A confused person. A term that I hear regularly in the news when someone has been violent somewhere. It is an easy-to-process label for a reader/viewer, because you don’t have to think about it. Someone who is confused can do crazy things, so that the act that has been performed has a “simple” explanation, no matter how big the consequences. It does not further incite you to think about how such a person finally got that far. Has he/she had many setbacks in his/her life, too little attention or simply not the right help from family, friends and agencies to ensure that this person was not confused? With knowing that information, you don’t have to understand the action itself or feel sorry for the perpetrator, but it may help you better understand the person and see if changes are needed in certain procedures to ensure that others don’t follow the same path. With Joker, director Todd Philips tries to paint a portrait of a man who will ultimately become Batman’s archenemy. Continue reading →