"Joker,” starring Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, and Zazie Beetz, is a gritty re-imagining of the origin story of Batman’s most famous foe. The movie contains tons of references to Batman mythology as well as callbacks to the many classic movies from the 1970s and 1980s that inspired it.
SPOILERS AHEAD: “Joker,” starring Joaquin Phoenix, tells the origin story of the infamous Batman villain. It concludes with a surprising twist. We break down what the ending means, and the many hints to it throughout the movie.