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It was indeed fantastic, and indeed painful to watch at times

Raka_Putra posted...

As for what makes it painful...
1. The violence. There are many brutal scenes though not really with gratuitous gore.
2. Emotional pain and embarrassment. There are many scenes that might trigger one's social anxiety even without a disposition for it.
3. Anticipation. You can see how certain things might trigger a response from Joker and you just wait for the moment to happen, even as the characters don't expect it.

While I agree with all of this, #2 got the most reaction out of me. There were scenes I had to watch through my fingers because I was so uncomfortable, anticipating where a scene was going to go. It goes well beyond "cringe" or "trigger" or whatever. It was like a legitimate dread all to familiar to a somewhat socially awkward person such as myself.
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