However, in April, the first trailer for “Joker” was released, and I was presented with a serious dilemma. “Joker.” directed by Todd Phillips, is a very strong piece of film that evokes a full range of emotions in the viewer. “Joker” does a fantastic job allowing the character of the Joker to develop over the course of the movie. This joker is wild and unpredictable, yet he still feels cold and calculated; he completely owns any room he is in. This is definitely a scary movie, but it is not scary in a horror kind of way.