[Joker] Joaquin Phoenix's watch ~Actor's Watch #94~

"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
For the 94th installment, we will be introducing Joaquin Phoenix's watch .

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In Joker (2019), a kind-hearted clown named Arthur commits a crime in an absurd society, eventually losing his mental balance and becoming a terrifying terrorist trapped in delusions . Joaquin Phoenix's intense performance in this film, which was a huge hit not only in his home country but also in Japan, earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Many people have probably paid attention to his performance.

When he was young, he was often recognized as the younger brother of River Phoenix , the handsome actor who died suddenly at the age of 23, but now, approaching his 50s, he is known as a great Hollywood actor with many masterpieces. Joaquin Phoenix is ​​particularly good at playing ambivalent roles that combine sensitivity and ferocity, as exemplified by "Joker."

This time, we will be focusing on the watch he wore in the film.

traitor

THE YARDS (2000)

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Leo ( Mark Wahlberg ), who was in prison for protecting his friend, decides to get a serious job to please his mother who raised him alone. After being released, Leo joins a major company run by his uncle. Willie ( Joaquin Phoenix ), Leo's bad friend, works there and is active as the company's rising star.

One day, Leo is taken by Willie to a bid for subway construction, where he witnesses the scene of collusion, where corruption between companies and politicians is swirling. The job they are given is to carry out behind-the-scenes maneuvers to ensure the successful bid for the public works project. One day, Leo and Willie sneak into a rival company's garage and try to tamper with the trains in order to prevent a rival company from winning the bid. However, an incident occurs there that will completely upset their lives...

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" The Traitor " (2000) is a social drama based on a real corruption case. It depicts the decision of a young man who is involved in the backroom deals and sabotage of a public project. Joaquin Phoenix plays the role of Willie, the protagonist's bad friend and promising colleague. In the film, he wears a watch with a jubilee bracelet that is thought to be a Rolex Datejust (Ref. unknown/reference image) .

There is no close-up of the watch, so the model is unknown, but it is said to be a gold and stainless steel combination model. Willie takes on dirty jobs as a right-hand man to the company's CEO, and his good fortune earns him the affection of Erica, Leo's cousin played by Charlize Theron . The contrast between his executive aura of a high-quality suit and Rolex and the dirty work he takes on gives us a sense of the twisted personality that is so characteristic of the "unique" Joaquin Phoenix.

Buffalo Soldiers/How to Start a War

BUFFALO SOLDIERS (2001)

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The end of the Cold War is fast approaching, and the atmosphere is lacking in tension at the Stuttgart US military base in West Germany. Elwood ( Joaquin Phoenix ), a member of the supply unit, takes advantage of the incompetence of his superior, Colonel Berman ( Ed Harris ), to stave off boredom by making money through illegal smuggling of supplies and drugs.

However, one day, the situation changes when Sergeant Lee ( Scott Glenn ), a strict superior officer who advocates the purification of the military, is transferred to the company. Elwood, who finds it difficult to do his job, asks the sergeant's daughter out on a date to see how she responds. In Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the curtain is about to rise on a battle between the no-rules supply corpsman and the strict sergeant.

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In the late 1980s in Germany, tensions between the US and the Soviet Union continued to ease, and both sides were growing complacent about peace. Joaquin Phoenix plays Elwood, a smart and outlaw supply clerk, in the black comedy Buffalo Soldiers (2001), which depicts the "daily lives of US soldiers who turn to antisocial behavior to relieve boredom." In this film, he wears a Casio Databank Telememo 30 (Ref. DB-34H ) .

The letters " DATA BANK " and " CASIO " that would normally be printed on the bezel and dial have all been removed. Is this a consideration to Casio? Or is it to make it difficult to identify the model in consideration of the consistency of the era? The reason is unclear, but it is a concern.

The Professor's Strange Delusional Murder

IRRATIONAL MAN (2015)

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Abe Lucas ( Joaquin Phoenix ), a world-renowned professor of philosophy, is appointed to the philosophy department of Brain University. Jill ( Emma Stone ), a female student studying in the philosophy department, is looking forward to the new professor's lectures, but the professor himself has come to the conclusion that "life is meaningless" due to the death of a friend and his wife's infidelity, and has become apathetic about everything.

One day, the professor hears a rumor about a corrupt judge in a cafe and finds meaning in life in "killing the judge," regaining his will to live. The professor becomes lively and absorbed in planning the murder of the judge, and those around him, unaware that murderous delusions are swirling in his head, say that he has "become cheerful." He becomes popular with Jill and his fellow female professors, but...

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Woody Allen's black comedy The Professor (2015) seems to predict Joaquin Phoenix's role as the Joker four years later, as a man who has lost the will to live regains his energy and vitality through a dark desire to commit murder to change society .

In this film, he is wearing a vintage Omega Seamaster (Ref. unknown/reference image) . The gold case and brown leather strap give him the look of a vintage watch, adding a traditional, mature touch to his character as a charismatic philosophy professor with a casual style.

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What did you think.

Joaquin Phoenix has played many unique characters with dual personalities, such as in " Behind the Scenes," in which he played a young man who pretends to be an executive but is involved in dirty work; in " The Professor's Strange Delusion ," in which he played a philosophy professor obsessed with the allure of murder; and in " Joker ," in which he played a clown whose kindness turns into violence. However, the watches he wears seem to be simple and orthodox models, such as Rolex Datejust and Omega Seamaster.

Personally, I think this is probably because the director is able to portray the character's " surface " as an "executive" and "professor of philosophy" in an orthodox way, while at the same time creating a contrast with his "dark side " as someone who does "dirty work" and has a desire to kill others.

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Joaquin Phoenix has many risky and eccentric episodes, such as announcing his retirement from acting and transitioning to singing, saying that he won't watch any movies he stars in, and saying that the Academy Awards are just bullshit. However, his acting, which gives a glimpse of his riskiness , is also one of his charms. The role of a man with a dangerous hidden side who wears a simple and orthodox watch seems to be his true worth.

Unfortunately, Joaquin Phoenix did not wear a watch in "Joker," but I am secretly hoping that in the sequel, which has already been confirmed for production, he will wear a simple, classic watch such as a Patek Philippe Calatrava . Let's just say, "stay tuned."

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