![]() When she sadly mumbles out “Happy…”, a nickname for him, he bursts out saying that he has never been happy in his life. He then tells her that his laugh, which she told him was a 'condition', is the real him and that there's nothing wrong with him at all. "Happy.I Haven't Been Happy One Day Out Of My Entire F**King Life.”Īn enraged Arthur finally confronts his mother about lying to him about his parentage, in a surprisingly calm manner. The twist comes when he realises that all their previous romantic encounters had been a figment of his imagination and had never actually happened. He then breaks into his neighbour, Sophie's apartment and tells her he's had a rough day when she finds him sitting on the couch. Things get worse when he discovers she and her boyfriend were responsible for physically abusing him. After Arthur finds out his mother Penny Fleck is not his biological mother and had adopted him, his world crumbles around him. “I'm Having A Bad Day.”Īh, don't we all? Simple. Happy people are expected to be happy all the damn time, but what happens when they don't feel like smiling? Do they go around faking it or finally show their pain? 6. This line hit me so hard, because I totally got what he was saying. We see Arthur's slow transformation into the Joker right before our eyes when he says it's hard to be happy all the time. In the same chilling conversation with Carl the clerk, Arthur admits to having “f****d up” and that he did some “bad sh*t”, adding that he has been thinking real hard about it. “It's So Hard Just To Try And Be Happy All The Time.” I thought it was going to bother me, but it really hasn't.” 5. The last time, I ended up taking it out on some people. While visiting the Arkham State Hospital to get his mother's records, he speaks to a clerk who tells him about the inmates and how they are a danger to themselves, to which Arthur says, “Yeah, I hear you, brother. However, the scary part is how he seems to realise that he is okay with what he did. This is the first instance in the movie when Arthur subtly hints towards admitting that he killed people. “I Thought It Was Going To Bother Me, But It Really Hasn't.” No matter how dark a person is, sometimes the mask just cracks a little to reveal the pain. A man who has always been bereft of a father figure and grew up being abused by his family, when he discovers that Wayne is not anything like his mother told him, he loses it and blurts out these words in a last attempt to get his 'father' to hear him out. In his brief yet intense interaction with Thomas Wayne, who turns out to not be his father, we get to see a fleeting hint of broken desperation in Arthur. “I Want Just A Little Bit Of F**King Decency! What Is It With You People?” But I do, and people are starting to notice.” 3. Anyway, I said, for my whole life, I didn't know if I even really existed. “How's your job? Are you having any negative thoughts?” All I have are negative thoughts. You just ask the same questions every week. “You don't listen, do you? I don't think you ever really listened to me. He seems to be done with her attempts to interrupt him and delivers this almighty line. Arthur is sitting with his social worker telling her about this song he heard on the radio about a clown, while she is trying to tell him that his state-funded sessions have been cut. “You Don't Listen Do You…All I Have Are Negative Thoughts” And that smirk on his face, as if the 'crazy' outside is actually something he is looking forward to, is what makes this harmless-sounding line real scary. Arthur Fleck says these words while he is talking to his social worker. ![]() Pretty sure you remember this line clearly. “Is It Just Me, Or Is It Getting Crazier Out There?"
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