I think it’s so sad that when they announced that Heath would be playing the joker, so many people were angry since they saw him as more of a romantic-comedy actor. Heath died before he could experience all the love & awards.
I don't think Heath went completely unknowing of the love and literal genius he put into his performance. I'm sure Bale, Nolan, and everyone who worked with him told him of how amazing he was. And I'm sure he knew aswell... 🖤 RIP...
Heath’s lip licking was actually to help him keep on the prosthetics around his mouth corners. This helped with them not having to stop and apply adhesive between takes so often but also added a creepy element.
@@1975Rysky Same with ADD meds and benzos. Akathisia and tardive dyskinesia, DPA sensitization abound. I do the exact same things as Heath and knowing our shared scripts, I wouldn't be surprised, so that's my theory. Someone like Joker would be more like this or JOAQKERUIN IRL too so it's dope
The reason for the Joker changing his back story originated in the comics. Joker said “If I’m going to have a back story I prefer it to be multiple choice”. I think not knowing he truly is adds to the terror of the character. A popular hunch for this Joker is that he is a war veteran suffering from PTSD. Some reviewers have noted his skill with an array of weapons or knives. When interrogated by Batman, he lectures him saying “Never start with the head the victim gets all fuzzy” suggests he is familiar with conducting or receiving interrogations. Obviously he is a master planner and in his monologue about chaos and how people don’t panic even when things going according to a horrific plan, he alludes to gang bangers getting shot (mob leaders are killed in the movie), mayors being killed (which he attempts to do) and a “truck load of soldiers being blown up”. This bit has no relation to the movie and may be a hint to something that happened to him in the past. Anyway it’s just a theory that I like and thought I’d share
Back in the 90's BATMAN: The ANIMATED SERIES, Batman explained it best to Harley in MAD LOVE. Joker has reinvented his origin so many times even he doesn't know it anymore. He's just living in the moment. Changing it to meet his needs, whatever they might be.
I believe the people on the ferry, had they pushed the button, would have blown themselves up. Why would you think The Joker was telling you the truth. He told different scar stories. He switched the addresses for Rachel and Harvey. He said they would find Harvey Dent at an address but instead found two corpses who's combined names made Harvey Dent. He's unreliable to say the least and don't you think he would find it funny they killed themselves trying to save themselves?
Yup! I was thinking that as well. I feel like if either one of the boats pressed the button they would have both blown up from the first press, regardless of who pressed it. haha.
I actually had a false memory of that happening (the civilian boat pressing it and blowing themselves up), and I was surprised once again by the outcome when watching the movie for the second time.
I was thinking about it, and I realized that Ledger's performance as "Joker" might be as mesmerizing as it is because it's like being in a small room with a jungle cat or a pissed-off cobra. Your monkey brain doesn't dare look away, because the threat could hit you at any moment, and the only thing you can expect is that the attack will come from a direction you weren't expecting.
An important point on Harvey’s double headed coin is when he abducts the schizophrenic and continuously flipped the coin, he had no intention of killing him. Heads was how he would stay alive and it was the only option on the coin
@@Chrisday90 well, Into darkness and thor dark world and dark knight rises too off the top of my head. Thats five pretty significant movies in a relatively short time. I mean, its not the dark created the trope....seven is one of my favorite movies. It just certianly became a fad that was repeated over and over again in the early 2010s
notice that when the joker put that gun into harvey hand, his finfers were on the hammer of the gun, so even if harvey decided to shoot him on the face, he wouldnt die, because when the trigger was pulled, the hamer would never reach the bullet. this is one of many proofs of this movie, that the joker acctuly doesnt leave anything by chance.
That's a common idea, but I don't think it follows. First, that finger is neither positioned correctly to stop the hammer (it's off to the side in a manner that would probably cause the digit to slide-off if the hammer were released), nor strong enough to do so if it was (if you were going to try that technique and count on it to work, you'd at the very least use your thumb). Small-arms manuals are very specific on this point; if you have to manually de-cock a loaded weapon, you put your appendage *between* the hammer and the chamber, not on the hammer itself, the idea being to make it impossible for the two components to touch without physically punching through your hand. Relying on your finger to stop the hammer is like carrying around a live grenade with the pin out; it's just not very healthy. Second, the Joker has no issue with dying for his cause. He wanted Batman to run him down, he wanted Batman to throw him to his death, and he would have been perfectly happy with Harvey shooting him in the face for the same reason; because it would prove his point. No need to wait for Harvey to flip coins at people if he commits murder and destroys his reputation right there in that hospital room. And the Joker very much leaves things to chance, or at least to decisions outside his control. That's the point; to force people to confront their own morality and values, hopefully (to the Joker) resulting in proof that they have neither. Similar dynamic to Jigsaw's traps in the "Saw" series, though with almost the opposite motivations (Jigsaw wanted to force people to appreciate what they had by paying for it). It's a bit of a minor mistake in the shooting to show the finger touching the hammer at all, I think, as it leads to understandable if unintended conclusions on the part of the audience, but examining the idea in the context of the whole narrative makes it pretty clear it's just a visual error.
@@michaelccozens i have some disagreements with you on that, there are moments where you can acctuly see joker thumb being used. and also, even tough the joker doesnt mind dying, he still wouldnt want to die wighout knowing that he achieved something, that being to bring more chaos. altough i'm a bit busy RN, i would love to chat about this in the future if you want
There are some cool easter eggs that I appreciate a lot as a batman fan. In the first scene where Harvey's talking to gordan in Harvey's office, if you look at the background behind gordan on the book shelf, one side is neat and organized, while the other is super messy and disorganized. Also in the dark alley scene where dent flips the coin to choose whether to kill the guy or not, if you look at his face, the darkness covers half of his face. Beautiful hidden foreshadowing. Sorry for the long message LOL just thought people would appreciate that! (:
Ledger was just incredible in this. Especially the voice. He could go from hyena-like cackling and laughing to almost demonic growls, when (for example) he records himself torturing the Batman copycat. His voice was incredibly creepy and it's only when you watch him a youtube interview with him doing his normal voice that you realise the lengths he went to.
Joker isn't crazy...or, he isn't JUST crazy. He makes a game of breaking peoples' sanity. He loves pushing people to break the social, ethical and moral rules that they hold dear. He's exceptionally intelligent, and masterfully manipulative. Look at this film again with that idea in mind.
i remember seeing this movie when it first came out, I was like 7 or 8 and all these messages and thoughts were out there and had people talking and I was just like batman went WHAM on jokers face yaay🤣🤣🤣
Heath did his own makeup for every shoot, leaves make up on his fingers you can see whenever he doesn't have gloves on in the movie, and he had a prosthetic scar glued up from the corners of mouth and he was licking the corner of his lips to press them down, just added to the character in the end.. brilliant
I’ve watched this many times and somehow never managed to catch that detail. That scene has always seemed like a weird weak point to me but now it makes SO much more sense and is so much more impactful.
I still remember the stunned feeling I had sitting in the theater when The Dark Knight ended. It was such a transformative experience, because I felt like I saw the world in a whole new light. It's been years and I still think about this movie. I think that's the power of the best films. TDK wasn't just a movie, it was an unforgettable experience.
I had the exact same feeling. When the movie ended there was about 6 seconds of silence in the theater and nobody moved. Then almost at the same time everyone stood up and applauded. I had never experienced that before and haven’t since. Just such a good movie.
This is one of the most amazing but devastating roles I've ever seen. Heath ledger really took this role on and it is said it took a toll on his mental health but he was a method actor and really wanted to give his all to the role. Luckily the world agrees that heath ledger was just out of this world
Those rumors about this role effecting is mental health have all been proven to just be rumors. They where made up when he died to by the press to sensationalize the reason he died. But everyone he worked with in this movie has said that he was always nice and agreeable between takes, and was going out at night to have dinner and drinks Worley friends and crew members.
@@MrAdamloring1985 the reason why I spoke about it is due to the information given on the programme autopsy which stated that people close to heath ledger at the time said he would lock himself away for months at a time in complete isolation, I was going from that. Whether or not it did according to his loved ones he took that role so seriously it affected him mentally after
@@ok5585 if you watch the documentary about it and how he died you will hear from those who were closest to him, they all say that he did choose to close himself away to prepare for the role as he always was a method actor. Apparently according to them he went to a really dark place to get into character and struggled to get back after plus he had issues with drugs so eventually it was like a cocktail of things. He did suffer with other things but I think that role was either the catalyst or the straw that broke the camels back. He actually in a way kind of became the joker but struggled to find heath again after
@@MrAdamloring1985 I agree but I also watched interviews with his loved ones around that time and they said different. Yes he was nice and polite and lovely I never said he wasn't but he was a method actor. He would lock himself away to try to get his mind in the place of the joker but once filming ended he struggled to come back that mixed with drug taking and other things yes caused his death. You can't make me believe otherwise I've read the autopsy and I've seen the guy who performed Princess Diana's inquest look into this more deeply when you take into account everything, That joker role was either the catalyst or the straw that broke the camels back
That scene where Joker was wondering why the hospital wasn't blowing up was actually semi improvised. It was set to go all at once but instead something went wrong and the charges weren't going off, Heath being 100 percent in character acted like he had no idea what was going on, and in the end we have another fantastic scene with Joker because he just went along with it. RIP Heath Ledger, he got a lot of shit for being a "pretty boy" (at least before his death when he was known for stuff like A Knight's Tale and 10 Things I Hate About You) but he was a good guy and a fantastic actor.
It’s just a myth. Scene was planned with that pause. First set of explosions were just fx, the second was real demolition. They wanted him as close as possible to the explosion.
It has not set to go all at once, it has set to have an interval for security reasons. BUT how he reacted and keep into character has improvised and added a lot to the scene
myth. Honestly, these are demolishion experts. Every single spark is planned to exact details. If it was a delayed accidential explosion, security would have had Heath off that set the moment things went wrong. It was planned this way with the delay, maybe Heath added a little improv but the explosions happed just as planed, so sayth Chris Nolan
My man. watching you react to this took me back to my first time watching it. This was by far one of my all time favorite movies and watching you go through what I went through and even more from it just made my day. Here is a bit of movie trivia for you about this movie. You mentioned how well Joker's make was done. Heath Ledger actually insisted on doing his own make up. He said the Joker wouldn't really have anyone to do it for him so he did it himself. If you look carefully at his hands you might notice traces of the white make up on his hands. Looking forward to more of your reaction vids
The Dark Knight is just perfect! The Christopher Nolan Batmobile and Batbike riding scenes are just incredible. This movie is also fascinating with dialogue. 😇
The Joker is such a liar. He is a man with a plan and he is a schemer, too. You just never know when he's in the mood and who he feels like messing with.
Fun fact: At one point while they were filming the scene where The Joker shows up at the party and starts threatening Rachel, some pyrotechnics set fire to Maggie Gyllenhaal's dress. Heath then quickly came to her rescue by smothering the flames with his body. An onlooker said had he not intervened as quickly as he did, Maggie would have likely suffered burns.
In one of the early comics of Batman, no one knew where Joker came from or what his origin story is, it wasn't until later on the comics made the Joker of a vast of toxic waste his story. But the comics were rebooted so many times that people forgot what the origins of the Joker was. Christopher Nolan plays around with that idea of the Joker in this movie.
@@NewfieMovieReactions Me too, I love the idea that this chaotic evil is portrayed in the early comics like natural entity that came from the decay of society. They showed the relationship between Batman and Joker in that quote, "this is what happens when unstoppable force meets and unmovable object."
Absolutely tragic what happened to Heath Ledger. This was a career making performance. You have to imagine he would have been a huge part of the franchise going forward (assuming he wanted to be)
15:35 the older dude is a sitting Vermont U.S Senator in real life, I think his name is Patrick Leahy, there was people saying that he was in this because he’s a big Batman fan.
*This has been my favorite movie of all time for as long as I can remember. But not once did it occur to me until now …a literal “fire truck” that’s awesome*
Dark and gritty. Exactly. Too many superhero movies have too many wisecracks; directors just can't bring themselves to do, as you said, dark and gritty. Makes for a more real experience, don't it?!! Good description. And there's nothing like the Nolan trilogy.
At the hospital explosion, there was an unexpected delay in the pyrotechnics. Heath tried to stay in character by messing with the remote because it was only one take. They actually blew up a building.
The opening robbery really reminds me of the phrase "there is honor among thieves and none among criminals" Which mean never trust anyone Who's wants/needs don't align with your own, because the lowest common morals become the only morals. The joker just wants to cause chaos, the clowns just wanted money but were willing to kill for it. So the only common ground everyone had was a willingness to kill and a want for the largest share. (Edit: spelling error)
This is one pf those movies along with Dark Knight Rises for example that i so desperately wish I could go back in time and see again for the first time. Result: me just sitting here envying you for 40 minutes straight
The scene where Joker blows up the hospital was an actual mistake of the pyrotechnics crew and they let the cameras keep rolling. Turned out to be cinematic masterpiece. And one of the reasons heath ledger as joker was amazing
Stop breathing life into myths. It has been stated many times that it was all intentional. They only had 1 take, do you really think that explosive and demolition experts would make a mistake that big? Costing hundreds of thousands? Heaths performance may have been slightly improvised, but the demolition went exactly how it was planned to.
@@munky342 this is the first time im hearing a rumor opposing the rumor! Ive always thought Heath was flawless, and luckily everyone kept rolling as they had! Trust me… Id prefer not to spread falsehoods but Ive heard this & confirmation so long ago, and NEVER heard it disputed! I’ll have to look into it further. But do I think the pyrotechnics could make a mistake yes… and could direction even been given in case of such mistakes… sure. But I’ll look into it further! Thx
@Bumper Car Joe I believe there are statements from the director debunking it. Of course people can make mistakes, but when it comes to explosives you make sure everything is checked dozens of times. Source: ex military, dealt with controlled explosives a lot. Add to that that they literally only had 1 take to get it right. There was only 1 building.
What's great about Joker switching the addresses is that he actually gave Batman a chance to save Rachel. Joker, knowing there's a relationship there, was probably curious to see where Batman's mind was. If Batman had decided to pick Dent, which would have been the right choice for the city, then he would have ended up saving Rachel, which would be Joker rewarding him for his selflessness in a way. But since he picked Rachel, it ended up not only causing her loss, but Dent's as well, since her death was the catalyst for him becoming Two Face. And the most brilliant part of all of it is it's not explained at all. It makes you think about it.
@@NewfieMovieReactions Joker also telegraphed it relatively heavily (for him), but Batman was too emotionally involved to notice. "250 52 Street" is a palindrome. "Avenue X" is just a cross, and "Cicero" was an ancient Roman politician from Caesar's time, Julius having been cited earlier during the dinner conversation between Bruce, Rachel, Harvey, and the Russian ballerina. Depending on your historical viewpoint, Cicero was either one of the Republic's last great defenders or one of the chief reasons for its demise (personally, I think the latter far more accurate). Every piece of the addresses hinted at a switch, but Batman failed to pick-up on the pattern. It's also interesting in that it seems to be Joker's only outright lie, and it's for a very specific reason; to test Batman. Whoever Batman chooses to save, he'll have his primary motivation dashed, either by accidentally saving Rachel if he puts the city first and goes for Harvey, or by getting Harvey if he puts his personal life first and goes for Rachel, as he did. Either way, it's pretty much exactly what you want if you really, really want to know if there's any circumstances under which Batman will kill you.
I'm of the opinion the Joker conjures up a background story depending on WHO he's talking to. He makes the story about something deeply personal to them and something they may want (Gambel's may have wanted a missing father in childhood. Rachel may desire to marry a powerful man, because she's beautiful). And then his story turns dark and shows that you may not actually like getting the thing you've always wanted. (Gambel's father may have been a fiend. Rachel's inner ugliness (a vice like gambling, or whatever HER vice is) might drive her to destroy her marriage and her man). It seems just like the the Joker to make you think your own dreams may be your own nightmare.
The story depending on the person is correct, but it's not exactly something they want and how it could go bad. It's tapping into their trauma. Gambel probably had an abusive father, and Rachel is worried about her relationship with Dent because of how much danger he's always in. He finds a way to bring out fear and chaos, and to manipulate people into shock.
@@whimsydimsy8774 do you believe that Gambel had an **abusive** father or an **absent** father, being from the inner city? im know absentee-ism is about 45% in the black community, but I couldnt find much conclusive numbers about abuse other than it's "high" and "alarming." I think you have more info than me....what's the scoop?
@@slchance8839 It's more-so the fact that most people who end up in a life of crime, with an addition of violent tendencies, had been abused by a parental figure. After all, when you look into Gambel's eyes in his last moments, you don't see wanting. You see fear, throughout the whole story. He didn't move, even when he had every opportunity to. Also, yes, I have the script for the movie. I love it.
@@whimsydimsy8774 "...violent tendencies, had been abused by a parental figure..." That makes sense. I had assumed absent fathers caused more criminals than violent ones.....but now that I think about it.....i dont know what I was thinking. The violence begets violence.
Fun fact, when the hospital explosion stops and Joker starts banging on the button before the explosion continues, that was improvised. They blew up a real building and could obviously only do 1 take. The explosives failed, and Heath Ledger just stayed in character until the pyro guys finished the explosion. Genius actor
This a long-standing myth that, while cool af, was 100% scripted and intentional. It’s taken years to be dispelled but been trying to do my part ever since I (unfortunately) found out lmaoooo. A quick google search will verify
Yes it's a myth. The explosion was not to go off until he hit his mark at the bus. What I do remember hearing was that Ledger was to originally climb onto the bus from the mark. But instead he did stop and improvised fiddling with detonator. So yes the delayed explosion a total myth, but some improv seemed to have still made it.
As they said it’s a myth. Christopher Nolan talks about it in Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene that was part of The Dark Knight's home release. You can also google it
Yeah, I remembered from the 90s animated series that Two-Face's name is Harvey, so in theaters when I heard his name is Harvey, I'm like "Harvey? Two-Face's name is Harvey, is he Two-Face?" Then an hour later we see him spill the barrel full of gasoline and his face is on the floor on one side, I'm like "Yep, it's gonna happen, he's gonna be Two-Face!" Interesting about the burnt coin, it's from Rachel. He gave that coin to Rachel before she died and Batman found it at her spot. So when Harvey picked up the coin, he thought for a moment she made it out, then of course he turns the coin over and realizes she didn't, causing him to go from calmly revealed smiling to freaking out with heart-broken anger and sadness. Basically the thrashing version of Vader going *NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!* I have the Two-Face coin, had it in my wallet for 13 years now :D
The joker playing about with the detonator for the explosives in the hospital wasn’t in the script. Heath Ledger completely improvised that bit because some of the explosives on the set didn’t go off as planned and the explosions were delayed but he kept going with it
So the part where the air balloon goes out the window is called sky hooking, it's actually something the military uses for non-human reasons. Something tactical Fox would set it up perfectly
A cool little detail about bruce wanting to be able to turn his head wearing the batsuit: it was an actual real life problem that even previous actors from the older Batman films delt with. Christian Bale complained about this and Christopher Nolan heard his plight and decided to turn this problem and solution into lore for the film.
Little funny thing that most people don't get is when Harvey Dent says shes told me everything about you Bruce says I certainly hope not because she knows he's batman so he says that because he hopes he doesn't know he's batman
30:40 everyone misses it on first viewing, but Lao, the Chinese guy Batman brought back from China, was tied up on top of that pile of money. I don't know, however, if the fact that he's hard to notice up there was intentional or accidental.
Cool thing about the hospital scene is that the detonator the Joker has is the real detonator for the special effects. When he's outside the hospital and it doesn't work it really malfunctioned and his reaction to the sudden explosion isn't an act. Ledger really got scared and luckily no one was injured.
Ok how have you gone this long without seeing the dark knight??? Did they hurt you? Great reaction love this movie and it’s one I will never forget my first time watching in imax. Blew my friken socks off
Joker's different stories for his scars is a kinda reference to the Killing Joke from the comics. There, they show 3 possible origin stories for the Joker, and he himself claims that sometimes he remembers events one and sometimes another. It's very possible that this Joker is the same, and doesn't clearly recall what happened himself so he keeps remembering events differently each time.
Personally, I would not have ben able to pull the bomb trigger on the ferries. My reasoning is, knowing the Joker as he was portrayed in this film, it would not surprise me if the Joker gave each ferry the trigger to its own bomb and only told them it was for the other. My theory is if either ferry had activated the trigger, they would have blown themselves up.
The issue with this train of thought is that Joker's end game is to make Gotham give in to chaos, to win the 'battle for its soul'. If a ship blew itself up and the other ship has a clearly non-triggered detonator with dozens of eyewitnesses saying they didn't do it, and with no evidence available about the other boat having pulled THEIR trigger since they just blew themselves to hell, everyone would believe the Joker simply blew up one of the boats, and it's not like investigators would be in a rush to reveal the truth if they ever found out.
You can see why this has long been considered by many to be the best comic book film ever, and just all around one of the best movies ever. This film actually made comic book films legitimate. It was my favorite Batman film until The Dark Knight Rises, which was then surpassed by The Batman. Still miffed it wasn't even nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. That was the hardest slap not to be outdone until Will Smith in 2022.
@@ItApproaches your statement is non sequitur. Your implying that it isn't the best comic film, and the reason it isn't is because you see this characterization of the Joker as not being comic book accurate. While they aren't exactly the same, that isn't - in any way - what would categorize it as best or one of the best comic book films. And personally, you're wrong, he's pretty close to the comic book version. Not exactly. But closer than any other besides Mark Hamil from the animated series.
@@FLQueerLiberal1982 Your name is fitting. A liberal indeed. Always so defensive and always utterly against reality lol. Who you trying to convince? An apparently perceived "me", or the you that believes in a "you"? Heath told almost no jokes, he almost never laughed, only giggled like a school girl. Joker would never care about scars. This was like a copycat, a guy dressing up as Joker in our world and doing his own twist. I know you humans lack critical thinking, but you could at least have a curiosity as to why someone has a different view then you. Alas it's always attack those with different views, you don't even care if your view is accurate, you just care about your ego, about being seen as a validated sheep. No real point in talking with liberals.
@@ItApproaches Who cares? It being a highly acclaimed comic book movie doesn't instantly mean that the contents NEED to be faithful to the source material (and imo somewhat lacking originality). This easily is one of the best comic book movies, do you disagree? If so explain why?
@@atmbcito Doesn't matter to who, all opinions are equally worthless. Most content is lacking originality these days. Either from a lack of trying or humanity hit their limit already.
The scene where Joker is blowing up the hospital, that trigger actually did malfunction and he had to hit the trigger several times and that was ALL improvised. The big explosion did scare Heath and that's whey he ran. It looked so good, they used the take.
As much as I like to believe, I don’t believe it’s true. The reason the hospital didn’t fully explode on the first detonation was because they needed to get Heath further away from the hospital before fully blowing it up.
That's actually not true. That was a false meme spreading around on social media and nobody bothered to double-check it. There are actual storyboards with that scene that showed it was part of the script. That is to show you how good at understanding Joker Nolan is and how amazing Ledger was in accomplishing his vision.
Sorry that’s just an Internet myth. Christopher Nolan talks about that happening on purpose so Heath Ledger can get a safe distance away from the building. He talks about it in Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene that was part of The Dark Knight's home release. You can also google it
I think it’s so sad that when they announced that Heath would be playing the joker, so many people were angry since they saw him as more of a romantic-comedy actor. Heath died before he could experience all the love & awards.
And the same thing happened when Robert Pattinson was announced as The Batman.
I don't think Heath went completely unknowing of the love and literal genius he put into his performance. I'm sure Bale, Nolan, and everyone who worked with him told him of how amazing he was. And I'm sure he knew aswell... 🖤 RIP...
@@tebzmoney259 And then he became the arguably best portrayal of Batman
@@tebzmoney259 I felt this way aswell
But I went in with a open mind and I loved it
@@tebzmoney259 Nothing compared to the initial outrage against Keaton. People were also skeptical towards Affleck.
Heath’s lip licking was actually to help him keep on the prosthetics around his mouth corners. This helped with them not having to stop and apply adhesive between takes so often but also added a creepy element.
Heath also said that his joker voice dried his mouth out a lot, and licking his lips helped him keep the voice going
One of the side effects of more than a few antipsychotics is drymouth. Fun fact.
I was under the impression his licking was because he'd studied patients on strong anti psychotics, give them long term dry mouth.
I was about to say this
@@1975Rysky Same with ADD meds and benzos. Akathisia and tardive dyskinesia, DPA sensitization abound. I do the exact same things as Heath and knowing our shared scripts, I wouldn't be surprised, so that's my theory. Someone like Joker would be more like this or JOAQKERUIN IRL too so it's dope
Heath Ledger posthumously took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Joker, and did one hell of a job.
Weird knowing he was a supporting actor since he steals literally every second he's on screen.
The reason for the Joker changing his back story originated in the comics. Joker said “If I’m going to have a back story I prefer it to be multiple choice”. I think not knowing he truly is adds to the terror of the character. A popular hunch for this Joker is that he is a war veteran suffering from PTSD. Some reviewers have noted his skill with an array of weapons or knives. When interrogated by Batman, he lectures him saying “Never start with the head the victim gets all fuzzy” suggests he is familiar with conducting or receiving interrogations. Obviously he is a master planner and in his monologue about chaos and how people don’t panic even when things going according to a horrific plan, he alludes to gang bangers getting shot (mob leaders are killed in the movie), mayors being killed (which he attempts to do) and a “truck load of soldiers being blown up”. This bit has no relation to the movie and may be a hint to something that happened to him in the past. Anyway it’s just a theory that I like and thought I’d share
I'd agree except that they couldn't identify him when in custody. He couldn't have been just a soldier, he must have been black ops or CIA.
"Sometimes I remember it one way and other times another" I like that joker doesn't even know himself.
Back in the 90's BATMAN: The ANIMATED SERIES, Batman explained it best to Harley in MAD LOVE. Joker has reinvented his origin so many times even he doesn't know it anymore. He's just living in the moment. Changing it to meet his needs, whatever they might be.
There's no true origin story to the joker , whether it's the 1989 batman one or this one ; there's no origin to him .
And he was in uniform.
I believe the people on the ferry, had they pushed the button, would have blown themselves up. Why would you think The Joker was telling you the truth. He told different scar stories. He switched the addresses for Rachel and Harvey. He said they would find Harvey Dent at an address but instead found two corpses who's combined names made Harvey Dent. He's unreliable to say the least and don't you think he would find it funny they killed themselves trying to save themselves?
Yup! I was thinking that as well. I feel like if either one of the boats pressed the button they would have both blown up from the first press, regardless of who pressed it. haha.
Hey, when Joker is talking I think it is better to assume he is lying. Or creatively distorting the truth.
I actually had a false memory of that happening (the civilian boat pressing it and blowing themselves up), and I was surprised once again by the outcome when watching the movie for the second time.
@@peterlewis2178 ever heard of mandela effect? I wonder if more people have that false memory.
Joker would likely want the survivors to be haunted by their decision to commit murder.
I have seen this movie a lot of times and I still get chills from Joker's introduction
I was thinking about it, and I realized that Ledger's performance as "Joker" might be as mesmerizing as it is because it's like being in a small room with a jungle cat or a pissed-off cobra. Your monkey brain doesn't dare look away, because the threat could hit you at any moment, and the only thing you can expect is that the attack will come from a direction you weren't expecting.
An important point on Harvey’s double headed coin is when he abducts the schizophrenic and continuously flipped the coin, he had no intention of killing him. Heads was how he would stay alive and it was the only option on the coin
It really is amazing how many movies did "getting caught and interrogated by the hero's is all part of the villian's plan" after this.
Yes. Avengers and Skyfall
@@Chrisday90 well, Into darkness and thor dark world and dark knight rises too off the top of my head. Thats five pretty significant movies in a relatively short time. I mean, its not the dark created the trope....seven is one of my favorite movies. It just certianly became a fad that was repeated over and over again in the early 2010s
notice that when the joker put that gun into harvey hand, his finfers were on the hammer of the gun, so even if harvey decided to shoot him on the face, he wouldnt die, because when the trigger was pulled, the hamer would never reach the bullet.
this is one of many proofs of this movie, that the joker acctuly doesnt leave anything by chance.
That's a common idea, but I don't think it follows. First, that finger is neither positioned correctly to stop the hammer (it's off to the side in a manner that would probably cause the digit to slide-off if the hammer were released), nor strong enough to do so if it was (if you were going to try that technique and count on it to work, you'd at the very least use your thumb). Small-arms manuals are very specific on this point; if you have to manually de-cock a loaded weapon, you put your appendage *between* the hammer and the chamber, not on the hammer itself, the idea being to make it impossible for the two components to touch without physically punching through your hand. Relying on your finger to stop the hammer is like carrying around a live grenade with the pin out; it's just not very healthy.
Second, the Joker has no issue with dying for his cause. He wanted Batman to run him down, he wanted Batman to throw him to his death, and he would have been perfectly happy with Harvey shooting him in the face for the same reason; because it would prove his point. No need to wait for Harvey to flip coins at people if he commits murder and destroys his reputation right there in that hospital room. And the Joker very much leaves things to chance, or at least to decisions outside his control. That's the point; to force people to confront their own morality and values, hopefully (to the Joker) resulting in proof that they have neither. Similar dynamic to Jigsaw's traps in the "Saw" series, though with almost the opposite motivations (Jigsaw wanted to force people to appreciate what they had by paying for it).
It's a bit of a minor mistake in the shooting to show the finger touching the hammer at all, I think, as it leads to understandable if unintended conclusions on the part of the audience, but examining the idea in the context of the whole narrative makes it pretty clear it's just a visual error.
@@michaelccozens i have some disagreements with you on that, there are moments where you can acctuly see joker thumb being used.
and also, even tough the joker doesnt mind dying, he still wouldnt want to die wighout knowing that he achieved something, that being to bring more chaos.
altough i'm a bit busy RN, i would love to chat about this in the future if you want
There are some cool easter eggs that I appreciate a lot as a batman fan. In the first scene where Harvey's talking to gordan in Harvey's office, if you look at the background behind gordan on the book shelf, one side is neat and organized, while the other is super messy and disorganized. Also in the dark alley scene where dent flips the coin to choose whether to kill the guy or not, if you look at his face, the darkness covers half of his face. Beautiful hidden foreshadowing. Sorry for the long message LOL just thought people would appreciate that! (:
Ledger was just incredible in this. Especially the voice. He could go from hyena-like cackling and laughing to almost demonic growls, when (for example) he records himself torturing the Batman copycat. His voice was incredibly creepy and it's only when you watch him a youtube interview with him doing his normal voice that you realise the lengths he went to.
Joker isn't crazy...or, he isn't JUST crazy. He makes a game of breaking peoples' sanity. He loves pushing people to break the social, ethical and moral rules that they hold dear. He's exceptionally intelligent, and masterfully manipulative. Look at this film again with that idea in mind.
Indeed, there's a method to his madness... a very efficient, well-planned, ruthless, cold, and calculating method.
hes just... ahead of the curve.
Joker is a zealot.
i remember seeing this movie when it first came out, I was like 7 or 8 and all these messages and thoughts were out there and had people talking and I was just like batman went WHAM on jokers face yaay🤣🤣🤣
"Why are we going to hunt him?"
"Because we have to."
Sad and heavy words from Gordon.
This is one of those DC films that will turn you into a DC lover
Heath ledger and the actor in the Joker movie are the best jokers
The best part is that Joker still wins by making Batman a villain.
Heath did his own makeup for every shoot, leaves make up on his fingers you can see whenever he doesn't have gloves on in the movie, and he had a prosthetic scar glued up from the corners of mouth and he was licking the corner of his lips to press them down, just added to the character in the end.. brilliant
This version of the Joker is how you let a villain be a villain
When Joker lit up that pile of cash, Lao was on top of the stack. It's easy to miss, but adds another layer of terror to the Joker.
I’ve watched this many times and somehow never managed to catch that detail. That scene has always seemed like a weird weak point to me but now it makes SO much more sense and is so much more impactful.
@@GreySim yah so the reason for that is there was a whole shot of Lao burning but they had to remove it so the movie wasn’t rated R
I still remember the stunned feeling I had sitting in the theater when The Dark Knight ended. It was such a transformative experience, because I felt like I saw the world in a whole new light. It's been years and I still think about this movie. I think that's the power of the best films. TDK wasn't just a movie, it was an unforgettable experience.
I had the exact same feeling. When the movie ended there was about 6 seconds of silence in the theater and nobody moved. Then almost at the same time everyone stood up and applauded. I had never experienced that before and haven’t since. Just such a good movie.
I always liked the line "Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded", cause that really doesn't happen in real life.
Not often, and not if you don't make it, but it does. Some prophecies are self-fulfilling.
I always loved the visual joke of a fire truck on fire. It's such a Joker thing to do.
This is easily one of the best trilogies in history.
This is one of the most amazing but devastating roles I've ever seen. Heath ledger really took this role on and it is said it took a toll on his mental health but he was a method actor and really wanted to give his all to the role. Luckily the world agrees that heath ledger was just out of this world
Those rumors about this role effecting is mental health have all been proven to just be rumors. They where made up when he died to by the press to sensationalize the reason he died. But everyone he worked with in this movie has said that he was always nice and agreeable between takes, and was going out at night to have dinner and drinks Worley friends and crew members.
@@MrAdamloring1985 the reason why I spoke about it is due to the information given on the programme autopsy which stated that people close to heath ledger at the time said he would lock himself away for months at a time in complete isolation, I was going from that. Whether or not it did according to his loved ones he took that role so seriously it affected him mentally after
@@WelshAmethystGirl087 from what i heard it was due to insomnia which was cause by some other stuff. but i could be wrong.
@@ok5585 if you watch the documentary about it and how he died you will hear from those who were closest to him, they all say that he did choose to close himself away to prepare for the role as he always was a method actor. Apparently according to them he went to a really dark place to get into character and struggled to get back after plus he had issues with drugs so eventually it was like a cocktail of things. He did suffer with other things but I think that role was either the catalyst or the straw that broke the camels back. He actually in a way kind of became the joker but struggled to find heath again after
@@MrAdamloring1985 I agree but I also watched interviews with his loved ones around that time and they said different. Yes he was nice and polite and lovely I never said he wasn't but he was a method actor. He would lock himself away to try to get his mind in the place of the joker but once filming ended he struggled to come back that mixed with drug taking and other things yes caused his death. You can't make me believe otherwise I've read the autopsy and I've seen the guy who performed Princess Diana's inquest look into this more deeply when you take into account everything, That joker role was either the catalyst or the straw that broke the camels back
That scene where Joker was wondering why the hospital wasn't blowing up was actually semi improvised. It was set to go all at once but instead something went wrong and the charges weren't going off, Heath being 100 percent in character acted like he had no idea what was going on, and in the end we have another fantastic scene with Joker because he just went along with it. RIP Heath Ledger, he got a lot of shit for being a "pretty boy" (at least before his death when he was known for stuff like A Knight's Tale and 10 Things I Hate About You) but he was a good guy and a fantastic actor.
It’s just a myth. Scene was planned with that pause. First set of explosions were just fx, the second was real demolition. They wanted him as close as possible to the explosion.
It has not set to go all at once, it has set to have an interval for security reasons. BUT how he reacted and keep into character has improvised and added a lot to the scene
myth. Honestly, these are demolishion experts. Every single spark is planned to exact details. If it was a delayed accidential explosion, security would have had Heath off that set the moment things went wrong. It was planned this way with the delay, maybe Heath added a little improv but the explosions happed just as planed, so sayth Chris Nolan
@@Jashtvorak glad you corrected. Do people think demolition and explosive experts are bad at their jobs? It blew exactly when they wanted.
He’s walking away dressed as a nurse 😅😅
fun fact the joker clapping with gordon was improvised
You cut the movie in parts pretty professionally! 👀
Thanks, it takes a lot of time and effort. :)
The Joker does not care about money, unless the IRS gives him a call.
The interrogation scene is the best written scene in the film. The layers of meaning and the Batman/Joker dynamic is best displayed in that one scene.
My man. watching you react to this took me back to my first time watching it. This was by far one of my all time favorite movies and watching you go through what I went through and even more from it just made my day.
Here is a bit of movie trivia for you about this movie.
You mentioned how well Joker's make was done. Heath Ledger actually insisted on doing his own make up. He said the Joker wouldn't really have anyone to do it for him so he did it himself. If you look carefully at his hands you might notice traces of the white make up on his hands.
Looking forward to more of your reaction vids
My favorite Batman series. The acting and direction were perfectly done imo. RIP Heath Ledger, you were the best 🙏
The Dark Knight is just perfect! The Christopher Nolan Batmobile and Batbike riding scenes are just incredible. This movie is also fascinating with dialogue. 😇
The Joker is such a liar. He is a man with a plan and he is a schemer, too. You just never know when he's in the mood and who he feels like messing with.
Fun fact:
At one point while they were filming the scene where The Joker shows up at the party and starts threatening Rachel, some pyrotechnics set fire to Maggie Gyllenhaal's dress. Heath then quickly came to her rescue by smothering the flames with his body. An onlooker said had he not intervened as quickly as he did, Maggie would have likely suffered burns.
That would have been an interesting twist, having Rachel become Two Face.
That was just a fantastic rollercoaster viewing with you... THANKS for that :)
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. :)
In one of the early comics of Batman, no one knew where Joker came from or what his origin story is, it wasn't until later on the comics made the Joker of a vast of toxic waste his story. But the comics were rebooted so many times that people forgot what the origins of the Joker was. Christopher Nolan plays around with that idea of the Joker in this movie.
Ohhh that is amazing. I love that.
@@NewfieMovieReactions Me too, I love the idea that this chaotic evil is portrayed in the early comics like natural entity that came from the decay of society. They showed the relationship between Batman and Joker in that quote, "this is what happens when unstoppable force meets and unmovable object."
Heath Ledger Joker always has the power to turn Marvel fans into DC fans that is truly his legacy
The balloon to plane is called The Fulton Recovery System, it was also featured in Metal Gear Soild - The Phantom Pain game
The truck flipping upside down was practical. They had some piston like mechanism rigged under the truck and the cockpit had a cage and a stuntman in.
Absolutely tragic what happened to Heath Ledger. This was a career making performance.
You have to imagine he would have been a huge part of the franchise going forward (assuming he wanted to be)
15:35 the older dude is a sitting Vermont U.S Senator in real life, I think his name is Patrick Leahy, there was people saying that he was in this because he’s a big Batman fan.
*This has been my favorite movie of all time for as long as I can remember. But not once did it occur to me until now …a literal “fire truck” that’s awesome*
Fun fact: the man at the fundraiser party who the Joker said "reminds him of his father" was US Senator of Vermont Patrick Leahy
Awesome reaction dude. As a Canadian who has spent the last 20 years living in the US, your accent makes me nostalgic. Good job.
Dark and gritty. Exactly. Too many superhero movies have too many wisecracks; directors just can't bring themselves to do, as you said, dark and gritty. Makes for a more real experience, don't it?!! Good description. And there's nothing like the Nolan trilogy.
At the hospital explosion, there was an unexpected delay in the pyrotechnics. Heath tried to stay in character by messing with the remote because it was only one take. They actually blew up a building.
It was 100% planned. Nolan debunked that rumor a few years ago.
The opening robbery really reminds me of the phrase "there is honor among thieves and none among criminals"
Which mean never trust anyone Who's wants/needs don't align with your own, because the lowest common morals become the only morals.
The joker just wants to cause chaos, the clowns just wanted money but were willing to kill for it. So the only common ground everyone had was a willingness to kill and a want for the largest share.
(Edit: spelling error)
"If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice" -Joker.
ive been waiting for you to react to this! my favorite movie of all time. ive seen it over 20 times and still catch things i didnt before
Fun fact- the big rig flipping end over end was done as a practical effect
This is one pf those movies along with Dark Knight Rises for example that i so desperately wish I could go back in time and see again for the first time. Result: me just sitting here envying you for 40 minutes straight
The scene where Joker blows up the hospital was an actual mistake of the pyrotechnics crew and they let the cameras keep rolling. Turned out to be cinematic masterpiece. And one of the reasons heath ledger as joker was amazing
Stop breathing life into myths. It has been stated many times that it was all intentional. They only had 1 take, do you really think that explosive and demolition experts would make a mistake that big? Costing hundreds of thousands?
Heaths performance may have been slightly improvised, but the demolition went exactly how it was planned to.
@@munky342 this is the first time im hearing a rumor opposing the rumor! Ive always thought Heath was flawless, and luckily everyone kept rolling as they had! Trust me… Id prefer not to spread falsehoods but Ive heard this & confirmation so long ago, and NEVER heard it disputed! I’ll have to look into it further. But do I think the pyrotechnics could make a mistake yes… and could direction even been given in case of such mistakes… sure. But I’ll look into it further! Thx
@Bumper Car Joe I believe there are statements from the director debunking it. Of course people can make mistakes, but when it comes to explosives you make sure everything is checked dozens of times. Source: ex military, dealt with controlled explosives a lot.
Add to that that they literally only had 1 take to get it right. There was only 1 building.
I think so many people focus on the pile of money and completely forget about the banker that was on top of the pile burning to death with the money
What's great about Joker switching the addresses is that he actually gave Batman a chance to save Rachel. Joker, knowing there's a relationship there, was probably curious to see where Batman's mind was. If Batman had decided to pick Dent, which would have been the right choice for the city, then he would have ended up saving Rachel, which would be Joker rewarding him for his selflessness in a way. But since he picked Rachel, it ended up not only causing her loss, but Dent's as well, since her death was the catalyst for him becoming Two Face.
And the most brilliant part of all of it is it's not explained at all. It makes you think about it.
Yeah I didn't think of it at the time of recording it. But now that you point it out. Wow.. that is amazing. :)
@@NewfieMovieReactions Joker also telegraphed it relatively heavily (for him), but Batman was too emotionally involved to notice. "250 52 Street" is a palindrome. "Avenue X" is just a cross, and "Cicero" was an ancient Roman politician from Caesar's time, Julius having been cited earlier during the dinner conversation between Bruce, Rachel, Harvey, and the Russian ballerina. Depending on your historical viewpoint, Cicero was either one of the Republic's last great defenders or one of the chief reasons for its demise (personally, I think the latter far more accurate). Every piece of the addresses hinted at a switch, but Batman failed to pick-up on the pattern.
It's also interesting in that it seems to be Joker's only outright lie, and it's for a very specific reason; to test Batman. Whoever Batman chooses to save, he'll have his primary motivation dashed, either by accidentally saving Rachel if he puts the city first and goes for Harvey, or by getting Harvey if he puts his personal life first and goes for Rachel, as he did. Either way, it's pretty much exactly what you want if you really, really want to know if there's any circumstances under which Batman will kill you.
I'm of the opinion the Joker conjures up a background story depending on WHO he's talking to.
He makes the story about something deeply personal to them and something they may want (Gambel's may have wanted a missing father in childhood. Rachel may desire to marry a powerful man, because she's beautiful).
And then his story turns dark and shows that you may not actually like getting the thing you've always wanted. (Gambel's father may have been a fiend. Rachel's inner ugliness (a vice like gambling, or whatever HER vice is) might drive her to destroy her marriage and her man).
It seems just like the the Joker to make you think your own dreams may be your own nightmare.
The story depending on the person is correct, but it's not exactly something they want and how it could go bad. It's tapping into their trauma. Gambel probably had an abusive father, and Rachel is worried about her relationship with Dent because of how much danger he's always in. He finds a way to bring out fear and chaos, and to manipulate people into shock.
@@whimsydimsy8774 do you believe that Gambel had an **abusive** father or an **absent** father, being from the inner city?
im know absentee-ism is about 45% in the black community, but I couldnt find much conclusive numbers about abuse other than it's "high" and "alarming."
I think you have more info than me....what's the scoop?
@@slchance8839 It's more-so the fact that most people who end up in a life of crime, with an addition of violent tendencies, had been abused by a parental figure. After all, when you look into Gambel's eyes in his last moments, you don't see wanting. You see fear, throughout the whole story. He didn't move, even when he had every opportunity to.
Also, yes, I have the script for the movie. I love it.
@@whimsydimsy8774 "...violent tendencies, had been abused by a parental figure..." That makes sense.
I had assumed absent fathers caused more criminals than violent ones.....but now that I think about it.....i dont know what I was thinking. The violence begets violence.
another fun fact the trigger part was improvised the button glitched or something and they really built up a hospital for that scene
Fun fact, when the hospital explosion stops and Joker starts banging on the button before the explosion continues, that was improvised. They blew up a real building and could obviously only do 1 take. The explosives failed, and Heath Ledger just stayed in character until the pyro guys finished the explosion. Genius actor
This a long-standing myth that, while cool af, was 100% scripted and intentional. It’s taken years to be dispelled but been trying to do my part ever since I (unfortunately) found out lmaoooo. A quick google search will verify
Yes it's a myth. The explosion was not to go off until he hit his mark at the bus. What I do remember hearing was that Ledger was to originally climb onto the bus from the mark. But instead he did stop and improvised fiddling with detonator. So yes the delayed explosion a total myth, but some improv seemed to have still made it.
As they said it’s a myth. Christopher Nolan talks about it in Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene that was part of The Dark Knight's home release. You can also google it
13:15 LOOK AT ME!!! 😨
You may recognize the little boy as the actor who plays Geoffrey Baratheon on GOT.
Yeah, I remembered from the 90s animated series that Two-Face's name is Harvey, so in theaters when I heard his name is Harvey, I'm like "Harvey? Two-Face's name is Harvey, is he Two-Face?" Then an hour later we see him spill the barrel full of gasoline and his face is on the floor on one side, I'm like "Yep, it's gonna happen, he's gonna be Two-Face!"
Interesting about the burnt coin, it's from Rachel. He gave that coin to Rachel before she died and Batman found it at her spot. So when Harvey picked up the coin, he thought for a moment she made it out, then of course he turns the coin over and realizes she didn't, causing him to go from calmly revealed smiling to freaking out with heart-broken anger and sadness. Basically the thrashing version of Vader going *NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!*
I have the Two-Face coin, had it in my wallet for 13 years now :D
Oooohhh that's amazing. Thanks for sharing! :D
Surprised me how many people didn't know Harvey was two face, but then again I watched that cartoon as a child too haha
Fun fact: the low droning sound whenever Joker's on screen was achieved by dragging a razor down a cello
"What does 'Rack 'em up!' mean?"
I think it's an expression used in prisons, meaning that it's time to go to bed/lights out. I may be mistaken.
Joker is not crazy, he's a genius.
Its interesting how close these things are so close to each other.
The joker playing about with the detonator for the explosives in the hospital wasn’t in the script. Heath Ledger completely improvised that bit because some of the explosives on the set didn’t go off as planned and the explosions were delayed but he kept going with it
Ah yes..one of my top 5 favorite films🙂
So the part where the air balloon goes out the window is called sky hooking, it's actually something the military uses for non-human reasons. Something tactical Fox would set it up perfectly
lmao that harvey quote is one of most iconic lines ever
You always manage to make me smile 😊
Yes man love is something to be proud of! And the rest of your preversions!
09:04 Hehe you talked over a great joke from Fox.. What about getting back into the plane?
Fox "I recommend a good travel agent"
Good reaction my bro. **Subscribed
Thanks! You are awesome.
one of the best theater experiences I've had
He’s methodical, my favourite part of him
He’s very smart
Thuis Joker is the most badass viliian I ever seen! Love your reaction Newfie, keep up the good work. Hugs from the Netherlands
A cool little detail about bruce wanting to be able to turn his head wearing the batsuit: it was an actual real life problem that even previous actors from the older Batman films delt with. Christian Bale complained about this and Christopher Nolan heard his plight and decided to turn this problem and solution into lore for the film.
good pickup on the makeup. fun fact, Heath ledger did his own makeup job. he also directed the scenes where the joker is interrogating tied up people.
Niice. Welcome to the single greatest superhero movie of all time. Heath Ledger's Oscar winning performance still brings me to tears. Damn.
The movie has been out for 13 years and this is his first time watching it
Yup! I just reacted to Indiana Jones for the first time and that came out over 40 years ago. Haha. :)
The detail I just noticed was joker telling his henchmen he’s out right before he actual was 😂
Newfie: Batman don't use guns...
Me: Will someone tell Affleck this? 🤣
Ah, what timing! Just when I had been thinking to see this stunning film again.
It was roller coaster , the movie its 3 hrs but we didn't want it to end
Little funny thing that most people don't get is when Harvey Dent says shes told me everything about you Bruce says I certainly hope not because she knows he's batman so he says that because he hopes he doesn't know he's batman
2:40 I think it's laughing gas, but seeing the guy laugh would have been another tone for the movie.
I love reaction videos, and now that I have found a newfie reaction channel, I shall waste even more time here. Thank you
Welcome!!
One of my favorite minor details in this movie is the car Bruce when not Batman is the Lamborghini Murcielago -> Bat. It's a Batmobile. :D
I find it so hard to believe a man of your age has never seen this lol. It’s like borderline impossible especially if you are a comic book fan.
is this really the logic we going by now 💀
@@dean3134 Me. No we
all of these stuns, the semi flipping, the hospital blowing up, etc. are all real. Chris Nolan hates uses CGI
yes hes in prison break i was so hyped noticing that to and man i love your videos keep it up
What’s cool is that at 26:47 when Batman punches Joker Heath asked Christian to actually punch him
30:40 everyone misses it on first viewing, but Lao, the Chinese guy Batman brought back from China, was tied up on top of that pile of money.
I don't know, however, if the fact that he's hard to notice up there was intentional or accidental.
Cool thing about the hospital scene is that the detonator the Joker has is the real detonator for the special effects. When he's outside the hospital and it doesn't work it really malfunctioned and his reaction to the sudden explosion isn't an act. Ledger really got scared and luckily no one was injured.
Ok how have you gone this long without seeing the dark knight??? Did they hurt you? Great reaction love this movie and it’s one I will never forget my first time watching in imax. Blew my friken socks off
Joker's different stories for his scars is a kinda reference to the Killing Joke from the comics. There, they show 3 possible origin stories for the Joker, and he himself claims that sometimes he remembers events one and sometimes another. It's very possible that this Joker is the same, and doesn't clearly recall what happened himself so he keeps remembering events differently each time.
Even a Marvel fan has tol admit that The Dark Knight is the best superhero movie ever made.
Personally, I would not have ben able to pull the bomb trigger on the ferries. My reasoning is, knowing the Joker as he was portrayed in this film, it would not surprise me if the Joker gave each ferry the trigger to its own bomb and only told them it was for the other. My theory is if either ferry had activated the trigger, they would have blown themselves up.
The issue with this train of thought is that Joker's end game is to make Gotham give in to chaos, to win the 'battle for its soul'. If a ship blew itself up and the other ship has a clearly non-triggered detonator with dozens of eyewitnesses saying they didn't do it, and with no evidence available about the other boat having pulled THEIR trigger since they just blew themselves to hell, everyone would believe the Joker simply blew up one of the boats, and it's not like investigators would be in a rush to reveal the truth if they ever found out.
Except you wouldn't know joker if you were there so you wouldn't go that way
Only a few know him
@@Dr.HooWho He put himself on TV several times, not to mention the call-in shows. ALL of Gotham knew the Joker!
What Joker is doing is all about "The Killing Joke".
newfie really do be laughing like joker when jokers on screen. i'm starting to see a connection..
I've always loved a crazy insane character, and the Joker was so masterful at it! :D
@@NewfieMovieReactions yessss! Heath Ledgers performance was amazing. He really captured the crazy aspect
You can see why this has long been considered by many to be the best comic book film ever, and just all around one of the best movies ever. This film actually made comic book films legitimate. It was my favorite Batman film until The Dark Knight Rises, which was then surpassed by The Batman. Still miffed it wasn't even nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. That was the hardest slap not to be outdone until Will Smith in 2022.
Best comic book film? Strange as this "Joker" is as far away from comic Joker as you can get.
@@ItApproaches your statement is non sequitur. Your implying that it isn't the best comic film, and the reason it isn't is because you see this characterization of the Joker as not being comic book accurate. While they aren't exactly the same, that isn't - in any way - what would categorize it as best or one of the best comic book films. And personally, you're wrong, he's pretty close to the comic book version. Not exactly. But closer than any other besides Mark Hamil from the animated series.
@@FLQueerLiberal1982 Your name is fitting. A liberal indeed. Always so defensive and always utterly against reality lol. Who you trying to convince? An apparently perceived "me", or the you that believes in a "you"? Heath told almost no jokes, he almost never laughed, only giggled like a school girl. Joker would never care about scars. This was like a copycat, a guy dressing up as Joker in our world and doing his own twist. I know you humans lack critical thinking, but you could at least have a curiosity as to why someone has a different view then you. Alas it's always attack those with different views, you don't even care if your view is accurate, you just care about your ego, about being seen as a validated sheep. No real point in talking with liberals.
@@ItApproaches Who cares? It being a highly acclaimed comic book movie doesn't instantly mean that the contents NEED to be faithful to the source material (and imo somewhat lacking originality).
This easily is one of the best comic book movies, do you disagree? If so explain why?
@@atmbcito Doesn't matter to who, all opinions are equally worthless. Most content is lacking originality these days. Either from a lack of trying or humanity hit their limit already.
That is detective Mahone(?) from Prison Break, yes :P
The scene where Joker is blowing up the hospital, that trigger actually did malfunction and he had to hit the trigger several times and that was ALL improvised. The big explosion did scare Heath and that's whey he ran. It looked so good, they used the take.
That is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
As much as I like to believe, I don’t believe it’s true. The reason the hospital didn’t fully explode on the first detonation was because they needed to get Heath further away from the hospital before fully blowing it up.
That's actually not true. That was a false meme spreading around on social media and nobody bothered to double-check it. There are actual storyboards with that scene that showed it was part of the script. That is to show you how good at understanding Joker Nolan is and how amazing Ledger was in accomplishing his vision.
Sorry that’s just an Internet myth. Christopher Nolan talks about that happening on purpose so Heath Ledger can get a safe distance away from the building. He talks about it in Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene that was part of The Dark Knight's home release. You can also google it