Hi. I couldn’t have said everything you have, any better. I totally agree with you. I wanted to go through my TV and give Joe a hug.

I did’t get the smash up of the hotel room though.

And Ben Whishaw (never heard of him before) but imo he deserves an Oscar for his performance. Very heart wrenching and totally watchable from start to finish.

The director has made it pretty clear in a couple different interviews that he refused to plot the story, and instead led with his emotions and heart. So I personally see this more as an allegory. Not a literal plot to dissect. A story about a story, as it were. But I know this isn’t for everyone, and I understand what you are saying.

The movie is about people swimming outside normal swim lanes and the ways in which society hammers individuals who are weird or different. For the record I’m not saying that bank robbery is an okay method of stress management. What I am saying is that Joseph was abnormal long before he started robbing banks, and was continuously being hammered back into place. You can see it. His father is literally 100% disappointed in him. His coworkers arent thrilled with him either. He has zero life. He spends most of his time with his family. For his birthday he brings himself a cake to work. I mean…

Literally, the osmosed stress of life is just oozing out of this guy. Obviously he doesn’t want to hurt anyone. He isn’t stealing the cash for the cash. He bought the cable for someone else. But maybe, just maybe, society owes him a second glance.

Just saying.
I dig me some Joe. I’d love to buy him a beer.