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Challenge us or make us think differently. >> warner brothers, which is only by warner media said in their statement it is not their intention to hold this character up as a hero. >> no one should sensor themselves because they don't feel like the message of the movie was for the masses. if that was the case, you wouldn't have any art. >> but movie goers may have the final say at the box office. cnn, los angeles. >> joining us now to talk more about this, movie critic brian lowery. first up, the joker movie hit theaters this week despite a wave of criticism that it glorifies a killer and could...

The character up as a hero. some theaters banned face painting xmasingings -- painting and masks, but it does remind people of the shooter in aurora, colorado, 12 years ago. it speaks to country about gun violence and mental illness as well. neil: i believe they're not showing it at that particular theater. right now, and jackie will be joining us here in this discussion, but jonah and garrett on the fallout. you know, jonas, this is not the first time a movie has been targeted for going too far and maybe encouraging the very violence that it features. and a lot of people remember the aurora s...

Rejection. >> i don't think the movie is endorsing the character, but it is taking a character who traditionally is the antagonist and making him the protagonist. it's taking the joker and putting him front and center. >> reporter: "joker" star joaquin phoenix says it's meant to provoke. >> i think it's really good when movies challenge us or make us think differently. >> reporter: warner brothers owned by warner media said in a statement it is not their intention to hold this character up as a hero. >> the creative community's position on this is that no one should sensor themselves because t...

Mental illness and the sort of why that people are misfits are treated be i society. that's something that we should talk about. i don't think there's any point stopping people from watching it. >> warner brothers said make no mistake, the fictional character the joker or the film is an endorsement of real world violence. it's not the intention of the film or the film makers to hold the character up as a studio. and then next, art is not safe. if you want safe art, take up calligraphy. you don't have to go see it. >> yeah, but the bad guy gets some vindication out of extreme violence. he's tre...

>> unreality. the president doesn't accept there's a russian investigation. he puts out this guy over the weekend who said, there isn't any, he's not even being investigated. it is stone walling. all the evidence that we get. he just denied. what is the strategy? to held to 30%? >> at least to the point, is there a person who could even do that job correctly good the pleasant say things like, i have the biggest inauguration of all time. it is not a matter of spicer being up there. >> laura ingram has book coming out in the fall which will prevent her from taking the job. >> she has personality...