Joaquin: When avant garde misses its mark

We have held off on commenting about Joaquin Phoenix's (pictured below in his Phat Jesus persona) attempt at intellectual performance art because we were waiting for a comment from an anonymous source close to the filming of I'm Still Here. That source has delivered and here it is:

"... from what I was privy to, the idea started as an experiment in mocking the modern audience's inability to distinguish art from farce. As it progressed it became much darker and more disturbing. Joaquin descended so far into character that I remember Cas came to the conclusion that Joaquin would probably not survive the production.

It went from a joke on the audience to documenting the implosion of an artist given free reign to go as far as he wanted. Cas joked that if Joaquin died in the production they would market the film as last experiment of an avant garde artist and the danger of plunging head first into character...."

That explains the Hollywood community's muted response to the film. The hushed rumors floating around are that Joaquin almost took this gag to far and that the shocking portrayal stems from the demented imagination of an artist that has hidden, a self destructive, black streak deep underneath his cool exterior.

  Joaquin Phoenix as Phat Jesus