Warner Bros. Weighs in On ‘Joker’ Controversy: Film Doesn’t Endorse Violence

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Warner Bros. has weighed in on the mounting controversy surrounding “Joker,” an R-rated comic book adaptation that is being criticized for offering an in-depth portrait of a mass killer…

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Same energy as the smoothbrains that said rap music would incite violence.

'It's just a movie. - Rambo director 'This film will incite violence!' - Conservative moral crusaders from the 1980's.

RottenTomatoes delayed audience reviews on Chappelle for a 0% score, & everyone's drumming up one of the oldest myths that violence in movies = IRL violence, but yall act surprised when wbpictures doesn't want sleazy press to controversialize/scandalize their movie? Piss off.

Why is any statement needed?

Hot take: I think it's good that they clarified this. In any form of media that centres around the villain(s), people run the risk of idolising them instead of recognising the point of their characters are to be evil (especially when the fanbase is so full of edgelords). (1/2)

The trivialization of violence in hundreds of 'unpretentious' Hollywood films has eliminated our sensibilities, and today we find natural daily sniper attacks. The violence of Joker is real, to take back our humanity, sensitivity, empathy! The world is inverted!

Why am I seeing visions of wild animals eating their own offspring?

My 2cents -- buy dvd's of whatever movies were made in the past, that you enjoyed no matter the violence level and that the SJW's of the world didn't have a megaphone to bitch about. Who needs another remake anyway.

When a group of people can no longer distinguish the difference between fiction and reality 🤦‍♂️

Still gonna go see it, but if Warner Bros edits out the good stuff or edits in a bunch o P.C. shyte it'll be my last. 🤷‍♂️

Why is anyone paying attention to what these psychotic wimps are saying about literal comic-book villains?

Hollywood Leftist culture promotes violence. wbpictures

I'm old enough to remember when ppl were smart enough to know that a horror movie didn't equal an endorsement of violence. But now we live in society of non-thinking, thumb-sucking dumbasses in safe spaces, so disclaimers have to be issued...You have got to be kidding me.

There’s no real controversy, it’s the small group of retards that cry about everything

WB made Bonnie and Clyde just over fifty years ago and never said as much about it. Just sayin'

much like raisins, political correctness, virtue signaling, & pandering to the sjw mob ruins everything

No shit, Sherlocks. == My use of 'Sherlock' is a reference to a really, really smart fictional detective, but used in irony. Irony *sigh* means I'm not using it to call you smart, but stupid.

If warning labels are needed on movies then it's time to shut down the entertainment industry.

We still haven’t reached peak stupid.

But I thought movies and video games didn't influence behavior. If they don't, there is no need for Warner Bros. to issue this disclaimer to defend their movie.

We live in incredibly stupid times. People have become offended by everything.

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Ugh the fuckin woke man see guys this why when should let the opioid crisis just do its thing

Really says a lot about society...

ROFL THIS MOVIE I SWEAR TO FUCK

tehsmarty How stupid have people become where this statement is even necessary?

Yeah, no shit

i thought it was obvious that a movie about the origins of a SUPERVILLAIN wasn't trying to glorify his actions and instead show why someone might do the things he did. just because hes the main character doesnt mean hes supposed to be the good guy

Repeat 100 times: it´s just a film. It´s a fictional character. No need to release a statement at all🤦‍♂️

End my life

No movie should be rated past PG or else it could cause people to become violent

There's no Joker controversy at all. 99.999% of the population isn't gonna see it, and it's going to make less than $25,000 at the box office.

Everyone get your suits and makeup, we're going human hunting!

We truly do live in a society

This is some kind of off-season April Fool's, right?

Why... THE FUCK would you need to tell people this...

All the idiots who think it incites violence are actually disabled. It's a fucking movie focused on the most popular villain in comic history. That villain also happens to be a mentally unstable clown who has no motive beyond doing what he wants.

Is he in Whiter face?

No one should make a statement for a fucking movie. These people are destroying creativity

OH my god, a movie is a movie, which bottom feeder thinks movie promote violence? fuck off and get off my planet.

They had to make it clear it's a fictional character for the low iq journalists

They’re just mad heath ledger isn’t playing joker

MSM: everything is problematic, and here's why.

In what kind of world we live that a movie about a clown have to assure that it isn't an endorsement for violence.

SJWs right now:

I bet if some Congress republican said he joker movie caused mass shooters, the brianlets that support that argument now would immediately flip

Filthy, trashy SJW's trying to kill a movie they don't like

jeeezus christ....maybe the only movies that can be made will be happy musicals. do we really need psa’s before films?

gunsploitation film

You can't expect a franchise to cease because America can't get it's gun rules in order.

Hope this shit bangs

F*k SJW woke bull💩

great performance though and that's just from the trailer..joker

And no more productions of “Hamlet,” as it promotes incest. And “Star Wars” promotes planetary genocide. I feel for these people. I really do. But what killed the poor souls in Aurora was a gun, not a movie. That film played all over the world, and the only mass shooting was here

I don’t care what anyone says, there is someone powerful out there w/ an agenda against wbpictures & DCComics nobody can tell me anything different 🤷🏿‍♂️

Did I read that right a 6 year was at a midnight screening?

This may be the most cringe kissing off ass to the outrage public yet. This is so ridiculous!

Twitter mob unite!

No shit

This is a picture of what Donald Trump will look like in 2025 before he appears on Fox and Friends.

No one believes that. The hypocrisy is palatable.

The clowns are meant to be in the movie, not in the newspapers. Who let Jack Thompson out? Plenty of movies depict violence and aren't badgered like this.

Yup we've officially reached peak stupid.

Why wouldn’t they?

This shouldn't ever have to be said

Only in clown world would warnerbros be responding to ridiculous crap like this, but not say anything about when they might ReleaseTheSnyderCut of JusticeLeague after being asked for almost TWO FREAKIN YEARS!

All countries have psychopaths (and all countries consume Hollywood products) but it seems that only in the USA they have hate crimes and mass shootings.

JoaquinPhoenix ToddPhillips scottsilver - Aurora letter gives you the chance to take all proceeds (profits) and pay it forward for artistic awareness. Do the right thing.

It's retarded that this needs to be said at all. Anyone who thinks fiction is dangerous needs to grow the hell up.

These people so fuckin whack

It’s a movie. About a violent villain. Gosh the world is so soft now. They can’t fucking take a movie with violence. Imagine if Tarantino had released Pulp Fiction in this year. Snowflakes would have torn that movie apart.

It’s a movie.....

FFS

🤡 Joker

We really do live in a society

Sucks they even have to make a statement. You’re probably not supposed to be forgiving of his actions anyway...

The Joker Obsession! iTunes: Spotify: Podbean: podcasting podcasts PodcastRecommendations Podgenie PodernFamily PodEcho Joker JokerMovie DowntonAbbey mindhunterseason2

I will never believe that whole argument that violence in movies, games etc. causes people to commit violence! That’s stupid!

F¿£k you SJW 🐓🍭

What’s madness is that Jaquine Phoenix hadn’t even considered the impact of his character on impressionable weirdos until the reporter asked him directly. This is how all actors use violence and guns in movies & then preach against them in life. Do as I say, not as I do.

Oh brother....

Liberals ruin everything. This is the people of the left. They are grown ups who never grew up. The 'men' are weak and the woman are in charge. That is why the world is burning not because of a movie about a fucking villain.

They just want the money, right wbpictures ? Cowards.

I think the statement is a testament to the level of influence and power that bloggers, press companies (such as yourself) and Rotten Tomatoes have over them.

Sigh....this over sensitive crap gotta go...

This is the first movie ever with gun violence!

It’s a fuckin movie.

Boycott WB

1. This is very obvious 2. The Joker is not new, he's a well known villain who has been around for 80 years 3. Why do people act as though this is the first movie to ever star a villain? 4. Violent media does not cause real life violent behavior 5. It's sad they had to say this

Next time don’t do a film that glorifies violence, perverts

We sent WB some letters about ReleaseTheSnyderCut Let's see if they respond..

Art & Politics do not mix....keep the two separate....Art + Politics = Propaganda

We live in a world so crazy that everything is taken as bad intention. Let us enjoy this Marvelous Masterpiece Joker JokerMovie Guason ToddPhillips JoaquinPhoenix

White ppl whenever this happens instead of calling these ppl terrorist or murderers you wanna call them 'loaners'.

HarleyMovieNews Duh... people are so sensitive and the other half have to be stupid to believe this is an endorsement of violence. It's just a movie based on a comic book character. It's not reality based. Wtf!!!

In this get woke go broke atmosphere where everyone is looking for the new reason to be triggered and to complain, we now have to have Viewer Warnings for every fantasy movie, book, or any other medium. We are doomed.

Apparently, some in the audience thought viewers would think that WB is advocating for violence. They feared people have no critical thinking skills. They aren't wrong.

Wasn’t marcbernardin juuuust talking about this on FatmanBeyond?

Sad that WBPictures has to say this. Obviously they’re not trying to promote violence and evil with Joker, like any other action or villainous movie. Before the mass shootings, violent movies with evil people always existed so they’re not the problem. It’s society. JokerMovie

wbpictures not necessary, we all know it's just a movie! JokerMovie

Ppl look for any reason to freak out about something in 2019. 🗣NO MATTER THE ADAPTATION JOKER 🃏 IS A COMIC BOOK CHARACTER!!!

It’s a fictional character portrayed by a great actor utilising his skills and shot by a very creative Director

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If it's not something you wish to see then perhaps don't see it. However, there's plenty of shows, movies showing guns and violence. These don't make a person go out and kill innocent ppl. It's the ppl whose choice to kill that do that. Supremacist ideals but they hate to say it.

Meanwhile, the rest of the World can view the film for its entertainment value. Can the people that require “safe spaces” in the US go to a remote island somewhere?

All this media attention will be a self prophecy.

While you’re at it tell your “leading man” to answer the goddamn questions

The fact a studio has to even say this shows what a sad sad world we live in

if some people on the web had the same energy solving real world problems like they want to attack art for showing the real world with all its struggles(not hiding them behind cotton candy films) then the world would be a better place in this world its all a big joke JokerMovie

Disney: “Make no mistake: neither the fictional organization the First Order, nor the films, are an endorsement of real-world galactic dictatorships of any kind.” See. It’s fucking stupid. Stop it.

Genteastt Sensitive America strikes again. 🙄

The fact that this actually has to be said out loud says a lot of where we are in the world today

It's a shame Warner Bros even had to issue this statement to 'adults' in fear of a fictional character. Batman isn't even in this film, or in the mind of this character!

That was pretty obvious. Can’t believe WB even had to make this statement for people who couldn’t just watch the movie and decide for themselves what it’s message was before starting with their faux outrage

So stupid that they needed to come out and say this because the media are the new Jack Thompson. It's video games cause violence tier discourse.

I smell this Zionist bastard👉wbpictures will abuse threatening DCComics movie universe again & again😁😅 but of course DCComics still acted like idiot boy who just keep silent because he just needs to sit nicely & get the allowance from wbpictures this😉

Seriously. Have there ever been any violent Hollywood films?

It’s a movie about Batman’s greatest villain.

fxhxxm Warner Bros will respond to any and everything except fans asking for the movie they shot 3 years ago. ReleaseTheSnyderCut

I smell this Zionist bastard👉wbpictures will abuse threatening DCComics movie universe again & again😁😅

Because they say it? Or because everyone likes to be a fanatic sick?

How the fuck is this even a headline. It’s gonna be a sick film, go watch it n I’m sure you won’t kill someone after. Never went through their heads that maybe people are actually gonna leave happier after watching a classic

Who are the idiots that needed this spelled out, and how did they see Joker without adult supervision?

killed just wanna euthanasia for god sack , mercy death pleace nothing more

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