However – and very, very sadly – the fact that the musician and criminal may profit from its use makes it a terrible shame, and in this sense, it would have been far better not to use the track at all and compromise with something else. In terms of artistic decision, the song use makes a lot of sense when considered under this lens. Do we *really* need to keep including convicted pedophile Gary Glitter’s overplayed song in our entertainment? Does it really need to still exist? ♂️ I’m not saying #Joker should be ‘cancelled’ (that’s ridiculous) but there’s so many great musical artists who are great people. SOAP SADNESS: Is Bex Fowler leaving Eastenders? In contrast to the happy imagery, we should feel saddened and destroyed that he has sunk so low, and the song helps communicate this. If it were just a triumphant pop song it may have had the undesired effect of lending the character a sense of power, but when the song conjures up these vile connotations in association with the artist, the results are more sickening than condoning. On the surface, we should feel overjoyed that a man we’ve seen beaten his whole life is finally comfortable, but Joker isn’t about surface, it wants us to dig deeper this scene demands no different from us. We are witnessing the making of a monster, and in this sense, the song fits brilliantly. The song carries new connotations in light of the performer’s crimes. Todd and Joaquin clearly don’t want us to feel empowered or thrilled – they still want us to feel unsettled and uncomfortable at this moment. However, the desired effect isn’t to make us cheer along with Arthur, but to make us view his transition into villainy and murder as despicable rather than freeing. It depicts Arthur at his most empowered up until that point, and the song had to reflect that. We imagine that when they sat down they had a deep well of songs to choose from for the scene. The fact that he may earn royalties from its use is disturbing, to say the least, but let’s cast that detail aside for just a moment and reflect on why they chose the song in the first place. untitled hern account OctoWhy was it used?Īs you’d expect, those who recognised the song were instantly appalled with the decision. As you’ll likely be aware, the once-popular musician is a convicted paedophile and currently in prison, but The Independent notes that he could make money in royalties from the film’s use of the track.īACK IN TIME!Where was Catherine the Great filmed?Ī minor thing about Joker that’s been overshadowed by, you know, everything else: a pivotal scene is prominently scored by Gary Glitter’s Rock and Roll Part 2. On the surface, it may appear to be one of the least problematic sequences in the film, but the song choice is what makes it so polarising.Īs he makes his way down the stairs, the song ‘Rock & Roll Part 2’ by Gary Glitter anchors the visuals. Yet, it’s a scene in which the character transitions into Joker and triumphantly dances down some steps which has attracted the most controversy. Most of them stem from violence or Joaquin’s central character of Arthur Fleck exhibiting signs of pain, anguish and torture through laughs which substitute cries.
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