From the first scene, from the first moment I saw Joaquin's face contorting into Arthur Fleck's, I was struck by the odd sensation that this was going to be an intense experience. A movie to be remembered. But not even my imagination (or the fear of being disappointed) could've foreseen what was to come.
In between the grand gestures of theatricality and the subtle use of color and light in favor of the narrative and character building, my brain was…