WB released an statement for the Joker controversy

[trasheddiamonds]

Warner Bros has released a statement on the controversy regarding ‘JOKER’:

“Neither the fictional character, nor the film, is an endorsement of real-world violence of any kind. It is not the intention of the film, filmmakers or the studio to hold this character up as a hero.” pic.twitter.com/LBEYZvv3jI
- DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 24

Comments

[yuzuruhanyu]

isn't the families of the victims of the Aurora shooting's main complaint is that WB puts money into the NRA? if that's the case they should make that a priority if they're so concerned with better gun control laws.

[trasheddiamonds]

True and most producers of WB films are MAGA old men... So this is just damage control, I doubt they care about any of this.

[sandstorm]

Who is the fuck that produced Lego Batman and a shitton of WB films in 2017....

[tifag]

Steven Mnuchin.

[sandstorm]

The issue is gun control, white men with a self of importance based upon getting everything they want, and mental health support.

But since the government values money over citizens and society is unwilling to think about how certain people are conditioned, talking to a movie studio is the only way people can protest. It's not their fault, but a reflection on how pathetic our society is.

[polynucleotide]

thats its come to this is so embarrassing omg

[babarsuhail]

what controversy.

[waffletaco]

and why this movie tho?

[deborahkla]

apparently there's a cult surrounding the joker that has expressed an interest in committing violent acts.

[megalixer]

no one thinks it's an intentional endorsement - we just know that incel types have 0 critical thinking skills

[veritas_44]

This.

Not to mention that it's always the same fucking story told when it comes to Joker. He's just misunderstood. Poor him. Other people forced his hand. He had no choice but to be a mass murderer. Blah blah fucking boring ass garbage blah blah there are better Batman villians blah blah.

[megalixer]

honestly this is why I'll probably always like the TDK iteration of the character the most. they got that this character isn't enhanced by a ~complex~ background

[pseudonygma]

well... they did have him say that his father cut his face up when he was a kid so... *shrugs*