewers then see alternate versions of Sophie"s scenes where Arthur is interacting with thin air, clearly indicating that the entire relationship was a fabrication. Since something must"ve triggered Arthur Fleck"s obsession with Sophie and she does at least recognize him as a person who lives nearby, it"s safe to assume that the elevator scene did actually happen.
While Arthur begins a fantasy romance after bumping into this complete stranger, Sophie seemingly thinks nothing of the interaction and goes on with her life in blissful ignorance of her dangerous neighbor. Arthur never attempted to hurt Sophie, letting her live, and she makes an appearance in Joker: Folie à Deux as a witness in Arthur Fleck"s trial.

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