‘Nobody Ever Thinks What It Is Like to be a Guy Like Me’: How Arthur and the Story Are Developed in Joker (2019)

Zhang, Z

‘Nobody Ever Thinks What It Is Like to be a Guy Like Me’: How Arthur and the Story Are Developed in Joker (2019)

Zhang, Z

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Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Creative Communications, 2022
Issue Date:: 2022-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Zhang, Z https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8905-3357
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-14T05:19:15Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-14T05:19:15Z
dc.date.issued	2022-05-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Creative Communications, 2022
dc.identifier.issn	0973-2586
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/158163
dc.description.abstract	The way people interact with space appertains to the idea of territory. Territory is claimed by people all the time in communication. This article will explore how the lead actor, Joaquin Phoenix, of Joker (2019) develops Arthur Fleck and the story with the support of Method Acting, territorial theories and film techniques. More specifically, the study will consider (a) how Arthur interacts with other characters and narrative space in different territories naturalistically and (b) how Method Acting, territorial theories and film techniques facilitate Arthur’s characterisation and the story development. The study of Arthur reveals that he undergoes a metamorphosis during resisting his tormentors in the story. The study of Arthur also shows that it is meaningful to introduce territorial theories to film analysis and Method Acting.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Creative Communications
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/09732586221101166
dc.rights	Zhang Z. ‘Nobody Ever Thinks What It Is Like to be a Guy Like Me’: How Arthur and the Story Are Developed in Joker (2019). Journal of Creative Communications. June 2022. Copyright ©2022 DOI: 10.1177/09732586221101166
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	2001 Communication and Media Studies
dc.title	‘Nobody Ever Thinks What It Is Like to be a Guy Like Me’: How Arthur and the Story Are Developed in Joker (2019)
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Public Communication Program
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dc.date.updated	2022-06-14T05:19:08Z
pubs.publication-status	Accepted

Abstract:

The way people interact with space appertains to the idea of territory. Territory is claimed by people all the time in communication. This article will explore how the lead actor, Joaquin Phoenix, of Joker (2019) develops Arthur Fleck and the story with the support of Method Acting, territorial theories and film techniques. More specifically, the study will consider (a) how Arthur interacts with other characters and narrative space in different territories naturalistically and (b) how Method Acting, territorial theories and film techniques facilitate Arthur’s characterisation and the story development. The study of Arthur reveals that he undergoes a metamorphosis during resisting his tormentors in the story. The study of Arthur also shows that it is meaningful to introduce territorial theories to film analysis and Method Acting.

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