Delusion Side of Arthur Fleck as the Main Character in Joker Movie by Todd Philips’

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210716.177How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Joker, Psychoanalytical, Delusion and Treatment, Dynamic Character

Abstract

As A movie Character Arthur Fleck, also known as Joker, is represented as a boy with a neglectful mother and a father figure’s absence. He has characteristics as a cruel killer suffering from mental illness, with a clown-like look, spreading fear and terror in Gotham city. Using descriptive analysis, psychoanalytical, and delusion Munro theory focusing on Fleck as the main character in this movie, this paper tries to see what kind of delusion and treatment is found in the movie. Based on the analysis, it is revealed that Fleck has a dynamic character. While he is depicted as a heartless killer, his delusion side is specifically revealed in certain elements.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TI  - Delusion Side of Arthur Fleck as the Main Character in Joker Movie by Todd Philips’
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