Media theories in a piece of media.

 I recently rewatched the Joker film and I really enjoyed it. When watching I kept track of what media theory could be present in this film and the one that I came to the conclusion of being in the film is the representation theory. This theory is definitely the most prevalent as the film Joker discusses Arthur Flecks descent into madness as he is mentally ill and nobody does anything to help him. This piece of media shapes the audiences knowledge and understanding of what it might be like to have a mental disorder and continuously be pushed around by anyone around you. I think the movie Joker does a fantastic job at truly helping the understanding of what someone with a heavy mental illness will go through day to day as we see Arthur be almost banished into being alone because of how he is.

These photos show the sadness and obviously abnormal behavior of Arthur. Yet as we see this world through his eyes although he in the end is a villain we see why society led him to be that way and it was because of how ill represented people like him are in the world.