
The relationship of a adult man and a young girl.
It’s dark, uncomfortable, and there are things that don’t make sense.
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
"Be good. It doesn’t mean you can’t be tough. It doesn’t mean you always have to be nice. Just be good."
Joker is a compelling, character-driven, psychological tale that has a message behind the madness.