The two scariest things to exist are a man so vulnerable that he has nothing left to lose and a man so invulnerable that there is no way to take anything from him. Someway, somehow, these two actors managed to play the “same” character while being complete opposites, yet equally terrifying. Truly magnificent.

The way Joaquins voice trembles like he’s going to burst in tears when he compares the three boys deaths to his own was impeccable. Phoenix really put his heart into Joker.

how he acts right after shooting murray to me is the best acting of the movie. The shaking and smiling stare he has after.. followed by dancing. It’s amazing

I think Joaquin's Oscar moment began when Arthur starts laughing uncontrollably, then you realize he's choking on tears and can't stop laughing. At first everyone in the audience started chuckling along, I was too. Then it got uncomfortable. Then I was wincing in pain, it was cringe but the very worst kind of cringe, a horror moment. His eyes! His body contortions! I don't know what Joaquin had to draw on to accomplish that horror each time he launched into a fit of laughing/choking.

The Joaquin Phoenix joker scene when he was on the Murray show was really incredible in theaters. I really felt like I had just witnessed a murder. That’s another level of immersion.

The most intense scene for me was when Gus the dwarf was going to open the door but the lock was too high up for him

I like the fact that the Joker himself is so complex that two actors (Ledger and Phoenix) delivered completely different roles, but they still fit the character perfectly.

When Arthur became the Joker his laughter stop being painful to him, instead he embraced it

i love how when Joaquin’s Joker approaches the camera after killing Murray, the lighting makes his suit look purple. Classic joker look

When Phoenix does that laugh/cry as he says "I know" to Murray, I knew right there the dude was getting an Oscar nom. That acting there was brilliant.

10/10 for both actors objectively, subjectively though; Phoenix’s joker just moved me emotionally far more.

They both performed their versions so damn perfectly.

Joker shooting Murray feels like one of the only times in a movie where a gun shot startled me. Not cuz it was loud or surprising that Murray got shot, but because of the build up of all elements leading to such a shocking moment

The best part about their performances was that they took 2 different approaches to the character but both approaches ARE the Joker. That's why there is no winner because they both hit the character of the Joker perfectly.

The thing that I loved so much about Joker is that I could understand everything that Arthur did, everyone he killed, he did it because they wronged him, and it didn’t feel like a movie, it was like watching someone’s life.

The reason why heath ledger's joker is more controlled is because he has already been through his journey and he is a fully realized joker. Joaquin's joker is the one going through all the ups and downs of becoming the character he is, the instability. And those are both difficult beautiful sides of a character to do

That moment with Murray in the end really stands out. Joker’s voice cracks and genuine emotion really comes through. It’s the last time Joker seems like a normal person that a lot of people would support/empathize with