Maybe It's Not For You, But It Was For Me
Jack & Joker is an extremely clever series. It criticizes real world situations by cranking them up to 2000 and extrapolating the situation in order to highlight how stupid and messed up it is.
Which, of course, might not land well with everyone, I get that. The way it does things might read to some as mockery and stupid humour and that's okay.
Nevertheless, I think the way it balances itself between humour and criticism; fun and sadness is the sort of delicate harmony you need in order to tell a story like this: about the common tragedy of everyday people suffering under the hands of the rich in late stage capitalism.
It's perfect in what it does. At least, to me.
You believe these characters and you like them even when you disagree with them and their actions because you understand them. You relate to them and empathise with their struggles.
And maybe it's not the most orthodox BL out there, for sure. And it's not a umami taste on everyone's tongues either. But I think that's exactly why it's so good: it does its own thing and it does it spectacularly well.
Which, of course, might not land well with everyone, I get that. The way it does things might read to some as mockery and stupid humour and that's okay.
Nevertheless, I think the way it balances itself between humour and criticism; fun and sadness is the sort of delicate harmony you need in order to tell a story like this: about the common tragedy of everyday people suffering under the hands of the rich in late stage capitalism.
It's perfect in what it does. At least, to me.
You believe these characters and you like them even when you disagree with them and their actions because you understand them. You relate to them and empathise with their struggles.
And maybe it's not the most orthodox BL out there, for sure. And it's not a umami taste on everyone's tongues either. But I think that's exactly why it's so good: it does its own thing and it does it spectacularly well.
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