Before the film won a pair of Oscar statuettes, it created lively debates around mental illness upon its release last year.And now Todd Phillips's DC origins film Joker, starring Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix, is again the subject of debate, thanks to some loaded comments from Seven auteur David Fincher.Fincher, 58, spoke with The Telegraph, in which he likened the film to a 'trap' and 'a betrayal of the mentally ill.' Controversy:Joker, starring Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix, is again the subject of debate, thanks to some loaded comments from Seven auteur David FincherIn the interview, Fincher said Joker directly drew on classic characters from Martin Scorsese's oeuvre and 'conflated' them:'I don’t think anyone would have.
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