The Joker Bathroom Scene

Except in this scene. In this scene, which is an important step on Arthur's journey towards becoming Joker, the score takes centre stage, albeit without much fanfare. Director Todd Phillips dove into the meaning behind the pivotal bathroom scene in "Joker" during the Variety Screening Series presented by Vudu.

Played by Joaquin Phoenix, failed stand. One of the most defining scenes in Todd Phillips ' " Joker " takes place right after Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) murders three Wall Street workers who have taunted him on a subway ride. One of the most hauntingly beautiful scenes in Joker (2019) wasn't written in the script.

That moment is when Arthur Fleck, played by Joaquin Phoenix, slips into that grimy public bathroom after the subway killings and begins moving in a slow, hypnotic dance. The whole dance sequence was completely improvised. Todd Philips' Joker, a two hour grind of unrelenting misery and ultra-violence, was arguably lucky to avoid an 18 certificate.

In fact, according to the director, an 'insane' deleted scene. The disturbing dance movements come to define the Joker's emergence, but they're not the reaction Phillips originally scripted with his co-writer Scott Silver. A new video from Screenplayed puts Phillips' commentary over the bathroom scene as it appeared in the script, revealing the written sequence was entirely tossed out during filming.

'Joker' was hardly a light and frothy comic book adaptation to begin with, but one scene could have tipped it even further over the edge. Joker director Todd Phillips and star Joaquin Phoenix improvised the now-iconic scene where Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), on the run after gunning down three Wall Street types on the subway, takes. The "Joker" script makes it clear the scene was originally conceived to show Arthur having a full on panic attack and meltdown.

Arthur was supposed to talk to his reflection in the mirror and. Joker Bathroom Scene Breakdown Joker is already being hailed as one of the best films of the year. One of the most memorable scenes is when Arthur Fleck creepily dances in the bathroom as fluorescent lights flicker around.

It's so perfectly orchestrated, it's almost hard to believe the moment was unscripted. Director Todd Phillips runs through the creation of the scene and how Hildur.