JOKER | Anatomy of the Perfect Antagonist | The Dark Knight EXPLORED
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Welp, looks like i'm gonna be one of your Patreons.
He's a man of his word!
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@@thecount1374 uhu
Brother.
"When the chips are down . . . . . these uh . . . . these 'civilized' people . . . they'll eat each other" -Joker
And look where we are now with covid having everyone scared to be around each other.
Minneapolis be like
@@JohnSoapMacTavish-tb6pk We live in a society
He was right.
Dark humour at it's finest.
"It's not about money, it's about, sending a message. Everything Burns." - The Joker, played the legendary Heath Ledger
It's basically sending a message that if "money" is everything to people then it can be burn
It's amazing how the Joker is one of the most talked-about characters in cinema, and yet I still always learn something new about him when he gets brought up again. Great video man!
LightningBoltForever video essay channels love making videos about The Joker. Especially Heath’s portrayal of the joker
@@mjolninja9358 yeah it's because there hasn't been a villain in recent movies that has competed on his same level. Only thing coming remotely close is thanos which is why their are many video essays on him too.
Best villain portrayal in history. There will never be another Joker that tops Ledger's. Joaquin's Joker was fantastic though I will say
@@tb3099Killmonger?
I agree
"First you let 5 people die, then you let Dent take your place ... Even to a guy like me that's cold"
🤣 Ledger is such a legend
😂😂😂😂😂 hey atleast joker self aware man
The Dark Knight will probably be my favorite movie forever. It’s so re-watchable for me, even after knowing all the twists and turns. An instant classic, in part thanks to an incredible actor. I’ll always miss Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger's Joker reminds me a lot of the saying that people will always fear what they don't understand, and I think that that's what makes the Joker as a whole such an addicting and iconic character.
Heath's portrayal was the closest to what the Joker actually is in the comics..it's why it works so well. (Barring animated)
Best Antagonist of all time
Amen
I dunno, Minister Frollo from Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame has always done it for me as a villain.
As someone who's spent a lot of time around religious and middle-class people who proclaim to have humanist or progressive values, I find the bad guys who can convince themselves and other people that they're good to be the most unsettling.
Yes.
Hans Landa wants to know your address.
Debatable
wish heath ledger didn't die, was a good joker
Same😔 sometimes people are too good for this world🙏
*was a good actor
@Daniel Ingram Please his portrayal of the Joker has beaten out the others, his performance was unreal
@@TheNightman.
Agreed, there are actors that play thier part so well you don't see an actor you see the character come to life from the pages like Ron Perlman as hellboy,hugh Jackman as wolverine.
@Daniel Ingram
So did you not see the video or..?
"Batman absolutely does not kill to achieve his goals"
Ben Affleck: 😳
Reason why I refuse to watch a DC film now
@Lori Hanks I dont think that's the one most people like
The joker: an actual really well made villain
Everyone: haha society
Obligatory society posting
“All the way back to 2008”
First of all how dare you
Right?!?! Thats the year I graduated high school! 😳
Great, now I feel old.
it emphasizes how much of a masterpiece this film really is. A timeless masterpiece
Thanos was also a good antagonist. I mean he had a justifiable motive it’s just that his actions aren’t.
The Dark Knight got me thinking about how values alone shouldn’t define people. I noticed that The Joker achieved things that I strive for. He let go of vices, lives in the moment and doesn’t expect a reward. However, he twisted those values into something horrifying.
Best line to me of his was " Why don't we cut you up into little pieces and feed you to your pooches, hmm? And then we'll see just how loyal a hungry dog REALLY is!" 😂
And people claim Heath got the Oscar because he died... Just look at his performance in the scene when he wants Batman to run him over and he yells Hit me!
It should be noted that US Senator Leahy, who makes a cameo in many Batman movies, said the scene where Ledger grabs him and holds a knife to his mouth, was truly terrifying....
RIP Heath Ledger. The greatest joker ever. Period.
No doubt.. 👍👍
Live Action Joker* in film and television, heath has yet to be defeated. In animation and video games Mark Hamill is extraordinary.
@@Lucasio1209 You're right about that Mate. Our Aussie Boy Heath (RIP Bro) was the greatest live Joker ever - but Mark is - and probably always will be - the greatest Joker voice actor ever. Both will live forever.
Live action sure, Mark Hamil is best Joker Voice ever.
Wanna see a magic trick? ✏️
Which is worse: John wick with a pencil or Joker with a pencil?
@@justicekreider2978 both can make a pencil disappear
Not really. What then
11:01 - 11:11 This is what I've been attempting to make people understand, for YEARS. This goes far beyond this character being the greatest interpretation of the Joker. He's the single greatest ANTAGONIST of all time! Thank you Heath Ledger & Christopher Nolan, for the masterpiece you've given us!!!
“Madness is like gravity; all you need is a little push” Joker Easily one of my favorite Joker quotes
It's true all takes one bad day and u could either become batman or Joker just look Naruto and obito
Also did you know that Heath Ledger's Joker after he won the Oscar for Best Supporting actor in 2009, that same year he won the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain over the nominees of that year Dwayne Johnson as Agent 23 in Get Smart, Derek Mears as Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th, Johnathon Schaech as Richard Fenton in Prom Night and Luke Goss as Prince Nuada in Hellboy 2 The Golden Army?
Low bar. ¬_¬
Dwayne Johnson lmao
Stop me if you've heard this one: So one night these two guys decided to escape from an Asylum🤡
@@beneko1127 & they see scaffolding stretching across town a way 2 FREEDOM...
You'll turn off the flashlight, no way!
@@bone8352 What do U think I am CRAZY!?....... hehehehehehehehehe...... hahahahaha, AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.........☠
I hear a lot of: "Oh people are just immortalizimg his joker because he died."
But for me, No.
He really is the best Joker, and should he still have been alive. He will still be the best Joker ever.
RIP Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger delivered a cinematic performance of a lifetime!! Arguably cinema's greatest villain portrayal. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I remember thinking when I first heard Heath ledger was playing joker. I thought how on Earth is he going to pull it off and I thought it would bomb. Then I saw it and was never happier to be proven wrong his joker will always be the best for me even though I know others have also done a good job.
More villains need to fight psychologically rather than full on fist fighting. Villains aren’t just there to make Hero’s look cool
Spot on. The whole "I got a gun" thing was over long ago.
The roll that costed him his life...
To reach such a dark roll..he had to become him..
Excellent writing and story made it one for the ages!
He had a lot of other problems going on, I don't think being the Joker killed him.
Nah
The Joker an agent of Chaos...
Smells like Heresy to me.
He, yeah, Ledgersa Joker his anything but chaotic. Yes he may appear chaotic, but every single thing he does in the movie is a highly calculated plan based on game theory and psychology. No, the Joker is not an agent of chaos. Quiet on the contrary.
@Ban this youtube I was probably drunk when writing that.😆
The inquisition is on it's way
Personally, his turn as Joker is the single greatest performance I've ever seen in a film 👍 it was flawless from minute one to the end. Not a single fault to be had with his Joker. I'm a huge fan of Joaquin's Joker aswell but they're very different and I don't personally think you can compare them much besides in name alone.
Heath ledger joker was the greatest performance I ever saw on television and what a great experience it was
Heath Ledger was a legend. I always loved Jack's campy version of the Joker and before this was released, I'd always thought about Heath from 10 Things I Hate About You. So I was sceptical but lordy did he pull it off.
He is only perfect for batman
He is the chaos to batman's order
If he was the villain of the punisher it wouldn't work because Frank would shoot him dead.
The Joker plays according to his adversary, look what he did to Superman
@@benf6822 yeah and superman killed him too
@@Blackhawk211 yes, but Joker won.
@@benf6822 The Joker does not care what his goal costs to himself or others, only that the goal is achieved by any means necessary, and ideally in a way that really fucks with the hero/heroes. Survival is not a required condition for victory, only achieving what you set out to do. The joker was genius in how he dealt with superman though, if you can't kill the man, kill the heroic image that people see.
@Leon Robinson I think you underestimate punisher. Even without guns Frank would kill joker with his bare hands
But good idea.
Joaquin Phoenix and Jack Nicholson, and even Mark Hamill, and yet somehow, Heath Ledger was the greatest of them all at portraying the clown prince of crime. May he Rest In Peace.
Best Batman villain ever! Not good, not great, the best. Heath ledgers interpretation defines what the joker is. A true anarchist. Not caring about money or power just chaos and exposing the hypocrisy of man. All men. And that is his downfall. It’s an awe inspiring performance that deserved the Oscar.
Yeah cus he see broken society and almost has no hope for change other then making sure batman remains incorruptible the only man he kinda trust
4:00, audiences gasped when they saw the face reveal.
This. I watched this movie with a couple of friends after school. The sound omg was amazing. The best part was the beginning and the hospital scene. I really did the same gesture like the Joker to my friend "that's it all? No more explosion?" and then all exploded nicely.
He did his best performance.
RIP Heath
U got wicked sense humor like me type person laugh when ur wife bust her ass but feel bad she start crying while still laughing cus u can't help it and she pissed u like ur pos
Rest In Peace Heath Ledger we will miss you as the joker 🃏
We'll miss him as Heath Ledger. His version of the Joker will forever be immortalised in movie history.
bowser515 facts
It's a shame we never got to see Nolan's original idea for his 3rd Batman film because of Ledger's death. Originally it was going to start with Joker on trial for his crimes and escaping during the trial. Two Face who originally wasn't going to be killed off in The Dark Knight would be in it too.
It’s the perfect example of the difference between a writer and a great writer.
Niyat,
Long time listener, first time poster.
This is one of your best videos yet. I completely agree why Joker in TDK is among the best villains of any genre.
Also, your video helped me articulate why Hedger's Joker stuck with me more than Joaquin Phoenix's performance. Phoenix clearly puts his heart into the role. But Joker tries to make the Clown Prince sympathetic, which undermines his menace and his core character. TDK Joker's lack of humanity makes him truly scary even though intellectually you know he's just a guy in clown makeup.
Continue the great work. I look forward to future videos.
This joker is a product of a director that has a clear vision of what he wanted and a actor who committed to it with out compromise bravo Heath Ledgar bravo good sir
Heath Ledger’s Joker is the greatest acting performance in a movie ever in the history of cinema
"Group therapy session" 👏👏👏😂
I think the "agent of chaos" thing for the Joker is a very clever misdirection, if that is the right word. That seems to be theatrics more than anything, along with his apparent madness.
I would say that the Joker wins because no one of his enemies understand him. Batman, Gordon and Dent go most of the movie thinking he's a common criminal looking for money and power. The mob fails thinks he's a mad mercenary. Even Alfred misses the point of his own story. The Joker doesn't do what he does simply to create chaos, but to upturn the status quo and show the people of Gotham how cruel and unfair "the plan" is.
The Joker is always a step ahead of everyone else because he's not mad; he's radicalized.
Hearh Ledger truly redefined the Joker. He will forever be missed.
Heath Ledger's Joker will always be burned into my memory, one of the greatest bad guys of all time. Watching this video only solidifies that statement.. Nice work once again Niyat!
“Does Harvey know about you and his little bunny?”
Rip Mr. Ledger 🌹 Everyone has a dark side to them. I just wish you lived long enough to see how influential your portrayal of this character was and still is to the world.
Yeah
Joker's philosophy wasn't about anarchy, it was a prediction.
Agreed, look at covid 2019
@Suspicious Ned
The joker has no allegiance to a cause or ideology. If anything he'd use blm to cause chaos via riots
@Suspicious Ned Are you serious? The Joker, known for being non-discriminatory against those he kills or torments. The Joker, known for killing millions just to get Superman to snap, leading to many more lives being lost. He especially would never, ever claim that any lives "matter" as he sees the world as nothing but meaningless. He has literally shot, crippled, stripped, and violated a woman to prove a point.
Plus not to mention Joker killed a black man with a pencil.
May Heath ledger rest in peace for he was an amazing man and actor.
Always look forward to your videos Niyat. Great work!
Bravo, one of your best videos yet!
Whooo! New Film Comics Explained to start my weekend!
Awesome video! Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker
is the best acting performance I've ever seen! a stunning antagonist!
i watch this movie once every year.
Man I love this TH-cam channel, keep up the great work you been doing sir :)
The music bass at 0:30 when he says “half” omg it was so perfect for the mood it felt more intimidating
A really imaginative, beautifully planned, tour de force piece of acting. He really got down the externals, plus the voice modulations. I think he was determined to at least equal Nicholson. He may have even surpassed him.
God. You Nailed this. I have been obsessed since day one.
Really great commentary in this one
Good to see/hear you again buddy!
You should do a character evolution video. Sarah Connor and Ellen Ripley are my favorite
Rest in peace Heath Ledger, the best version of the Joker btw.
Great video!
Love your Batman vids bro. Keep it up
Its crazy that even after 2 years this video still stands, the dark night is the best joker.
Love the new format, by the way.
OMG!! You did a MASTERFUL job of describing the Greatest Antagonist of all time!
Only just rewatched the Dark Knight trilogy so this was well timed :D
Very good analysis, as always
At this point i go ahead and like the video before I'm finished. You just know it's gonna be good. Well done once again.
I feel this is where they dropped the ball with the recent Joker movie. They explained WAY too much about his background. That is what has always made him such a great character. The fact that you know virtually nothing about him. Like a force of nature, he comes in, destroys what he sees fit to, then leaves. Joker isn't about why. He's about why not.
I just wish this man lived today to see his masterpiece
THIS is the definitive Joker
The Joker may be considered a criminally lunatic or insane but he's actually a genius that got interested on something other people considered...offensive.
Lol
Amazing video
Good video, as always
I didn Even finish it yet, but i know it's good
Great breakdown of the Mad prince
Brilliant Analysis of Heath Ledger's The Joker 🃏 👏 👍 Performance 🎭 👏 👌.
Defining all the Qualities that makes him a perfect Opponent. And a Cult Character.
Excellent synopsis.
Oh bomb. Nice! This will be a good one
Really like the new intro. Adds to the video.
"Why so serious."
Good video dude...
When he insists on his own sanity, you experience a moment of truth. He doesn’t want to be perceived as insane.
SWAT team sequence still gives me chills.
Cool a deep dive into the Joker, it's never been done on TH-cam before.
I was waiting for the "ENOUGH,,FROM THE CLOWN"
That was a great film!! Miss Heath Ledger a lot. :-(
FCE really has to do a video on the dark knight rises with bane, eh?
This man always makes great videos. Could you make one about the movie Jumper
Just wanted to say you should check out the book, I think the book they made from the movie was better than the movie itself. It was more mature and did a good job explaining the powers. And more detail of course.
Rip heath ledger you were a legend and an iconic joker.
Heath Ledger the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the movie, until 2019 when Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor for his role as the JOKER.
When they say “ you are crazy”
Joker replied: “ no I’m not-ed “
The word “not “is mortified into past tense. Meaning he he crazy now but not last time
I totally agree. Heath was the perfect Joker and sacrificed a lot of himself to achieve that character.
My favorite thing is that because of the way he's dressed
People will always assume he's dumb
That is, till it's too late
Look at what he did to the mobsters
I have a theory that his costume, makeup, and general character are making a statement about that point exactly. Everyone thinks he's some dumb lunatic, so he dresses up the way everyone sees him and says he's an agent of chaos. In reality, he's a genius (albeit a criminal who does terrible things) who plans every move. Batman thinks he's just some clown, so he mocks them by dressing up like one and outwitting them at every turn. Just look what he did to Rachel and Harvey, lying about their locations so that Batman saves the wrong person. Who's the fool now?
@@nihilnothing There was a Batman comic that said that he was clinically sane and seems to suffer from some kind of hyper sanity manic state.
We on it boys
I am not what you could call a Marvel or DC fan and quite frankly I for one have had quite enough of these dragged out glib genre, but I have since a kid been a Batman fan with my favorite villain the Joker. This particular Joker just blew me away.
I believe, whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you... Stranger! ~ JOKER🃏(Dark Knight)
Decades passed away but his short term acting and artistic legacy keep rolling on and remaining evergreen in history of cinemas!!
R.I.P Heath Ledger you'll be Missed forever but never be forgotten!❤❤❤
Great video. I like these character explorations. Could you do Judge Doom from who Framed Roger rabbit?