Another thing about Joker 2 that both journalists and moviegoers have pointed out: the idea that the film – particularly its shocking ending and implications of who the real Joker is – is a direct rebuke of the fans who embraced the first film and made it a $1 billion hit.

If you couldn’t hear the sounds of maniacal laughter in the distance as the Clown Prince of Crime suggests that maybe society is the crazy one, a new Joker movie is dancing down the staircase this Friday.