To this day stands as one of the greatest comic book films of all time. Really fascinating that when the hospital was supposed to blow up that Heath Ledger improvised his turning around and still trying to blow it up. RIP to the legend!! Hope you enjoy the 3rd movie!
I have seen this movie dozens of times and that ending gets me every time. The music, Gordon’s monologue, Batman stumbling into the night chased by dogs.
Im glad you recognized that Harvey had a trick coin, and never intended on harming the joker's lackey. Its actually a really important detail. It shows that Dent always had a dark side that comes out when he feels powerless. He was just so accustomed to hiding and controlling that darkness that he only ever used it as a threat, he never felt the need to go "outside the system" to impose what he thinks is "fair", but when he loses Rachel, he feels that his ideals of justice were somehow wrong or incomplete, which is why he failed. That's what drives him off the deep end. He wants to kill the Joker, but that means crossing the moral line that he set down for himself, and it wouldnt fix anything either. He has survivor's guilt, he is suicidal when he is in the hospital which is why he is refusing treatment. The Joker understands that, so he presents Harvey with a very simplified version of his own perspective so it will resonate with him. He is basically telling Harvey that he can hate himself for failing, or hate the Joker for succeeding, but he should really hate the rest of the world for dumping their responsibilities on him, making him into a martyr to pay for their own weakness. That's why it resonates with Harvey, the Joker actually understands even if he is just using that knowledge to manipulate him. The fact that he gives Harvey the gun & tells him to let chaos & order decide, shows us that he isnt just saying that to be compelling, it is genuinely what he believes & how he views the world. He truly believes himself to be a victim of society who is just getting revenge, enjoying the "fun" that he's been denied. He relates to people who society labels "freaks", which is why he is willing to show this vulnerablity & reveal his motivations only to batman, and to Harvey after his "transformation". He frames this same perspective to Harvey as society denying him real "justice", which in the absence of his ethics & ideals manifests as the "dark" side of the coin that he has always denied or "repressed". Heath Ledger always gets honored for his acting, as he should, but Aaron Eckhart also does a phenomenal job showing both the heights & lows of this (arguably bipolar) character, it is a quick transformation but his great acting really sells it to the audience.
BEST BATMAN MOVIE EVER MADE! RIP Heath Ledger. He did one hell of a performance for the Joker, which won him an Oscar and his family accepted it in his memory.
So real opinion question- do u think it’s the best movie because Heath died? Or it would b either way? Cause u know sometimes when ppl die their legacy gets bigger than it may have otherwise just curious about ur opinions.
Best Batman movie ever made is a bit much. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is the superior Batman film. Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are the definitive Batman and Joker. I love The Dark Knight Trilogy but DC Animation is superior.
@@jules3048 Nah. It was just an entertaining movie. Heath topped Nicholson as The Joker (even though he was still great), in my opinion. I know a lot of people would disagree with me, but meh. Even if Heath didn’t die, I think it would still be an overall great film.
Yes, they actually blew up the hospital IRL. They also flipped a real truck for that chase scene. Christoper Nolan likes to use practical effects as much as possible.
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The crazy thing is that you can ACTUALLY SEE the hydraulic pump under the truck that is what actually flips it... If you watch it in slow motion you can literally see this HUGE ASS metal block fly up under the truck before it flies up in the air.
What's messed up is that the Joker told Batman the wrong adresses on purpose because he knew he was go for Rachel, not Dent. The Joker knew Batman would because he hurled himself out of a penthouse window to save her and let the Joker get away. And what's also sad is that when Rachel heard Batman saving Dent over the phone, she died believing Bruce had read the letter she left for him, and was so angry he was her for breaking the promise they made, he was choosing to let her die, not really knowing the Joker tricked him.
Fun fact, the scene where joker interrupts Bruce Wayne's party and confronted Rachel the Rachel part was not scripted. You can see the actress look at the director a little worried on what's going on.
In that same scene, the old guy who he says reminds him of his father is democratc senator who is a huge batman fan and has done a number of cameos in various batman movies.
Heath Ledger kept licking the sides of his mouth because the prosthetics for the scars would keep coming loose, so he did that to keep them in place. It became a great character tick. But the happy coincidence of it is that if you've ever had cuts on the edges of your mouth you really can't help but constantly lick at them.
SO MANY little details and stuff in this movie: 1) joker held the hammer cocked the whole time, so Harvey could NEVER had shot him 2) Heath Really took punches from Christain Bale in the face 3) the way joker grabbed rachel by the face was improvised thats why she looked away, sje was looking to the director and crew for help but they kept going 4) the joker news anchor scene was done without most of the crew knowing AND SO MUCH MORE
A masterpiece. Probably the best superhero movie ever made if not the best movie ever. Kids might not appreciate it bjt when they grow up they will appreciate it
The Joker tells a different origin story each time because he tailors the story to who he's addressing, so that he can disturb them and also just to see their reaction. In The Killing Joke graphic novel, Joker says that "if I did have an origin story, I prefer it to be multiple choice"
Some fun facts: 1) The actor who plays Rachel never saw Heath in makeup or him acting as Joker on set, so at the charity scene when he crashes the party, she was genuinely in shock and fear. 2) Heath's scar makeup kept on falling off, so his tongue lick was to keep them on but it worked so well they didn't edit them out. 3) The old man who says "we will not be intimidated by thugs" during the charity scene was an active US Senator at the time that asked to be in the film because he was such a fan of Batman. 4) The hospital blow up scene was actually real, they used real explosives on a real building. Because of this, they only had one shot to shoot the scene. When Joker was walking away and the explosions randomly stopped, they really malfunctioned. Joker hitting the remote and confused was real but because that was what the Joker would have done in real life, plus they only had one chance at that scene, they kept it in.
This is one of my favorite Batman movies aside from Batman (1989). It’s the best Batman movie Christopher Nolan ever directed, and one of the best Batman movies ever made. Truly peak bat-cinema.
They were filming this during a comic book convention in Chicago, and during one of the DC panels they told us to be at a certain place in the convention center at a certain time in the morning. We got to the place on the morning and we were given a t shirt, and a note to be at a certain panel later that evening. When we got into that panel, it had Christoper Nolan, Aaron Eckhart, and Gary Oldman, and we were shown the first trailer with footage of Heath as Joker, and Aaron confirmed he was playing Two-Face. Best convention ever. The actor playing the mayor played a character named Batmanuel in the live action Tick series
My personal opinion about the Joker, and his motivations phenomenal job by Heath Ledger IMO, is that Alfred was closest to the mark in that "... some men just want to watch the world burn.". I knew someone when I was a child/growing up that, outside of a POW camp, had one of the roughest/tragic lives I have ever had the misfortune of knowing about (I learned about the truth of the situation well after the fact). Even more unfortunately the people responsible for his misery somehow managed to conceal it just enough that nothing was ever done. Eventually he got himself ended in a very violent and tragic circumstance. There is a good amount of truth to the saying that "hurt people, hurt people". I like that the movie didn't reveal the Joker's motivations. It's better to leave it up to the imaginations of the audience that way each of us is able to imagine the worst things that fit for us allowing the villian to be just that much worse for everyone. Some stories explain far too much and others far too little, I think this one found the perfect balance regarding the villian. Just my 2 cents worth though, really enjoyed yall's reaction to this masterpiece and am looking forward to the third of the series. Cheers!
Its my opinion that the Joker custom-designs his origin story to terrify the person he's talking to. 1.)His origin was about a nightmarish father when talking to mobster Gambol, b/c, statistically, Gambol probably came from a fatherless broken home which helped direct him to a life of crime and in his heart of hearts Gambol would have liked to have a father. Moral of Joker's 1st story to the gangster: "fear your dreams., son" 2.)His origin about a woman robbed of her beauty which destroys her marriage was for Rachel, a woman beautiful enough to engage a good and important man. If she loses her beauty will her life be destroyed, too? If so, her beauty is her cage and time is her jailer. Moral of Joker's 2nd story to the engaged woman: "fear your dreams, pretty lady."
Maggie Gyllenhaal Is Jake Gyllenhaal's sister. Oh and the former Brach's candy factory on Chicago's West Side, which shut down in 2003, was used for the exterior of Gotham General Hospital, and it's the administration building that we see getting demolished for the sequence when the Joker blows it up.
Y'all caught that Joker's scar story changes every time. I believe it's a nod to a legendary comic book called Batman:The Killing Joke, where Joker says "If I have to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!"
Joker wanted to prove the people is just good and moral because the world allows them to be. If the world changes people will change. He proved it with Harvey dent
It doesn't matter how many times I watch it. The Dark Knight elevated both the genre of action movies and comic book movies. *Batman is the best character in comics.* Always was. His origin story, his silhouette (from an artist's perspective), his gallery of Rogues, his supporting characters to include the Gotham City Police department, the bat family, all of it. I am more of a Marvel guy, *but I have said for many years that the best of the (non-cosmic) Marvel universe is essentially riffs on the Batman formula.* This is controversial, but Batman is the Justice League's only _actual_ character. The rest of DC's Pantheon of heroes, is lovable as they are, are archetypes. Not characters. DC's villains tend to be characters that mess with the archetypal heroes. That's why we all love DC's villains. Since Marvel characters are actually characters, you don't even need villains in marvel. A lot of the times, one Marvel hero is another Marvel hero's villain!
21:17 this part was completely improvised by heath ledger because that was her first time seeing him in full makeup so that entire scene was all true fear from her
this has always and always will be my favorite batman movie and i’m 26 years old 😂 always awesome watching this one. i was watching all your x men reactions and saw this got uploaded today which was super cool!
Playing the Joker may have been an emotional catharsis for Heath Ledger..he was going through a split with his wife and separation from his daughter Matilda... RIP Heath Ledger... Awarded Best Actor posthumously... 🌿🌿🌿
My fav comic book flick. Such a great movie. Remember me and my bro seeing this like 5 times when it came out. Rip Heath Ledger. Great reaction y'all🤘🤘
Yes, they blew up an old building in the outskirts of Chicago. It was all over the news leading up to the explosion. And they really flipped that truck in downtown Chicago too.
@@nutz0148 That's actually a myth. It wasn't improvised. There was always supposed to be a delay between the explosions. The pause was planned by Nolan as a means to do the scene practically and keep Ledger safe.
This movie is the definition of CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE! It's so damn good! I saw it in theaters and that fake Batman hitting the window LOUD AF! Fun fact: the hospital was supposed to blow up all in one shot but the pyro malfunctioned and Ledger reacted in character. Nolan thought it fit the Joker's fractured psyche and kept it in the movie. RIP Heath Ledger, you greatly deserved the Oacar your truly iconic performance in this movie won.
The hospital explosion thing is a myth. Long ago debunked by cast and crew. They specifically planned and rehearsed the delay in explosions. The scene happened as intended.
@@Omne118 Then people need to stop spreading lies. Everything I've read about it said it was true. The cast and crew shouldn't have debunked it, it's a much better explanation than it being intentional.
Morgan freeman character did not resign. When he was finished he did as batman told him he typed his name inti the machine and hit enter which triggered the machine to shut down and destroy the machine so that way he would be willing to stay at Wayne enterprises.
Gambol (Michael Jai White, Spawn himself) actually wasn't supposed to die. He was going to come back seeking revenge on the Joker, That's why you never see his body. When Heath Ledger died, it made sense to have people assume he was killed.
The one thing that disappointed me in this movie is we are not going to see the ultimate ending of The Joker because of Heath Ledger's passing. He died before the finished film and he was supposed to be in the 3rd movie too.
The best Batman live action movie of all time and one of the best superhero movies of all time Heath Ledger is the Joker and that's no knock on Jack Nicholson version Plus Two Face theme is iconic
The funny thing for me that I remember as I was watching it was how kinda of mad😆😆😆 i got with how Joker kept so much ahead of the police😆😆. How Joker was having the police play right into his hands😆
Just my theory: If either of the people on the boat triggered the explosion, it would have blown up their own boat. The Joker lies constantly; he lied about the location of Rachel and Harvey with the oil drums, he lied about his scars, I am sure he was lying about what the remotes would do.
No, this time it's not a lie. He genuinely wanted those people to kill each other, to go down to his level. Whoever come out of that "social experiment" alive, would've been people who have murder another to save themselves. He fought for Gotham's soul, not just killing people.
@@SatrioWibisono-o3m Maybe, but he also said he was an agent of chaos, which could imply a situation where you agonize over choices which in the end don’t make a difference and any control you think you have is an illusion, which is a way of sullying Gotham’s soul, because there can be no moral choices in such a framework. (Kind of like voting, but that’s another argument) But even if you were right, because he is known to be unreliable, you couldn’t trust him, which also makes the choice meaningless, which is still chaos. For all they knew, it could be a 💣 on a timer, and the “trigger” was an off switch. And even that, like we saw at the hospital when his trigger initially malfunctioned, could be unreliable and not work, meaning the Joker wouldn’t even be guaranteed to know if it worked. True chaos, since even he couldn’t know that his own control/controller would work.
Best movie with Batman in it💪🏻 I still prefer begins and rises for the aspect that batman is actually the main lead for those I still like dark knight but it’s obviously the story was mostly revolving around the start of 2face and joker just being a menace and even with the new batman he’s him for 99% of the movie 😂 and the 1% is emo Bruce.. guardians2 and this even if I have some gripes about it, these are my favorite trilogies and I can have my own nitpicks nothing has to be perfect for everyone shocker 🤯 batfleck was just Batman to me he had the look wasn’t grounded just legit badass Batman but the script and the amount of screen time was diabolical. He was Batman in like 4 movies for a total of 14 minutes 💀 it’s the what could’ve been kills me inside 😩
This version of the Joker, is so relatable, if you’ve been through pain in your life. Just as with every hero and villain story, they’re usually two sides of the same coin…they just chose two different paths to deal with the pain. Joker wanted destruction and Batman wanted goodness. Most of us, end up choosing a path closer to the Joker than to Batman; It’s why he’s the hero…someone who we’ll never actually be, but wish we were. The Boat Scene Notice that the civilians actually voted to blow up the criminals’ boat… The only difference between convicted criminals and civilians is… Civilians are just criminals who haven’t been caught yet.
Batman existed long before Robin. In the comics, Batman took on the kid when his parents died and the kid became Robin. But he was Batman long before that happened. So there are lots of stories with just Batman before Robin ever existed.
holy crap, your analyses were incisive and clever. Some of your thoughts on chaos, hope, symbolism, and sacrifice i had never thought of before. Well played, sir.
As a huge Batman fan living in what's supposed to be Gotham City, I remember walking out of the theater thinking this was the best Batman ever. I agree w other comments that this and Batman '89, which I also saw in theaters as a tiny kid are the best ones. Batman animated movies are also top tier, so if you guys are into that, they're worth the watch. Thanks for the upload, you guys are so entertaining and I always love to hear your southern accents!
@@echelon2k8 Yes, I was at home planning to go to work for an afternoon shift that day. My mother was in Tower 2 for the first bombing in ‘93. She retired in ‘98 and was not there for the second bombing in ‘01. I used to know Tower 2 from the ground floor to the 27th floor where my mom worked like the back of my hand. RIP to all who did not survive.
Interesting Fact: the man that plays Gambol in Michael Jai White, despite his role in this movie, he has multiple black belts in several martial arts. He is an amazing fighter.
Rachel and Alfred never saw joker, before party scene. Rachel said she had to pee and had nightmares for weeks after that scene! Alfred, was supposed to have lines during this scene but was so freaked out, he forgot all his lines! 😮😮😮
I still wonder which detonator went to which boat. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were to their own boats. That’s what’s fun about good character building, though. They didn’t need to answer that question, and it adds even more to the Joker’s enigmatic image.
With Joker, he explained his motivation to Harvey in the hospital - he sees all the "good" people (or people we consider as good) succeeding in Gotham, but even they have their own agendas and those "good" people aren't really all that good - So his motivation is to show Gotham and all the powerful people that just because you've got an agenda, it doesn't make you good... agendas and plans don't make you a good person. Take away the plan and the agenda and let's see how "good" you really are! I suspect in his past that some authority figure or father figure DID mess him up and DID do some nasty things to him and this is him "sticking it to the man" to show them how corrupt they are. Also with that scene where Joker blows up the hospital - where he seems to be having issues with the detonator and he has to hit it a few times - that was 100% for real. On the day of shooting the scene, that detonator malfunctioned and it delayed the explosion which is why he looked confused. The explosion malfunctioned and went off late and it worked so well so they left it in the movie.
I have watched this more than 30 times and everytime I watch it, I always finish the credits so that I can listen to the music. 🤣 It always gives me goosebumps.
First time I saw this, when it came out, I thought it was brilliant. As time went by and ppl were talking more and more about it I thought it sounded a bit overrated and over hyped. Then I watched it again some years later and..no..it is still brilliant and worth all the hype!
I changed the Joker's line "if you're good at something never do it for free" to when my gf would wonder Adam you're a pharmacist and you get to work from home in your pajamas. How!?? I'd say "Carolyn if you're good at something you make it look easy" 😉
The moment at the end when Joker started to monologue before he lost makes me wonder if he really tried to let Batman use that opportunity to try and even the playing field as he really enjoys messing with Bats.
My personal theory is the Joker used to be an elite black ops agent for the US government. He got caught and tortured, hence the scars, but the US government disowned him and left him for dead. That's why he has all that training, talent and connections and why he really wants to overthrow government. That's also why he has no past, no fingerprints, no record. He was an agent of order, now he's an agent of chaos. That's just my thoughts though.
Heath Ledger was a method actor, he really got into the character even when off set. To prep himself for the role he secluded himself in a motel room for several weeks and went deep into the psychology of the Joker character. His lip smacking was because the prosthetics for his face or the face paint, don't remember which, irritated his skin. But he kept at it because it was a trademark feature to his Joker. This Joker really is an agent to chaos, he just wanted to see the world burn. Heath was perfect for this role, I thought no one could top Jack Nicholson's version, but Heath did it.
You should look up the users The Vile Eye and Enigma True Crime. They do psychology and body language of characters and they did a good analyze of Ledger's Joker.
❤ added to one of my favorite reactions of all time. I missed this movie in theaters when it first came out. Boy when it hit dvd, I was on it. Never put it down. RIP Heath.
It's more than just wanting to preserve the symbol. The reason Batman took the fall for Harvey Dent is because if they knew Harvey Dent was going around committing murders they would've freed all of the criminals that were arrested and prosecuted as a result of Harvey Dent and they would all have to be retried in the courts in a corrupt city. Also I watched CyberChase all the time as a kid on PBS. I always hated math but I loved that show. 🙂
Typically, Robin has been a hard character to bring to the screen. He has one of those costumes that doesn't translate well to RL (or an even slightly grounded Batman movie). I mean, classic Robin basically wears a red polo tucked into a belted green speedo, an outfit he finishes with green elbow gloves, green elf shoes, and a short yellow cape. If you're a filmmaker, try to make THAT make sense in a movie where Batman spends 90% of his time stealthing through shadows and leaping into/out of the darkness. Every scene would have to start with Batman saying, "Robin, you wait in the car..." or else every fight scene would start with a criminal saying, "Hey! Who's that kid in the bright spandex trying to sneak into the room? And, yo, there's Batman right next to him! Shoot them!"
His tic of licking his lips, was and is an accident. His lip prosthetic was coming loose. So he would lick his lip to keep it on. Turned it into a performance
The second Godfather is the best in that trilogy, imo. This is one of the best movies ever made but the third one is really worth it too. This is the second best trilogy of all time, behind LotR. Everything from Nolan is worth your time, especially Interstellar and Inception. He is just simply the goat among directors.
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This movie is revolutionary, and Heath Ledger’s Joker is nothing short of iconic.
To this day stands as one of the greatest comic book films of all time. Really fascinating that when the hospital was supposed to blow up that Heath Ledger improvised his turning around and still trying to blow it up. RIP to the legend!! Hope you enjoy the 3rd movie!
One of? It’s THE best comic book film and arguably the greatest film ever made. In every aspect it is perfect.
I'd go two steps further and say it's the best movie ever made.
Naw..that belongs to Spider-Man 2
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@@KanyeWestIsTheGOAT- Very little argument from me
Lucius didn't resign btw. When he typed his name in the machine self destructed. So he's still there
Exactly! He said he wouldn’t be at Wayne enterprises as long as that tech was and Bruce knew that and designed it to fry itself when they were done
I have seen this movie dozens of times and that ending gets me every time. The music, Gordon’s monologue, Batman stumbling into the night chased by dogs.
Im glad you recognized that Harvey had a trick coin, and never intended on harming the joker's lackey. Its actually a really important detail. It shows that Dent always had a dark side that comes out when he feels powerless. He was just so accustomed to hiding and controlling that darkness that he only ever used it as a threat, he never felt the need to go "outside the system" to impose what he thinks is "fair", but when he loses Rachel, he feels that his ideals of justice were somehow wrong or incomplete, which is why he failed. That's what drives him off the deep end. He wants to kill the Joker, but that means crossing the moral line that he set down for himself, and it wouldnt fix anything either. He has survivor's guilt, he is suicidal when he is in the hospital which is why he is refusing treatment. The Joker understands that, so he presents Harvey with a very simplified version of his own perspective so it will resonate with him. He is basically telling Harvey that he can hate himself for failing, or hate the Joker for succeeding, but he should really hate the rest of the world for dumping their responsibilities on him, making him into a martyr to pay for their own weakness. That's why it resonates with Harvey, the Joker actually understands even if he is just using that knowledge to manipulate him. The fact that he gives Harvey the gun & tells him to let chaos & order decide, shows us that he isnt just saying that to be compelling, it is genuinely what he believes & how he views the world. He truly believes himself to be a victim of society who is just getting revenge, enjoying the "fun" that he's been denied. He relates to people who society labels "freaks", which is why he is willing to show this vulnerablity & reveal his motivations only to batman, and to Harvey after his "transformation". He frames this same perspective to Harvey as society denying him real "justice", which in the absence of his ethics & ideals manifests as the "dark" side of the coin that he has always denied or "repressed". Heath Ledger always gets honored for his acting, as he should, but Aaron Eckhart also does a phenomenal job showing both the heights & lows of this (arguably bipolar) character, it is a quick transformation but his great acting really sells it to the audience.
BEST BATMAN MOVIE EVER MADE!
RIP Heath Ledger. He did one hell of a performance for the Joker, which won him an Oscar and his family accepted it in his memory.
Even though I think the Oscar should have been for Best Actor instead of Best Supporting Actor, I fully agree!
So real opinion question- do u think it’s the best movie because Heath died? Or it would b either way? Cause u know sometimes when ppl die their legacy gets bigger than it may have otherwise just curious about ur opinions.
Best Batman movie ever made is a bit much. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is the superior Batman film. Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are the definitive Batman and Joker. I love The Dark Knight Trilogy but DC Animation is superior.
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Nah. It was just an entertaining movie. Heath topped Nicholson as The Joker (even though he was still great), in my opinion. I know a lot of people would disagree with me, but meh. Even if Heath didn’t die, I think it would still be an overall great film.
@@AlastorsShadowDemon thank u for ur opinion.
Yes, they actually blew up the hospital IRL. They also flipped a real truck for that chase scene. Christoper Nolan likes to use practical effects as much as possible.
The crazy thing is that you can ACTUALLY SEE the hydraulic pump under the truck that is what actually flips it... If you watch it in slow motion you can literally see this HUGE ASS metal block fly up under the truck before it flies up in the air.
What's messed up is that the Joker told Batman the wrong adresses on purpose because he knew he was go for Rachel, not Dent. The Joker knew Batman would because he hurled himself out of a penthouse window to save her and let the Joker get away. And what's also sad is that when Rachel heard Batman saving Dent over the phone, she died believing Bruce had read the letter she left for him, and was so angry he was her for breaking the promise they made, he was choosing to let her die, not really knowing the Joker tricked him.
Fun fact, the scene where joker interrupts Bruce Wayne's party and confronted Rachel the Rachel part was not scripted. You can see the actress look at the director a little worried on what's going on.
In that same scene, the old guy who he says reminds him of his father is democratc senator who is a huge batman fan and has done a number of cameos in various batman movies.
Yup... The first time the cast saw Joker with his full make-up.
This movie is just too 👌😮💨
are you really lacking that much attention that you have to write this shit on every fucking reaction?
@@zumedusa she was like: "Hold on, is that the same guy who banged my brother?"
Heath Ledger kept licking the sides of his mouth because the prosthetics for the scars would keep coming loose, so he did that to keep them in place. It became a great character tick. But the happy coincidence of it is that if you've ever had cuts on the edges of your mouth you really can't help but constantly lick at them.
SO MANY little details and stuff in this movie:
1) joker held the hammer cocked the whole time, so Harvey could NEVER had shot him 2) Heath Really took punches from Christain Bale in the face 3) the way joker grabbed rachel by the face was improvised thats why she looked away, sje was looking to the director and crew for help but they kept going 4) the joker news anchor scene was done without most of the crew knowing AND SO MUCH MORE
The 'hospital' was actually blown up. It was an old candy factory here in Chicago that was due for demolition.
A masterpiece. Probably the best superhero movie ever made if not the best movie ever. Kids might not appreciate it bjt when they grow up they will appreciate it
The Joker tells a different origin story each time because he tailors the story to who he's addressing, so that he can disturb them and also just to see their reaction. In The Killing Joke graphic novel, Joker says that "if I did have an origin story, I prefer it to be multiple choice"
RIP Heath...Great loss. Best and scariest Joker. Thanx so much, have a great wkend, Peace
The last 5 min the dark knight is cinematic perfection. Possibly the greatest end to a movie ever
Some fun facts:
1) The actor who plays Rachel never saw Heath in makeup or him acting as Joker on set, so at the charity scene when he crashes the party, she was genuinely in shock and fear.
2) Heath's scar makeup kept on falling off, so his tongue lick was to keep them on but it worked so well they didn't edit them out.
3) The old man who says "we will not be intimidated by thugs" during the charity scene was an active US Senator at the time that asked to be in the film because he was such a fan of Batman.
4) The hospital blow up scene was actually real, they used real explosives on a real building. Because of this, they only had one shot to shoot the scene. When Joker was walking away and the explosions randomly stopped, they really malfunctioned. Joker hitting the remote and confused was real but because that was what the Joker would have done in real life, plus they only had one chance at that scene, they kept it in.
This is one of my favorite Batman movies aside from Batman (1989). It’s the best Batman movie Christopher Nolan ever directed, and one of the best Batman movies ever made. Truly peak bat-cinema.
100% agree
They really flipped that 18-wheeler. Nolan does practical affects whenever possible. Many movies have copied that truck flip scene after this
"If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice." - The Joker
They were filming this during a comic book convention in Chicago, and during one of the DC panels they told us to be at a certain place in the convention center at a certain time in the morning. We got to the place on the morning and we were given a t shirt, and a note to be at a certain panel later that evening. When we got into that panel, it had Christoper Nolan, Aaron Eckhart, and Gary Oldman, and we were shown the first trailer with footage of Heath as Joker, and Aaron confirmed he was playing Two-Face. Best convention ever. The actor playing the mayor played a character named Batmanuel in the live action Tick series
So happy you're reacting to this masterpiece, in my opinion this rendition of The JOKER is flawless ❤
It's more than flawless, it's a master class in acting.
My personal opinion about the Joker, and his motivations phenomenal job by Heath Ledger IMO, is that Alfred was closest to the mark in that "... some men just want to watch the world burn.". I knew someone when I was a child/growing up that, outside of a POW camp, had one of the roughest/tragic lives I have ever had the misfortune of knowing about (I learned about the truth of the situation well after the fact). Even more unfortunately the people responsible for his misery somehow managed to conceal it just enough that nothing was ever done. Eventually he got himself ended in a very violent and tragic circumstance. There is a good amount of truth to the saying that "hurt people, hurt people".
I like that the movie didn't reveal the Joker's motivations. It's better to leave it up to the imaginations of the audience that way each of us is able to imagine the worst things that fit for us allowing the villian to be just that much worse for everyone. Some stories explain far too much and others far too little, I think this one found the perfect balance regarding the villian.
Just my 2 cents worth though, really enjoyed yall's reaction to this masterpiece and am looking forward to the third of the series.
Cheers!
Its my opinion that the Joker custom-designs his origin story to terrify the person he's talking to.
1.)His origin was about a nightmarish father when talking to mobster Gambol, b/c, statistically, Gambol probably came from a fatherless broken home which helped direct him to a life of crime and in his heart of hearts Gambol would have liked to have a father. Moral of Joker's 1st story to the gangster: "fear your dreams., son"
2.)His origin about a woman robbed of her beauty which destroys her marriage was for Rachel, a woman beautiful enough to engage a good and important man. If she loses her beauty will her life be destroyed, too? If so, her beauty is her cage and time is her jailer. Moral of Joker's 2nd story to the engaged woman: "fear your dreams, pretty lady."
One of the mysteries of this version of the Joker is that he has excellent fighting skills.
Mr O’s calling card would be leaving a hat at the crime scene lol 😂
Maggie Gyllenhaal Is Jake Gyllenhaal's sister. Oh and the former Brach's candy factory on Chicago's West Side, which shut down in 2003, was used for the exterior of Gotham General Hospital, and it's the administration building that we see getting demolished for the sequence when the Joker blows it up.
Y'all caught that Joker's scar story changes every time. I believe it's a nod to a legendary comic book called Batman:The Killing Joke, where Joker says "If I have to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!"
Joker wanted to prove the people is just good and moral because the world allows them to be. If the world changes people will change. He proved it with Harvey dent
It doesn't matter how many times I watch it. The Dark Knight elevated both the genre of action movies and comic book movies. *Batman is the best character in comics.* Always was. His origin story, his silhouette (from an artist's perspective), his gallery of Rogues, his supporting characters to include the Gotham City Police department, the bat family, all of it. I am more of a Marvel guy, *but I have said for many years that the best of the (non-cosmic) Marvel universe is essentially riffs on the Batman formula.* This is controversial, but Batman is the Justice League's only _actual_ character. The rest of DC's Pantheon of heroes, is lovable as they are, are archetypes. Not characters. DC's villains tend to be characters that mess with the archetypal heroes. That's why we all love DC's villains. Since Marvel characters are actually characters, you don't even need villains in marvel. A lot of the times, one Marvel hero is another Marvel hero's villain!
"He must've had Taco Bell". - Mr. OCTOBER
I DIED 😂💀
Fun fact: 38:06 That Lamborghini model is called "Murcielago" or Bat in English. So in a way he is driving a bat-mobile lol
That’s the reventon
Heath ledger was just incredible, it's so sad he never got to see his own movie. I forgot he was even acting he was just joker. Rest in peace 🕊️
I'd add Brandon Lee to the list
21:17 this part was completely improvised by heath ledger because that was her first time seeing him in full makeup so that entire scene was all true fear from her
"Do you want to see a magic trick? Watch this pencil disappear!" BAM!
Rest in peace Heath Ledger! Your time among us was short but you forever live in our hearts! Legend.
this has always and always will be my favorite batman movie and i’m 26 years old 😂 always awesome watching this one. i was watching all your x men reactions and saw this got uploaded today which was super cool!
I've seen this movie so many times, and every time I see the end sequence, I get goose bumps
Playing the Joker may have been an emotional catharsis for Heath Ledger..he was going through a split with his wife and separation from his daughter Matilda...
RIP Heath Ledger...
Awarded Best Actor posthumously...
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My fav comic book flick. Such a great movie. Remember me and my bro seeing this like 5 times when it came out. Rip Heath Ledger. Great reaction y'all🤘🤘
Yes, they blew up an old building in the outskirts of Chicago. It was all over the news leading up to the explosion. And they really flipped that truck in downtown Chicago too.
Nolan is known to be as practical as possible so a assume the explosions aren’t cgi.
The hospital scene wasn't CGI, they had 1 take and Heath improvised smashing the button when the explosions didn't go off on time, pure brilliance.
@@nutz0148 That's actually a myth. It wasn't improvised. There was always supposed to be a delay between the explosions. The pause was planned by Nolan as a means to do the scene practically and keep Ledger safe.
You both are phenomenal 💙🥋
This movie is the definition of CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE! It's so damn good! I saw it in theaters and that fake Batman hitting the window LOUD AF! Fun fact: the hospital was supposed to blow up all in one shot but the pyro malfunctioned and Ledger reacted in character. Nolan thought it fit the Joker's fractured psyche and kept it in the movie. RIP Heath Ledger, you greatly deserved the Oacar your truly iconic performance in this movie won.
The hospital explosion thing is a myth. Long ago debunked by cast and crew. They specifically planned and rehearsed the delay in explosions. The scene happened as intended.
@@Omne118 Then people need to stop spreading lies. Everything I've read about it said it was true. The cast and crew shouldn't have debunked it, it's a much better explanation than it being intentional.
@@passionsquietrage it’s not true so they should absolutely be debunking it. You might *like* the story better but that’s irrelevant
@@Omne118 Why is making the truth known better then letting a myth pass for the truth? Besides, the myth made Ledger's iconic performance even better.
Morgan freeman character did not resign. When he was finished he did as batman told him he typed his name inti the machine and hit enter which triggered the machine to shut down and destroy the machine so that way he would be willing to stay at Wayne enterprises.
Gambol (Michael Jai White, Spawn himself) actually wasn't supposed to die. He was going to come back seeking revenge on the Joker, That's why you never see his body. When Heath Ledger died, it made sense to have people assume he was killed.
My new favorite reaction channel, Ya'll are killing it!
14:19 "Do crazy people know they're crazy?"
Only the crazy ones 😂
Crazy people never question their sanity.
The one thing that disappointed me in this movie is we are not going to see the ultimate ending of The Joker because of Heath Ledger's passing. He died before the finished film and he was supposed to be in the 3rd movie too.
Yes I'm very aware of my insanity. We have meetings.
The old man at the party who tells the Joker ‘We’re not intimidated by thugs!’ is Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, a very big Batman fan.
The best Batman live action movie of all time and one of the best superhero movies of all time
Heath Ledger is the Joker and that's no knock on Jack Nicholson version
Plus Two Face theme is iconic
The funny thing for me that I remember as I was watching it was how kinda of mad😆😆😆 i got with how Joker kept so much ahead of the police😆😆. How Joker was having the police play right into his hands😆
Just my theory:
If either of the people on the boat triggered the explosion, it would have blown up their own boat.
The Joker lies constantly; he lied about the location of Rachel and Harvey with the oil drums, he lied about his scars, I am sure he was lying about what the remotes would do.
That’s a solid theory that I’m surprised has not been discussed enough.
No, this time it's not a lie. He genuinely wanted those people to kill each other, to go down to his level. Whoever come out of that "social experiment" alive, would've been people who have murder another to save themselves. He fought for Gotham's soul, not just killing people.
@@SatrioWibisono-o3m Maybe, but he also said he was an agent of chaos, which could imply a situation where you agonize over choices which in the end don’t make a difference and any control you think you have is an illusion, which is a way of sullying Gotham’s soul, because there can be no moral choices in such a framework.
(Kind of like voting, but that’s another argument)
But even if you were right, because he is known to be unreliable, you couldn’t trust him, which also makes the choice meaningless, which is still chaos. For all they knew, it could be a 💣 on a timer, and the “trigger” was an off switch. And even that, like we saw at the hospital when his trigger initially malfunctioned, could be unreliable and not work, meaning the Joker wouldn’t even be guaranteed to know if it worked. True chaos, since even he couldn’t know that his own control/controller would work.
Best movie with Batman in it💪🏻 I still prefer begins and rises for the aspect that batman is actually the main lead for those I still like dark knight but it’s obviously the story was mostly revolving around the start of 2face and joker just being a menace and even with the new batman he’s him for 99% of the movie 😂 and the 1% is emo Bruce.. guardians2 and this even if I have some gripes about it, these are my favorite trilogies and I can have my own nitpicks nothing has to be perfect for everyone shocker 🤯 batfleck was just Batman to me he had the look wasn’t grounded just legit badass Batman but the script and the amount of screen time was diabolical. He was Batman in like 4 movies for a total of 14 minutes 💀 it’s the what could’ve been kills me inside 😩
This version of the Joker, is so relatable, if you’ve been through pain in your life. Just as with every hero and villain story, they’re usually two sides of the same coin…they just chose two different paths to deal with the pain.
Joker wanted destruction and Batman wanted goodness.
Most of us, end up choosing a path closer to the Joker than to Batman; It’s why he’s the hero…someone who we’ll never actually be, but wish we were.
The Boat Scene
Notice that the civilians actually voted to blow up the criminals’ boat…
The only difference between convicted criminals and civilians is…
Civilians are just criminals who haven’t been caught yet.
Thanks to Mrs. & Mr. October! 🦇
Best superhero movie ever made arguably, even for the casual and also great reaction as ever guys thanks cant wait for you to watch the third one!
You guys left out very intriguing dialouge exchanges
Fun fact!
This and Iron Man came out the same year. Amazing year for comic book movies
Batman existed long before Robin. In the comics, Batman took on the kid when his parents died and the kid became Robin. But he was Batman long before that happened. So there are lots of stories with just Batman before Robin ever existed.
holy crap, your analyses were incisive and clever. Some of your thoughts on chaos, hope, symbolism, and sacrifice i had never thought of before. Well played, sir.
8:05 Which actor was from No Country For Old Men in this scene?
The musical score by Hans Zimmer is next level and everytime that score plays at the end when Batman's goes on the run just brings chills man.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. The theatre experience was freaking epic!!
The Dark Knight is the greatest superhero movie of all time
I cried too ,grown man with two daughters we went to the movie theater AND I CRIED and I still do everytime because batman it's so inspiring
As a huge Batman fan living in what's supposed to be Gotham City, I remember walking out of the theater thinking this was the best Batman ever. I agree w other comments that this and Batman '89, which I also saw in theaters as a tiny kid are the best ones. Batman animated movies are also top tier, so if you guys are into that, they're worth the watch. Thanks for the upload, you guys are so entertaining and I always love to hear your southern accents!
Oh, wow, were you in the city during 9/11?
@@echelon2k8 Yes, I was at home planning to go to work for an afternoon shift that day. My mother was in Tower 2 for the first bombing in ‘93. She retired in ‘98 and was not there for the second bombing in ‘01. I used to know Tower 2 from the ground floor to the 27th floor where my mom worked like the back of my hand. RIP to all who did not survive.
This is my fav super hero trilogy hands down. Each movie is flawless. And each is more epic than the previous.
Heath’s performance made me forget he was acting. I just saw the Joker. A rare thing for me to not see the actor. Rest in Peace, Heath. Top 3 villain.
34:27 it’s actually because of the makeup for the scars on his face but he played into that for the character
“Are you alright? Nah, I just shit on myself.” 😂
Interesting Fact: the man that plays Gambol in Michael Jai White, despite his role in this movie, he has multiple black belts in several martial arts. He is an amazing fighter.
Fine line between crazy and genius Sometimes they cross over
Rachel and Alfred never saw joker, before party scene. Rachel said she had to pee and had nightmares for weeks after that scene! Alfred, was supposed to have lines during this scene but was so freaked out, he forgot all his lines! 😮😮😮
I still wonder which detonator went to which boat. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were to their own boats.
That’s what’s fun about good character building, though. They didn’t need to answer that question, and it adds even more to the Joker’s enigmatic image.
With Joker, he explained his motivation to Harvey in the hospital - he sees all the "good" people (or people we consider as good) succeeding in Gotham, but even they have their own agendas and those "good" people aren't really all that good - So his motivation is to show Gotham and all the powerful people that just because you've got an agenda, it doesn't make you good... agendas and plans don't make you a good person. Take away the plan and the agenda and let's see how "good" you really are!
I suspect in his past that some authority figure or father figure DID mess him up and DID do some nasty things to him and this is him "sticking it to the man" to show them how corrupt they are.
Also with that scene where Joker blows up the hospital - where he seems to be having issues with the detonator and he has to hit it a few times - that was 100% for real. On the day of shooting the scene, that detonator malfunctioned and it delayed the explosion which is why he looked confused. The explosion malfunctioned and went off late and it worked so well so they left it in the movie.
I have watched this more than 30 times and everytime I watch it, I always finish the credits so that I can listen to the music. 🤣 It always gives me goosebumps.
First time I saw this, when it came out, I thought it was brilliant. As time went by and ppl were talking more and more about it I thought it sounded a bit overrated and over hyped.
Then I watched it again some years later and..no..it is still brilliant and worth all the hype!
Looking forward to Dark Knight Rises
I changed the Joker's line "if you're good at something never do it for free" to when my gf would wonder Adam you're a pharmacist and you get to work from home in your pajamas. How!?? I'd say "Carolyn if you're good at something you make it look easy" 😉
The moment at the end when Joker started to monologue before he lost makes me wonder if he really tried to let Batman use that opportunity to try and even the playing field as he really enjoys messing with Bats.
My personal theory is the Joker used to be an elite black ops agent for the US government. He got caught and tortured, hence the scars, but the US government disowned him and left him for dead. That's why he has all that training, talent and connections and why he really wants to overthrow government. That's also why he has no past, no fingerprints, no record. He was an agent of order, now he's an agent of chaos. That's just my thoughts though.
Heath Ledger was a method actor, he really got into the character even when off set. To prep himself for the role he secluded himself in a motel room for several weeks and went deep into the psychology of the Joker character. His lip smacking was because the prosthetics for his face or the face paint, don't remember which, irritated his skin. But he kept at it because it was a trademark feature to his Joker. This Joker really is an agent to chaos, he just wanted to see the world burn. Heath was perfect for this role, I thought no one could top Jack Nicholson's version, but Heath did it.
You should look up the users The Vile Eye and Enigma True Crime. They do psychology and body language of characters and they did a good analyze of Ledger's Joker.
❤ added to one of my favorite reactions of all time. I missed this movie in theaters when it first came out. Boy when it hit dvd, I was on it. Never put it down. RIP Heath.
It's more than just wanting to preserve the symbol.
The reason Batman took the fall for Harvey Dent is because if they knew Harvey Dent was going around committing murders they would've freed all of the criminals that were arrested and prosecuted as a result of Harvey Dent and they would all have to be retried in the courts in a corrupt city.
Also I watched CyberChase all the time as a kid on PBS. I always hated math but I loved that show. 🙂
Ya can’t spell laughter without slaughter.
Two-Face is born and dies.
One of the greatest movies ever made. Rest in peace Heath Ledger.
Typically, Robin has been a hard character to bring to the screen. He has one of those costumes that doesn't translate well to RL (or an even slightly grounded Batman movie). I mean, classic Robin basically wears a red polo tucked into a belted green speedo, an outfit he finishes with green elbow gloves, green elf shoes, and a short yellow cape. If you're a filmmaker, try to make THAT make sense in a movie where Batman spends 90% of his time stealthing through shadows and leaping into/out of the darkness. Every scene would have to start with Batman saying, "Robin, you wait in the car..." or else every fight scene would start with a criminal saying, "Hey! Who's that kid in the bright spandex trying to sneak into the room? And, yo, there's Batman right next to him! Shoot them!"
His tic of licking his lips, was and is an accident. His lip prosthetic was coming loose. So he would lick his lip to keep it on. Turned it into a performance
The second Godfather is the best in that trilogy, imo. This is one of the best movies ever made but the third one is really worth it too. This is the second best trilogy of all time, behind LotR. Everything from Nolan is worth your time, especially Interstellar and Inception. He is just simply the goat among directors.
You two have such a good dynamic, love it and another great video! Appreciate the work yall are putting in
21:19 "Sometimes I remember it one way, sometimes another. If I'm going to have a past, I prefer it to be multiple choice!"
I appreciate these 1 hour long and juicy reactions from you guys 😁 The Dark Knight Rises can't come soon enough!
The Ian Garry comment was gold!
Lmao the guys at the party that got pieced up by Bruce Wayne 😂
Imagine telling someone in arkham that Bruce Wayne is the guy that pieced you up
You edited out the joker face reveal at the beginning …? 🤦🏻
Hope you do the dark knight rises in the next reaction