Joker

I know I probably just set myself up for the biggest disappointment, but I just had to do a rewatch of this film before seeing the sequel tomorrow. I'm pretty sure I haven't watched this since it came out, and I wanted a bit of a refresher of where Arthur "is" at the start of the second film. It is still so hard to watch Arthur's very cringey dialogue and ways of doing things lol. Also, I feel like (while it is more extreme with Arthur) the way he envisions things happening is how we all do. A perfect example being his Murray Franklin Daydream; who HASN'T imagined saying something that gets you called out by your favorite celeb to put you on camera and celebrate you? I feel life that's a common "delusion" lol. The real thing I'm curious to know if there's a definite answer on (whether that's from the director himself or just fan circles) involves Arthur and his relation(?) with the Waynes. I mean, I do know we're presented with the facts of Arthur's mom being delusional, her adoption papers for Arthur, and her abuse of Arthur (not to mention Arthur and Thomas look too close in age to be father/son...), but could it not be possible that any of what Arthur's mom said was true? Like, Thomas certainly comes off as a Republican/Trump-ish type, so couldn't it be possible that he didn't want news of his affair getting out, so he had it all covered up with adoption papers and forcing Patty into a psych ward? At least, in this universe...