Since I have returned from London I have been struck down by the dreaded lurgy - in other words a very annoying cold. I stuck close to home for a couple of days but am now starting to get out and about again. Today James and I went for a very sunny walk along the beach at Troon from where we had fine views across to Arran. I felt refreshed and glad to be outdoors.
Last night we went on a cinema trip to see Joker, a film starring Joachim Phoenix focusing on the background of the Joker from the Batman films. Oh dear oh dear oh dear! I will not give away any of the plot but I have seldom seen such a depressing and harrowing film. I must admit that I had been expecting a dark thriller, with some humour thrown in, but that is certainly not what this film is about. Instead it is a searingly tragic observation of someone with a mental illness in an uncaring society. I can’t have been the only audience member who was taken aback by its unremitting bleakness. On the other hand, Joachim Phoenix is an amazing actor who was perfect as the Joker. He reminds me a bit of Daniel Day Lewis in the way that he seems completely to become the character he portrays. Davie and Chanel have gone to see the film this evening and I can’t wait to discuss it with them.
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