My Takeaway From the Joker Movie
My two friends hated it and were shocked when hearing how much I loved it…
With my Swedish friends, we went to the cinema to watch the “Joker” movie. It was my suggestion. I was their guest; thus, they accepted without much conviction. They told me about it when it was too late.
I was in awe of the quality of everything the whole movie duration. I did not even pay attention to my friends’ discomfort. When we were outside, their facial expressions were saying how confused they were.
I asked them explicitly whether they liked it. They hesitated a little before adding, “It is not what we can call our favorite kind of movie!”. When they returned the question, I said, “Oh gosh, I loved it and will see it again for sure!”
It was funny to witness the shock on their face!
*** SPOILER ALERT
In my humble opinion, the scriptwriter is a genius. He needs to be knowledgeable to some extent when it comes to mental health versus brain injury by-product.
Interestingly, there is a subtle difference between “psychopaths” and the criminals who suffer from a brain injury because of physical abuse aggravated by a psychological one. In our sample, the domestic violence was inflicted by the main character’s mother — a tormented soul.
Before becoming the joker, the hero of the movie proved in different contexts that he was anything but heartless and devoid of empathy — one of the hallmark attributes of psychopaths, along with their conscious manipulation, exploitation, and being intentional in causing harm:
- On the train with a little boy,
- How he was taking care of his sick mother and perpetrator,
- When talking to the guy he was thinking was his father in the bathroom,
- His passion and sparkling eyes when something is resonating with his core part,
- How he let his friend leave his house because this one has always been good to him, and the list goes on.
He proved he could be aware of his condition and free cruelty in the world. He needed to be “seen” and to feel he was worthy of belonging and being loved.
If anyone had provided him with some real attention and treated his brain damage, he could probably have been saved. As far as I am concerned, this realization gives me hope.
The verbal and psychological abuse might be the turning point to becoming the joker since many studies stipulate it could trigger changes in the brain as well.
Takeaway
I believe global awareness must be elevated so that we don’t start calling everybody a “psychopath” — frequently described as “cold-hearted” and calculating.
Some of the most dangerous criminals on the planet could have been helped and given a second chance to become decent people and give back to the world instead of creating uncontrolled chaos if their brain injuries were healed.
I keep faith in the possibility of preventing — maybe even reversing the damage whenever checking the physical state of the bain becomes an automation.
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Appreciation
As usual, thank you so much, dear readers, for deciding to stop by and invest some of your precious time reading this piece!
Moreover, my gratitude goes to Dr Mehmet Yildiz and his brilliant team of editors for their tremendous efforts and for giving my words a platform!
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