"Joker isn't insane. He is nihilistic," the actor says of his character. "He doesn't dissociate into different parts of himself and he's the same all the time." The film also features a version of Joy that has fully adopted this nihilism when you meet her. She can see truth in people who are bound to what their parts tell them cannot.
Welcome to Season Six of Popcorn Psychology!! We are kicking off this season with the 2023 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All At Once! We deep dive into the subject of intergenerational trauma between the main character Evelyn with both her father and her daughter. We also explore the movie’s themes on nihilism and existentialism. Come listen and don’t get sucked into the bagel!!
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