they: well I’m just concerned what the Joker movie will mean
me: wat
they: I mean it’s going to be the defining movie of the era
me: it’s a Bat-man spinoff
they: and it just recapitulates these 70s-80s narratives
me: but not even in a “let’s put this in a meta- framework” like the 90s, it’s just monkey see monkey do
they: but no, the actual Bernhard Goetz shooting, it’s like someone’s trying to force an 80s mentality
me: \u2026huh
they: where the burden of imperfect life builds up unrelieved and gets transposed to the social order
me: well that’s the narrative form, man vs. society\u2026
they: and explodes in a dirty violent catharsis of a third act
me: that’s what third acts are for!
they: themed around “clown world”
me: \u2026
they: \u2026
me: okay continue
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