Arthur Fleck, a party clown and a failed stand-up comedian, leads an impoverished life with his ailing mother. However, when society shuns him and brands
Arthur Fleck, a party clown and a failed stand-up comedian, leads an impoverished life with his ailing mother. However, when society shuns him and brands him as a misfit due to his eccentric and unsettling behavior fueled by his mental illnesses, Arthur begins a transformation. His descent into madness becomes pronounced as he adopts the Joker persona, fully embracing a life of chaos and becoming an icon of resistance to Gotham's corrupt elite who have ignored and oppressed those beneath them. His actions incite a social upheaval in the city, leading to a violent revolution against the upper classes.