It is fuckin hillarious how a clown is a lot scarier than villains with superpower.

@Angryblonde

7 жыл бұрын

Because he could be real, fictional supervillians arnt that scary

@kryo1

7 жыл бұрын

Superpowers aren't scary at all. A psychopathic clown who doesn't fear pain, and instead finds it humorous, is scary.

@SteveJobzz

7 жыл бұрын

I disagree..well written supervillains are just as scary! If the villian just blows stuff up like in most movies, then they aren't as scary!

@htf5555

7 жыл бұрын

Reminder that the Joker destroyed Superman in Injustice.

@Cassiopeian4eva

7 жыл бұрын

I think its because it's kinda realistic. Having a maniac terrorize the city could happen, but someone flying around that is basically immortal is not.

"Is it because of Heath Ledgers excellent performance?" "Yeah" Hahahaha true that

@LessonsfromtheScreenplay

7 жыл бұрын

:P

@joshnorwood8

7 жыл бұрын

I scrolled down for longer than I'd like to admit to see if someone else posted about this.

@Just_JoshE

7 жыл бұрын

Abhishek Muralidharan Excellent editing lol

@prn_Melatonin

7 жыл бұрын

Definitely.

@bibinb7085

6 жыл бұрын

Hello from kerala

Joker: "I think you and I are destined to do this forever." Considering how often this movie is rewatched and reanalyzed by fans, this is very true in a meta way.

@joeofmacabre07

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe if Ledger didnt die, he might be doing the third one

@user-ce2wz2ki6z

4 жыл бұрын

darkness/universe and light/stars

@SciFiPhiChiPsi

4 жыл бұрын

It's also I think a (meta)reference to the different incarnations of Joker and Batman that we see in the comics and films, the way that their conflict keeps being told and retold

@Alpha-bt9bh

4 жыл бұрын

That line makes me sad af

@trollhunter2157

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeofmacabre07 he was supposed to have a cameo in the third but you know what happened..

I’d argue that one of the things that makes Ledger’s Joker so compelling is how subtly his weaknesses and motivations are revealed to the audience. Only at the very end of the movie, when the people on the ferries do not try to kill each other, the Joker looks lost for a fraction of a second. That’s when it clicks with the audience how the Joker desperately wants to believe that his ruthless cynicism and loneliness is justified

@MystikalScopeProductions

5 жыл бұрын

OMWDA yeah he looked so lost when he realized the people didn’t turn on each other. Tried to force crazy and unless you’re inherently crazy it takes quite a bit to break

@ShadyRonin

5 жыл бұрын

Damn. That last line about justifying his cynicism was deep.

@markcobuzzi826

5 жыл бұрын

It kind of reminds of “The Killing Joke” graphic novel, where the Joker is nearing the end of his monologue, after Batman just rescued Gordon from his social experiment, and he starts to slowly have doubts. He laments, “...so why can’t you see the funny side? Why aren’t you laughing?”.

@BradTheDead

5 жыл бұрын

And what's especially great about that moment is that he still prepared for it with his manual detonator. It was a wholly an emotional slip-up, but as-such it was perfectly enough.

@dariushcreates

5 жыл бұрын

Also Batman added salt to the wound by saying "What are you trying to prove? That everyone is as ugly as you? YOU'RE ALONE!"

Seeing the Joker's grin fading away when he realizes neither of the ferries detonated the other is more satisfying than any of the punches in Man of Steel

@sinamadani8317

7 жыл бұрын

theres more to man of Steel than punches. but if that's all you saw I recommend watching it again but with a different mind set.

@sinamadani8317

7 жыл бұрын

+Wofflemaker I would disagree in the sense that if you take the word "superman" out of it, it's a really cool Sci Fi about an alien trying to fit in amongst society, and having to choose between his origin planet and his home. i thought it was good stuff, btw Snyder directed watchmen in case you didn't know, and that's widely considered to be one of the most philosophical super hero movies there are.

@emidom2004

7 жыл бұрын

That's because it's Alan Moore's Watchmen and you can put Schumacher to direct that and it's still going to be the most philosophical super hero movie. But I thought it could've been much better in the hands of a different director... Watchmen was too Snyder for me, it was too much: the action, the music, the whole "cool vibe"... It was too cool. To me, Watchmen wasn't supposed to be cool. But again, they needed it to sell. That's why I get it that Moore hates it.

@ultimateblaze23

7 жыл бұрын

Don't like the back handed MOS insults. It's one of the best superhero origin movies ever made, better than Batman Begins.

@ultimateblaze23

7 жыл бұрын

***** Not for me. Good film but I think it's aged quickly. It's more safe. DCU Clark is a better character and Zod is a far better villian than Iron Mongerer.

You should say that batman "doesnt kill people" a bit louder so snyder can hear 🤗

@thisisridiculous337

7 жыл бұрын

Also, this is fantastic analysis 👌🏽

@TheMoog27

7 жыл бұрын

Batman killing people in BvS is acceptable. Sort of. With the Joker killing Robin they tried to set up that this Batman has given up somewhat. He stops believing what he does is making a difference and instead has become cruel and vicious unlike the Batman we generally know. He kills them now, or brands them so everyone knows what they are. As the old blind guy put it "There's a new kind of mean in him, and he's hunting". That's my take on it, however they just didn't do a good job of most of the things they tried to set up in that movie.

@thisisridiculous337

7 жыл бұрын

serimorph​ they did set it up so it made a lot of sense, and there were some amazing fight scenes, but until im given an exact look at what twisted him to that point i cant fully support it 

@gasvia

7 жыл бұрын

Batman doesn't kill. Period. No matter how many of his loved one you take away, he never kills. It's a line for the character and he should never cross it. Snyder fucked up because he wanted to be edgy.

@andrewdenneno653

7 жыл бұрын

+serimorph the problem is it doesn't make sense, in a universe where batman straight up kills people, theirs no reason for a joker to exist.

Imagine spending hours lifting weights and practicing martial arts, and when you finally have your opponent face to face and you throw a punch to him as hard as you can he starts laughing again and again. The feeling of desperation has to be so vast. The plot in this movie is top notch.

@Rock_Trivia

2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, I just uploaded a video on my channel on the real meaning behind the Dark Knight. It’s an incredible video that I spent a lot of time making and I would appreciate it if you guys checked it out! It really would mean a lot to me and I’m sure everyone would enjoy it! Thank you so much in advance! I hope everyone stays safe and stays well! Link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/p4agmqiOdLWohA.html

@triviaguh4006

Жыл бұрын

And you won’t kill him

@leviroch

Жыл бұрын

Someone's never gotten into a physical altercation with a methfiend lol

“Was it just heath ledgers excellent performance?” “Yeah” Well that was probably the shortest video essay I’ve heard in my entire life

@mors9254

4 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@saygoodbyetofate

4 жыл бұрын

This made me LOL

@GeorgiaAndrea

4 жыл бұрын

Even that "yeah" was perfectly executed. What else can we say?

@Khedaar

4 жыл бұрын

that got me realyl hard, because I thought that at the exact same moment

@cheriecheung5889

4 жыл бұрын

that part got me lmaoo

"The joker isn't a great villain because he has an insane laugh and acts unpredictably". Tell that to Jared Leto fanboys

@rexnoct5810

7 жыл бұрын

Hamman Samuel Jared leto was the worst joker.

@Hunk62

7 жыл бұрын

Not like the DCEU is pretty much a pile of shit already, Jared Leto is fucking destroying it. I don't want to see him as Joker ever again.

@soulcaliber98mj

7 жыл бұрын

you mispelled fangirls

@momoca-kun

7 жыл бұрын

Why are people even blaming DC, it's Warner Bros who are producing these movies. If DC has full control on these movies, they'll put in their greatest comic book writers as consultants

@sithkiller4113

7 жыл бұрын

Me: *claps* FUCKIN ROASTED!!!

"Is it just Heath Ledger's excellent performance?" "Yea." Love it XD

@Thaddius0

7 жыл бұрын

that was such a perfect joke, i loved it

@DarlingPhenylethylamine

7 жыл бұрын

It's not even a joke though, it's unabashedly true. He was a beautiful actor. So true and raw. This to me, the Joker performance, isn't even his best, which is saying something. It's up there, it's close, but for me I'll always hold dear his performance in Candy. It's a film that has a greater effect on me, an emotional effect. Magical film.

@DarlingPhenylethylamine

7 жыл бұрын

Okay so 'unabashedly' isn't the word I was looking for. Oh well, it sounded good.

Dude, you just gave people the ability to love their favorite movie even more than they already did. Awesome job and incredible insight. Thank you

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

This is so cool. I'm glad channels like LFTS exist so we can learn to love our favorite films even more than we already did.

@jerrygil1965

2 жыл бұрын

This is everything!

@Rock_Trivia

2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, I just uploaded a video on my channel on the real meaning behind the Dark Knight. It’s an incredible video that I spent a lot of time making and I would appreciate it if you guys checked it out! It really would mean a lot to me and I’m sure everyone would enjoy it! Thank you so much in advance! I hope everyone stays safe and stays well! Link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/p4agmqiOdLWohA.html

@monkeyattackedmyass5435

Жыл бұрын

It's a good film, but if it's your "favorite movie", you've got a lot to learn, and a lot of movies to watch that you haven't yet seen.

@hemantks4353

Жыл бұрын

@@monkeyattackedmyass5435 The Dark knight is one of the greatest Movies ever made in human kind. And it's arguably better than Godfather and pulp fiction. Don't act like you know someone lol

"Batman and the joker are two sides of the same coin." So beautiful.

@jerrygil1965

2 жыл бұрын

So beautifully true

@sakshamrao6581

2 жыл бұрын

Also "when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object"

@tonyar952

2 жыл бұрын

A Dark Hero and a Comedic Villain

@harukrentz435

2 жыл бұрын

both are deranged men.

@billytessio6326

8 ай бұрын

If Harvey Dent is the coin, then Batman and The Joker are each of it's faces.

This sounds like the exact formula for writing an essay. Great intro. Solid thesis. Then you broke off and defended several points. And concluded with rephrasing of your thesis. A+

@KaizerMan

5 жыл бұрын

it’s a video essay :)

@treehavn

5 жыл бұрын

It would be nice if he didnt make it seem like he used a generic high school essay template though. It was just so on the nose and by the book that it took away from the video for me

@colinjensen8303

5 жыл бұрын

treehavn The reason the “generic high school template” exists is because it’s the most consistently effective way of conveying an idea. The ideas should be the most interesting part. Plus, that doesn’t really apply here any more than any other video like this ever released. You’re just kinda being a dick.

@treehavn

5 жыл бұрын

@@colinjensen8303 i just prefer a more conversational approach instead of a condescending cookie-cutter one devoid of creativity. Like, if youre talking about how the joker can attack batmans weakness, you dont need to literally recite that statement to me like im a 8 year old. Were all smart enough to understand the point hes making.

@colinjensen8303

5 жыл бұрын

treehavn If by “recite” you mean “explain why you’re using this quote as an example,” then sure, I guess it’s condescending. The creativity comes in the ideas, not necessarily in the delivery. The delivery is effective at feeding us the creative elements. Like any essay ever written.

"i don't want to kill you, what would i do without you? you complete me." i love this line because the joker so clearly understood the relationship between them.

@Rellikan

5 жыл бұрын

#relationshipgoals ??

The most intelligent Batman movie.

@calvinheydemann7164

4 жыл бұрын

@@saberiandream316 Well technically Batman didn`t kill Ra's, at least not on purpose because they fought and Ra's gets hit by a wooden beam and than dies, if I remember correctly. It is not like he killed him on purpose. But you're right, The Dark Knight is definetly better than Batman Begins

@TH3F4LC0Nx

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, who cares if Batman did or didn't kill Ra's? He sure as hell killed the shit out of all those ninjas, not to mention the guy driving the garbage truck in the tunnel scene in The Dark Knight! Plus he sure as fuck kills Harvey Dent, doesn't he? And don't even get me started on all the people he kills in The Dark Knight Rises! Really, Batman's "one rule" served a great purpose in setting him up as a character who is the Joker's antithesis, in the way he stalwartly clings to at least a shred of morality, but it doesn't really work in context. That's probably why Affleck's Batman is basically a homicidal maniac!

@maul5578

4 жыл бұрын

Saberian Dream he didn’t kill him did you even watch the movie

@pacoramon9468

4 жыл бұрын

Until Joker.

@horseradishpower9947

3 жыл бұрын

I would personally rate Mask Of The Phantasm higher than The Dark Knight. It hits the nail on the head so perfectly.

I kind of want to see how Sherlock deals with the joker. Logic vs madness. Sociopath vs psychopath

@vacanus9791

5 жыл бұрын

Freyan Grace Obligacion we’ve seen Sherlock deal with Culverton Smith and Jim Moriarty, both psychopaths. It’s also debatable whether or not Joker was actually born bad, and if he wasn’t, he isn’t actually a psychopath. That being said, Sherlock wouldn’t hesitate to kill Joker. Moriarty was much more intelligent than the Joker, and he was definitely a psychopath, so Sherlock could likely succeed :P

@KingQwertzlbrmpf

4 жыл бұрын

One of them would die on their very first encounter. If joker dies it would be because sherlock sees through the utter madness and sheer threat of joker and rationaly decides to end that threat immedietly. If sherlock dies it would be because the joker is highly unlikely to compete with sherlock in the same way he does with batman and he would see through the danger sherlock poses to him and just remove it without any care.

@PassionPno

4 жыл бұрын

@@KingQwertzlbrmpf Pretty sure Sherlock would just shoot the Joker in his head, just like how he shot Magnussen in the head in the BBC's version.

@filipferencak2717

4 жыл бұрын

@@PassionPno Joker could also do the same thing to him.

@rockdeworld

4 жыл бұрын

Which Holmes are you talking about? Doyles’s Holmes was focused, but not a sociopath nor a psychopath. He approached crimes with tools the batman in this movie lacks: observation, knowledge, and imagination. Plus contacts all over. I have to imagine it wouldn’t be hard to find a man who goes about in public with clown paint and a purple suit. In any case, it would be completely different from The Dark Knight.

"Putting the joker into a movie doesn't automatically make it good" OH FUCK THAT ROAST

"Batman becomes.. The Dark Knight, because of the Joker" Bro, that part gave me chills, it's so powerful and real!!!

@mattkhourie4037

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. That line... brilliantly delivered.

0:12 He doesn't just say "gentlemen" he says "gentle men". Every single line of dialogue was totally studied by Heath, none of it was by accident. A bravura performance if there ever was one.

dude when he put that question mark in between the joker and sherlock holmes, my mind started racing.

@mughwortslongshot4545

4 жыл бұрын

Music Account 5:51 there

@jobelthirty1294

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. That would be an awesome movie

@killutia

3 жыл бұрын

great idea for a new story

@SirThomasJames

2 жыл бұрын

Well... the joker is not that different from Moriarty. Both psychopaths. Both willing to die to beat the hero. The joker is cooler though. Althought moriarty was cool af as well

@mikehunt4503

2 жыл бұрын

@@SirThomasJames Holmes is more of a sociopath tbh

5:49 Didn't know I wanted a Joker/Sherlock crossover until just then...

@DomenicoFarrell

7 жыл бұрын

i think the reason for the ? mark was because batman is just a version of Sherlock. Moriarty is the joker and vise versa.

@JohnSmith-dz5oz

7 жыл бұрын

Watch the new BBC Sherlock Series. Their Moriarty is basically Joker.

@sometypeofbimbo1221

7 жыл бұрын

they have a same idea of 'arch-enemy' concept . yes moriarty (in BBC Sherlock) is just a joker. but i doubt it if sherlock is batman. they have different quality. look alike. but not the same.

@kashsmith6181

7 жыл бұрын

There actually is a really old one.

@MythopoeicNavid

7 жыл бұрын

No no no, Alfred is Sherlock, and 007 combined. Fox is M and Iron Man. And Gordon is every film-noir hardboiled detective ever.

can we all agree that the dark knight was one of the best hero movies of all time

@WJstudios04

5 жыл бұрын

ericofire one of the best ACTION movies off all time

@JB-ui1dq

5 жыл бұрын

@koustav chatterjee 2nd best (after Logan)

@thegaminggeek8504

5 жыл бұрын

Jack Black I'm a marvel fan, but tdk deserves to be number 1

@user-iy7jo7bq4f

5 жыл бұрын

Best manga movie...

@seanludwick7141

5 жыл бұрын

One of the best if not the best

Batman is nothing without Joker and Joker is nothing without Batman. "You... You complete me"

@sm9305able

3 жыл бұрын

This is killler

@Juggernaut_22

3 жыл бұрын

Joker is Fine without any Hero that would counter his self interest. Look Arthur fleck (Joker) he begun to realize things that villians are not made because of their own self interest rather A fucked society will make Great Villians.

@genghiskhan7691

3 жыл бұрын

@@Juggernaut_22 But that is Arthur Fleck, not Joker. Even when we consider fleck as Joker, there was still Bruce Wayne in Joker. Moreover, the Joker wouldn't be a great villain if it wasn't for the Batman, their hero-villain dynamic is one of the best. And Batman wouldn't be a great hero if it wasn't for the Joker.

@vahyalakwaga5428

3 жыл бұрын

Only Ledger's performance of those seemingly innocuous words, could make them sound so deranged.

@nrmlyaroy7135

2 жыл бұрын

@@Juggernaut_22 And Batman is also fine with out Joker the Batman Begins and the dark knight rises are super motivating

Truly don't care what anyone says. Nolan's Batman trilogy is nearly perfect in its execution. Not fully, but so very, very close.

@TheLJShow-ys8wr

4 жыл бұрын

I consider it as equal to LOTR The Introduction: Batman Begins The Conflict: The Dark Knight The Resolution: The Dark Knight Rises We learn who's batman when it begins, we learn why being Batman is not perfect in The Dark Knight. It all comes back and strikes with the resolution when The Dark Knight Rises.

@RafitoOoO

4 жыл бұрын

If only he had put more effort in the TDKR. The last movie has some errors that makes you know Nolan wasn't trying so hard anymore.

@TheLJShow-ys8wr

4 жыл бұрын

@@RafitoOoO Kind of like Season 8 of Game Of Thrones 😂

@MrKrabs-gi8jw

4 жыл бұрын

Rafa Allegretti explain pls

@RafitoOoO

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrKrabs-gi8jw like in the last fight were the Police and the terrorist are all armed and start to fist fight and stuff like that.

I hate all the hipsters who hate this movie and can't give any reasons why other than "its overrated"

@HAL-vm3wn

7 жыл бұрын

ttv0 There are people who don't like this?

@ttv0

7 жыл бұрын

HAL 9000 More than one would think, the hate is gets is usually from nitpicky or generally stupid areas.

@rachelb.684

7 жыл бұрын

ttv0 Let me guess, half of the complaints are about Batman's voice

@ttv0

7 жыл бұрын

Rachel B. Always, every single time it's brought up at least once.

@HAL-vm3wn

7 жыл бұрын

Mulalo well some fans of the movie, including me, (i can't speak for everyone of course) like it especially BECAUSE it's more than a crime Thriller i think that's better than what the earlier movies tried to be (and i hate the Clooney-one)

"Is it just Heath Ledgers excellent performance?" - "Yaa…"

@zazi_555

4 жыл бұрын

1000 likes .. thank me later ♡

@chrisplissken4626

4 жыл бұрын

And Nolan's excellent writing as well

@samanthacross9383

4 жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment best use of his “Yeah...” on the Internet ever

@Akrna47

4 жыл бұрын

That 'yeah' context had me laughing real good

@darkwolf1739

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisplissken4626 ledger actually improvised a good chunk of the movie even putting on his own make up

A masterpiece is created "When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" .

@JJS595

2 жыл бұрын

I think you and I are destined to do this forever

@Whimsy3692

2 жыл бұрын

What I especially love about that line, is that it's not stated who is who.

@errwhattheflip

Жыл бұрын

@@Whimsy3692 I mean, it's pretty obvious who the unstoppable force is and who the immovable object is. But yeah, he leaves it to the audience

One of cinema's most unforgettable performances. Rest in peace, Heath Ledger.

I just understood, The joker actually WON. He achieved everything he wanted.

@AWSVids

7 жыл бұрын

That's one of the things that's so great about this movie. It had the balls to actually let the villain win. Despite what it says in this video about how this movie COULD have had an Empire Strikes Back-esque ending... I think it very much did. The ships blowing up was just a red herring... the real Han Solo being frozen and taken by the enemy moment is Harvey turning bad and dying a villain, just as the Joker wanted. There's more of a check against it in TDK by Batman taking the blame, but in the end, that's ALSO what the Joker wanted... he made Batman live long enough to see himself become the villain. So he made Harvey literally become a villain, and made Batman be viewed as the villain by the people of Gotham... no wonder the last thing we see of the Joker is him laughing in our faces. He totally won.

@romervalor9518

7 жыл бұрын

It is sad that third is worse and no mention of the joker was made, especially with empty prisons. That closing of the saga was very coward. Sometimes I think it would happen if Nolan did not have the pressure to make commercial films.

@AWSVids

7 жыл бұрын

Romer Valor If The Dark Knight was one of those films where everything seems to just go right... Dark Knight Rises was one of those films where everything seemed to be working against it. They probably had plans to use the Joker in the third film, but after Ledger's death, they didn't want to replace him, so they decided to just leave him out of it all together. As the final film in a trilogy, there's a lot of demand to be met in terms of wrapping up the story, being the biggest and most exciting to provide a climax, and hopefully be a good film in it's own right as well. It's a tough challenge, and I think Nolan gave it his all, but it was never going to have the same magic as TDK. Having spent most of the best ideas on TDK, it can often happen that the follow-up to such a great film simply won't have much to work with other than leftover ideas. I think the first half or so of TDKR, up until the fight with Bane ends and that shot of Catwoman behind the gate fades away to black... the movie is actually pretty good. After that, I think the story got away from Nolan a bit. He is a filmmaker that likes to keep things relatively low-key after all, so going for the big epic showdown finale, I think he was a bit out of his element. It is too bad, because if TDKR had been at or near the same level as Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, it would have been a pretty perfect trilogy. As it is, it's imperfect, but still great IMO. I think TDKR is still highly watchable, and in the grand scheme of things is a pretty great movie. It's just not AS great as BB and TDK.

@romervalor9518

7 жыл бұрын

AWS Vids I agree with you, the trilogy is mandatory to see, one of the best movie sagas in history, plus capture Batman and the path of the hero as never had even done in the comic (except for year one and The Dark Knight Returns). It Raised the standards a lot. I remember that in comics, animated series and other movies, presented the challenge to Batman to choose between two lives, and he always found a way to save them all, that bothered me, Did not exist a villain smart enough to create a FUNTIONAL Double deadly trap? I wanted to see what happened when Batman could not do something, to see the day after tomorrow, in the comics the closest thing to that was a death in the family, but there was not a change of batman to long term, due to the constant reinvention of comics. I applauded when Superman broke Zod's neck, proving that oaths and promises are worthless in the face of raw realities. About Nolan I think it contains his creativity in order to make films trained for a more audience, more indie works like memento prove it, or until the origin, where it is observed that Nolan redoubles in unnecessary explanations so that his audience less educated Do not lose the thread, or you also notice that you stop exploring interesting elements so that the movie does not look weird. I see him as a genius in a bottle, which is not completely free due to marketing pressures, which doses the fascinating plots in order of an audience to follow the movie to the end. What do you think about SW VII? PS: I'm not native english speaker, sorry for the mistakes.

@jetmirk9840

7 жыл бұрын

Am i the only one who cries when this movie ends? Not because its ends, but how perfect this movie is, how everything connects and flows. Starting with Christopher Nolan, Heath Legder as The Joker, Batman, then the perfect soundtrack, the perfect story, the perfect villan.. and more and more. Im sad man.. how his biggest role was his last.. He left so much behind for us to enjoy😞

LMAO THAT SLAP IN THE FACE AT SUICIDE SQUAD

Everyone is great..but bale was most underrated for this... afterall he's the best batman...even now I'll accept him as batman

@maul5578

4 жыл бұрын

ram gorthi facts it’s funny when people act like affleck was a good Batman

@eem2wavy133

4 жыл бұрын

Maul that’s bc bale has three Batman movies Ben doesn’t even have one.

@iambuhlockay8007

4 жыл бұрын

Maul he WAS a good Batman though.

@bartholomewthundercatiii3484

4 жыл бұрын

Alek Blaylock Agree. He just got put in terrible movies with terrible writing. I think if he had movies of the same passion/quality as the Dark Knight he’d probably be the best Batman ever put to screen.

@CareerKnight

4 жыл бұрын

I prefer Kevin Conroy.

Bale's Batman is so underrated. A lot of YTube reviews make it seem as if Ledger's Joker was the silver bullet to TDK. They ignore the finer details: setting, storyline, characters, production, editing, etc. It is human nature to want to find the pinnacle of all glory so that we worship it.

@gomjabbar6246

4 жыл бұрын

It's one of the few movies where we can see constants and variables. Bale was in begins and rises. Ledger was not. The Dark Knight was glorious. Begins and rises were not. That's not to say they were bad movies. They're just not mind-blowingly awesome.

@ANIK5261

4 жыл бұрын

@@gomjabbar6246 hmmm

@josefcaballero9660

3 жыл бұрын

Batman was only the 3rd most interesting character behind Joker and Dent. Ledger's acting was so good he stole every scene he was in, and Dent's foreshadowing and transformation to two face was just too good. Batman's storyline is kind of generic but dont get me wrong it was also amazing but thw other 2 just eclipsed his storyline

@tafadzwagonera

3 жыл бұрын

@@josefcaballero9660 I got you.

@jameswessling6982

2 жыл бұрын

Very well said

One thing you didn't mention directly is that Joker flipped around the locations of Harvey and Rachel. He knew that whoever Batman was, he clearly cared about Rachel enough to throw himself out of a window to save her. Therefore, he knew Batman would go after her, but flipped it around so she'd die, driving Batman closer and closer to the edge. Dude that shit is so genius. Why can't all the DCEU movies be written this way?

@anthonycameronnajera8471

7 жыл бұрын

They are. Batman V Superman is a genius perfectly made film. In time it will be recognized as such. Every great movie was hated upoon release.

@jadonmiller9942

7 жыл бұрын

Anthony Cameron Najera PHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

@jadonmiller9942

7 жыл бұрын

Anthony Cameron Najera And I thought my jokes were bad.

@gameboypunk660

7 жыл бұрын

+Anthony Cameron Najera go sit in the corner and think about what you just said

@jadonmiller9942

7 жыл бұрын

Dr. Dhoom I'm gonna have a guess at how old you are. 12?

I wanna be a writer so this channel is extremely useful.

@moniquita720

7 жыл бұрын

***** Ok, then I wanna be an effective writer. Thanks.

@worldsfutureleader5952

7 жыл бұрын

wow, the truths hurts ain't it?

@moniquita720

7 жыл бұрын

World's Future Leader No. After all, I only expressed myself inadequately. Which is not ideal for anybody aspiring to professional writing, but not painful either.

@ndoris

7 жыл бұрын

What? "If you didn't born a writer you can´t be a writer" is bullshit, what about Daniel Defoe, Charles Perrault or Isak Dinesen. All of them did other things in their life and were succesfull writers after their 40's.

@moniquita720

7 жыл бұрын

ndoris Are you telling *****​ or me?

*“I think you and I are destined to do this forever.”* Kills me every time. The Dark Knight Rises with the Joker would have been insane.

7:12 "when the villain's plan is to destroy the whole world, we the audience know on a mental level that probably can't happen." *laughs in Evangelion, then starts crying*

@ANIK5261

4 жыл бұрын

Anime ftw

@tuttosalve8352

4 жыл бұрын

Meta*

@AstralBelt

3 жыл бұрын

Humans are given the option of returning when Instrumentality is rejected, so humanity is not wiped out.

I know that Ben Affleck is a more than able director, but someone should send him this video. Great work man. Terrific.

@masterpenguin8472

7 жыл бұрын

I honestly think Ben Affleck should direct the next Batman film.

@vashythewabbit8288

7 жыл бұрын

Master Penguin I thought Ben Affleck was going to direct the Batman movie or I'm just assuming

@KarthikKasturiThePanda

7 жыл бұрын

He is writing it with Geoff Johns, and producing and directing it himself

@NEkromanT33

7 жыл бұрын

Honestly if anonye can save DCEU it's Affleck. Unless WB tells him to add CGI opponent for no fucking reason. He's bringing Deathstroke so we could actually get another "civil" Batman movie.

@KhushiSingh-on6bx

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not completely sure, but I read somewhere that it will be based on 'batman- the red hood'

"Is it just Heath Ledger’s excellent performance? Ya." 0:37 LOL!

@Dest66

6 жыл бұрын

it's true though. put jared lettos joker in this film and it wouldn't be good at all.

@OMIMmusic

5 жыл бұрын

i can't stop laughing. Fucking briliant! 😀

@kimmolaine8069

5 жыл бұрын

It's both great writing and the freedom / input Heath had. :)

@divine1196

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dest66 He was written well but he needed the right actor who could play it who was Heath

Heath Ledger's Joker was the most mesmerizing character in any film I've ever watched... He's the bad guy but I just wanted all the screentime on him

Dark Knight, in my opinion, is the best comic book movie. The Joker was a perfect opposite of Batman, but not a complete opposite. Using Role Playing alignment terms, Batman is a vigilante, Chaotic and Neutral. He doesn't look at the letter of the law in what makes a person bad or how to stop them. Commissioner Gordon is the one who usually talks about the letter of the law. The Joker is evil and chaotic. You'd think a law abiding evil man would be the opposite of Batman, like a corrupt politician or a Lex Luther almost. Joker and Batman are different in morals but equal on the letter of the law, they don't seem to care, just as long as they enforce their moral views. So they are on the same level, but different sides of the scale at the same time.

@Ravenofthedog

5 жыл бұрын

Like Dr.Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

@ethanlopez4265

5 жыл бұрын

Ravenofthedog or the wise man and the fool

@ethanlopez4265

5 жыл бұрын

Ravenofthedog or jyggalag and sheogorath

@mateuszmakowski9974

5 жыл бұрын

IMO Bat is Lawfull Good. He doesnt follow letter of the law in the sense of paragraphs and articles but he does fight for The Law as a concept of order and peace. P.S. D&D rulez :D

@mr.battle20

4 жыл бұрын

Batman doesn't act by impulse or emotion, but rather by a very strong code and ethic. While he sometimes finds himself at odds with the law, he tries to work alongside it as an ally as much as he can. He is very much a force for good, and is an incredibly selfless character. Batman sacrifices any possibility of having a normal life so that he may remain a vigilant guardian over Gotham. Batman is the very definition of Lawful Good, and is the polar opposite of Joker's Chaotic Evil.

I always felt that the rise of Batman led to the rise of the joker. Joker was an extremely insane individual but he probably did not know the proper outlet for his psychosis. Then Batman came on the scene and joker saw himself as the antithesis of that. That is why he modeled himself out of the opposit of Batman. Batman dresses up like a bat which most people are scared of, but he is a force for good. Joker dresses up like a clown, which is supposed to be a good thing (clowns are usually fun and innocent and kids love them), but he is a force for evil. Batman is motivated by law and order, joker is motivated by chaos. I don't believe it's a coincidence that joker showed up in gotham right after the Batman did. When he saw Batman was, he suddenly realized what he had to do: become the opposit of Batman. No doubt joker probably tried in the past to unleash chaos but gotham was already in so much disarray, hardly anyone would have noticed. Once Batman arrived on the scene and started reestablishing order, joker finally had the perfect outlet for his insanity. That is what joker meant by: "you complete me".

@tirthachakrabarti5912

5 жыл бұрын

Batman dresses up like a bat which most people are scared of, but he is a force for good. Joker dresses up like a clown, which is supposed to be a good thing (clowns are usually fun and innocent and kids love them), but he is a force for evil. -I never realized that. Thanks for pointing out this thing.

@lambling

5 жыл бұрын

I get what you're saying about the bat model, but didn't he choose the bat because he feared them at first and then turned his fear into his symbol?

@mrfaderodriguez7473

5 жыл бұрын

Well,....the legacy of joker's caos rest in hands of Batman, cause he knows what Batman truly is, A person who is over possessive about his ideas, ..... Otherwise , put him against Deadpool and u ll see him being holed in the very first sceane as pool doesnt feels same in his views for world, being immortal makes him to sometimes curse life, in that case joker will be caught up by him and as pool is also somehow in the same category, ull see joker regretting himself for this dare, as although he doesn't fears death ,he fears someone a mirror of him, with a even less regards for this world... Surely this not what joker wants from his opposition....

@MattGarcyaDC

5 жыл бұрын

nope

@firmman4505

5 жыл бұрын

Mr Fade Rodriguez true true, no one ever said this before.

Absolutely brilliant. This video is a brilliant insight into the power of a good antagonist. You, sir, have earned yourself a sub.

@MichaelTuckerLA

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@spiggs4588

7 жыл бұрын

Ditto!

@millietu

7 жыл бұрын

ditto

@crepinlebo

7 жыл бұрын

I very seldomly sub on youtube but this is definitely one. Great vid.

@yunggopnikdaballr

7 жыл бұрын

rip heath ledger

" The greater the villain, the greater the (motion) picture. " - Alfred Hitchcock

When people say this movie is overrated just confirms how amazing it was

@Adven4U1

4 жыл бұрын

christian baroya That’s how I feel about the LEGO MOVIE 2.

@bookeblade

3 жыл бұрын

Because there is nothing special about it.

@yuampi5707

3 жыл бұрын

@@bookeblade It’s very special for the people that like it

@kpproductions827

2 жыл бұрын

@@yuampi5707 Don't even bother answering such brainless comment lmao. This person knows nuthin about film. I aint no expert myself, but I feel pretty smart after reading that comment ngl.

I pray, PRAY! that Warner Brothers reads this.

@Dead_pixelz_

7 жыл бұрын

Marvel could take some notes too. Their villains are so weak.

@z-scart5463

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'd wish Marvel would take notes too, but that ship has already sailed imo.

@AkbarJohn1

7 жыл бұрын

Honesthedgehog Life, I agree. one exception with civil war villain. Daniel Bruhl did an amazing job and his character was just like Heath Ledger's joker. He pushed iron man and captain america to make choices. He wanted to create a conflict between the heroes. And he did.

@Dead_pixelz_

7 жыл бұрын

Leo0591 very much agree, I realized while watching this video that Zemo fits more in line with DK joker and I gave a little more respect to civil war. Zemo in my opinion is the best marvel villain so far, Loki would be second but really that's just because Loki has had more screen time than any other villain.

@AkbarJohn1

7 жыл бұрын

Honesthedgehog Life 100% agreed.

Imagine if all the movies in the DC universe were up to the standard of The Dark Knight. *sigh*. Maybe Warner Brothers needs to sub to this channel...

@shindean

7 жыл бұрын

They only look at the box office, they assumed this trilogy was making so much money simply because it had batman in it.

@LessonsfromtheScreenplay

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah :\ I think unfortunately a lot of Hollywood has no idea why their movies are successful.

@Cryofax

7 жыл бұрын

You see the same thing in video games. They chase after money based superficial similarities. A classic example is loading up a terrible movie with A-list actors.

@dreamvillez

7 жыл бұрын

only reason ppl hate these new movies is because everyone had become slave to the mcu's disney-like frame and weak villains.

@shindean

7 жыл бұрын

Kareem Saeed WTF are you talking about, the video above is DC and was one of the highest grossing movie of all times.

Sooo basically Heaths joker is the best because of the STORYYLINE and WRITING! I agree.

@Anubis-xk4ht

4 жыл бұрын

Mark hamil is better than him Ron Pearlman's deathstroke was better than him and van kleiss and that's just to name a few was better than him too I can bring so many other villains better than him

@genghiskhan7691

3 жыл бұрын

@@Anubis-xk4ht For you...

@dfgccgggff7963

2 жыл бұрын

Anubis for me, Heath single handily takes this movie from a mediocre super hero movie to a fantastic movie

Just the fact that how its more grounded in "reality" than other film is just adding point of how great this trilogy is

Still heartbroken that Heath is gone. Not just because he was a good person with a child, of course (to make it clear I don't just see him as someone who was meant only to entertain me, but a human being) but because we never got to see his portrayal of Joker again, the way it was planned.

@TheDifferenced

6 жыл бұрын

IF he didn't die, there will be a sequel. A better sequel than the Bane one.

@liszst

6 жыл бұрын

*Defiantly?* Don't you mean definitely? ._.

@olstar18

6 жыл бұрын

Seems to me that the bane sequel was the logical escalation for the storyline and while you might not have liked it as much I still thought it was a very good sequel.

@olstar18

6 жыл бұрын

Seems to me that the bane sequel was the logical escalation for the storyline and while you might not have liked it as much I still thought it was a very good sequel.

@AlmightyFilms

6 жыл бұрын

I agree @olstar18

I love that Luke and Indiana get crosses but Sherlock gets a question mark It would be quite interesting to see how Sherlock battles the Joker

@Beatness121

7 жыл бұрын

Honestly, Moriarty in BBC Sherlock is very similar to the Joker. Although I suppose he differs a bit in motivation.

@earthbjornnahkaimurrao9542

7 жыл бұрын

yes, Moriarty from BBC Sherlock is another example of a great antagonist and very similar to Joker from Dark Knight. Another one is Legato from Trigun.

@92brunod

7 жыл бұрын

Well Batman IS based on Sherlock Holmes, so it makes sense

@TheAnanaki

7 жыл бұрын

If you really want to see how that would play out watch the BBC Sherlock Moriarty arc. The characterization of Sherlock and Moriarty mirror that of Batman and The Joker so much all they need are costumes.

@FrizFroz

7 жыл бұрын

I was about to point that out, too. That's a neat little food for thought.

Batfleck would’ve just murdered joker in the first meeting with him lol

@kemp9842

4 жыл бұрын

And many lives would have been saved.

@Zodak5D

4 жыл бұрын

Jumped off that motorcycle and beat Joker to a pulp yes.

@jundean5292

4 жыл бұрын

But jokers mothers name is martha......

@Jonathan-mk8rq

4 жыл бұрын

Before u kill me well you take off your mask and turn yourself in

@FerMetalHead1

3 жыл бұрын

Jaja yeah! Take that, Bale!!

I don’t care what people say but The dark knight > endgame The dark knight > Logan The dark knight > Captain America winter soldier The dark knight > infinity war The dark knight is the best superhero movie And one of the best movies ever made

@Adven4U1

5 жыл бұрын

There's only one movie I'd put on at least equal footing. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lZ-nu81-qrjHZ84.html Best animated movie

@emperorpalpatine7856

5 жыл бұрын

Adven4U1 🤣 agreed

@korfrag6865

4 жыл бұрын

I’m a marvel fan but I think Endgame and iw were massively overrated. In my opinion tdk, Logan and ca:tws are all amazing movies, but they are different in almost every way. Tws is a spy-action movie, Logan is a western and tdk is a crime-action movie.

@MrPantone

4 жыл бұрын

Emperor palpatine do you guys ever shut up holy fuck, these movies have brought DC and Marvel farther apart then they already were, enjoy both or enjoy one and shut up

@darthnihilus5226

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ,comparing these masterpieces to Marvel?Good joke!

I got chills when you said "Batman becomes the Dark Knight"

@LessonsfromtheScreenplay

7 жыл бұрын

:D

@j_md1148

7 жыл бұрын

Lessons from the Screenplay your videos are great man keep it up

@rahulmall3808

6 жыл бұрын

Me too

This is why I didn't like Suicide Squad's Joker, he was like a gangster, he had an entourage, he cared about money, and Harley (a bit). I know there have been many different interpretations of the Joker over the years but The Dark Knight's Joker (and the Arkham games Joker) will remain my favourite because of all the reasons this video made.

@DubstepGamersCrew

7 жыл бұрын

Well he didn't care that about money that much in SS. In my opinion the gangster look is pretty cool for Joker. The only thing I didn't really like is that Joker and Harley were like teenagers kissing here and there.. no abuse no nothing.. just kissing.. I hope in the future there will be an abusive relationship between J and H. Other than that and the villain of course :D Suicide Squad was a good movie, not perfect but good.

@Leahbabez14

7 жыл бұрын

+Iwan Yotow right! i was hoping for some knife play or something the joker would never be soo sweet

@michaelvargas5094

7 жыл бұрын

A lot of the points in this video were for antagonists tho we've only seen the joker in this current DCU as something for Harley's backstory so we can't judge much just yet if you want to talk about this video

@gohanson27

7 жыл бұрын

so you don't like Batman TAS? That was the Joker we got. A gangster. Heath was a thug with war paint. He chose to be the Joker. In the comics and animation Joker doesn't choose that life.

@ross1633

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Vargas Although I didn't like Leto's Joker, you're right, we didn't see much of him so i'm still holding on to hope that the next movie he's in, he's in it more so I can judge him properly. I do think Leto's got a good Joker in him. And gohanson27 I don't hate the gangster version, I'd just like to see more psychopathic tendencies in him.

He's just a normal man, it's amazing how that performance can be more impressive and memorable than a superpowered CGI show.

The Joker is such a terrifying and realistic character that people in real life are freaking out about a movie lol...

@jerrygil1965

2 жыл бұрын

That's how powerful Joker is

Imagine the Dark Knight, but with 4 other villains besides the Joker...what the hell is up with superhero movies jamming in so many bad guys in a single movie??

@Patrick-pc3vq

7 жыл бұрын

videos4mydad True, since cinematic universes became a trend in movie making recently, studios are jamming in so many unestablished characters into a single movie just to enlarge their universe.

@dorianv7876

7 жыл бұрын

videos4mydad it would be like having every star wars villain in one movie. it wouldn't work.

@MrChickennugget360

7 жыл бұрын

well for the record "the dark knight" has for villains, scarecrow, the mob, the joker, and Harvy Dent but it is clear that the Joker is the main villian, the others are only minor forces in the plot

@Patrick-pc3vq

7 жыл бұрын

MR.Chickennuget 360​ And that's exactly how it should be if you want multiple villains in your movie, be subtle with them. I only recently found out Falcone and Victor Zsaz were in The Dark Knight trilogy which is incredible. Maybe if TASM 2 was subtle with some of the villains like that it wouldn't have failed as a franchise instead of making every villain a main villain in the movie.

@MrChickennugget360

7 жыл бұрын

Jewasaurus Rex the Dark Knight really did a great job. the fact that it has these "villain of the week" guys suddenly upstaged by the Joker. Man the Dark Knight was awesome, it was one of the only comic movies that i wanted to watch and re-watch i think that that is the failing of many of the Avengers movies, their Villians are not that compelling

Ahaha great editing: "Is it just Heath Ledger's excellent performance.." "Yeh".

@antihinduismisbased

6 жыл бұрын

You haven't seen the video have you?

There is a love and admiration that I feel towards Mr Ledger that no other actor, former or present can replicate. He was truly one of a kind & I hope where ever he is in the afterlife that he has peace of mind and happiness, because he more than deserves it. Rest in peace Heath Ledger.

The best film I’ve ever seen on release by far. It honestly felt nothing like a superhero movie, and thank god it didn’t. That interrogation scene was one of the best I can remember.

I once read a comment that stated that the Joker in the Dark Knight was horrible because he had no motivation and that it ruined the story's narrative. Since I'm a generous bastard and I like to help people better themselves, I directed him to this video ;)

@anjishnu8643

6 жыл бұрын

HaldorMaximius, so those people actually exist?!

Wait....I thought Batman was battling Throat Cancer???

@stephencrompton4352

7 жыл бұрын

haha😂😂

@Zip-id7pm

7 жыл бұрын

you ruined it

@iamaclone9591

7 жыл бұрын

Joker is throat cancer

@thefactfactory8905

7 жыл бұрын

you made my day!

@sau-bittu

6 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

"I think you and I are destined to do this forever" We would've loved to see that... RIP Heath

Man, you brought lights to my mind with this explanation of the coin, saying Batman and the Joker are "faces of the same coin" and illustrating it with that scene in which Batman finds the coin Harvey had left to Rachel. It blew my mind! That scene is a good metaphor between them! How come I haven't discovered this before?

I think I've found a newfound love for this movie. I always thought it was great, but never thought about the Joker's significance to this extent and I actually agree with the points. Kudos for using John Truby for reference. I was contemplating on buying that recently ;)

@abdirizak7766

7 жыл бұрын

Linkenski one of the best DC movies, next to v for vendetta and watchmen

I love coming back to this video because it makes me reminisce the feelings and emotions I had when I first watched The Dark Knight. I also love Michael's voice-over for analyzing this amazing piece of art, it just fits so perfectly~

@mortuusponduus7879

5 жыл бұрын

cmoot “so this is what happens when a unstoppable force, meets an immovable object

How does someone learn to create such deep connections between characters? How does someone write the character pages for these movies. I never really thought much about it till watching this. Really makes sense.

You have the most analytically brilliant way of examining story telling. So much so that your video essays tell are a compelling journey themselves. Well done!

This movie is a true masterpiece, Its rare that people truly appreciate this movie for the true genius it is and not just a carbon copy hero movie.

@biancanera

6 жыл бұрын

"Precisely." - Alfred :-)

even the way the film uses the term dark knight is different than the comics. it's to foil dent, "the white knight," which is what makes the ending so much more powerful when batman willingly becomes the one gotham must hate, and thereby dent becomes the one they love in death. Hope and faith thrive.

I look forward to the analysis of the upcoming Joker film, in particular, Joaquin Phoenix's performance!

@BehindtheCurtain

5 жыл бұрын

I've been skeptical of the film, but the trailer interested me! Joaquin is a great actor so I'm sure he'll do the part justice.

@ravenfrancis1476

4 жыл бұрын

Why? From what I've seen the movie is just "Taxi Driver except the main character is a clown now", you could make the exact same analysis about that movie as you could about any white guy getting angry and shooting up places.

@MichiganJFrog.

4 жыл бұрын

@@ravenfrancis1476 it's movie of the year. Not what I expected

@ravenfrancis1476

4 жыл бұрын

Chance I mean, it’s well made, but again it’s just “Taxi Driver Except the main character is a clown now”

@MichiganJFrog.

4 жыл бұрын

@@ravenfrancis1476 naive for you to see it that way. Sure the central characters have a lot in common as far as their development goes but joker has such a legacy And mythos. This is joker's more realistic backstory and how it relates to the larger than life supervillain. Also this movie is breaking new ground

I'm watching from Mexico, I teach some cinema classes in a collegue, I´ve made a shortfilm with an Oscar nomenee, and your videos are just amazing. Be sure I'm going to tell everybody about them and share. Congratulations. Keep going on.

Is it just Heath Ledgers excellent performance? "Yeah." I died lmao

I liked this video's animation on 5:45 when he puts The Joker and Luke Skywalker on the same slide.

@LessonsfromtheScreenplay

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MusicalPlayground717

7 жыл бұрын

Love the question mark with Sherlock. When Sherlock slid down next to the Joker, I was like . . . "Wait, that might work." I mean, they're basically doing a Dark Knight-Joker-ripoff version of Moriarty in the current BBC version anyway.

@suddenkancho4968

7 жыл бұрын

Well said. Batman is dumb and EASILY manipulable. Sherlock would make Joker swallow hard.

@keiko4043

7 жыл бұрын

Haha both were played by Mark Hamill 😂

@peterhassard9122

7 жыл бұрын

I predict a Rap battle!

Joaquin Phoenix is right up there in my opinion, the script he was working with was weaker, but the performance is right up there with Ledger...not better because NOTHING will be better than Ledger, but I think Phoenix stands with it, as a much different but equally good performance

@Frizzyy

4 жыл бұрын

I agree it was a exelent perfomance deserved the Oscar Heath will always be number 1 for me tough

@ProlificPops

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like you can't compare their Jokers at all. Both had completely different fields to play on in their movies. One was a crime movie where the Joker has already been established to be the guy we all know and love and the other is a backstory of how a man was disappointed and humiliated by his environment and became the Joker (at the end). Ledger didn't have his own whole movie to work with like Phoenix did so you can't compare them really. We still don't know much about Ledger's Joker.

@mikej8542

4 жыл бұрын

Joaquin did a great job and definitely deserve his Oscar win just wish todd and Scott wrote the script a little better

@FerMetalHead1

3 жыл бұрын

That NOTHING is kinda exaggerated, don't you think?

@bradyward2177

3 жыл бұрын

@@FerMetalHead1 I do not tend to think in general tbh

This analysis is so beautifully done; I had tears in my eyes ❤️👌

how about a Hans Landa Analysis? why does he work so well and why is he a character so worshipped?

@LessonsfromtheScreenplay

7 жыл бұрын

I would love to do Inglorious Basterds. He's such a great character, that would be a fun analysis. He's smart, he's an excellent liar and manipulartor, and he has all the power. A very scary combination.

@rishiparashar6868

7 жыл бұрын

+Lessons from the Screenplay yeah. I like that character, but I never quite understood why it is considered one of the best ever written or even unplayable. I think what you did in this video is superb and maybe you can help us understand what is it about this character that makes it different from other antagonists and what about it is so unplayable and how this character compliments the plot.

@LessonsfromtheScreenplay

7 жыл бұрын

Sure. That's something to think about-he doesn't strike me as particularly unplayable. Perhaps it's that he somehow manages to be charming at the same time? But I'll think about it.

@rishiparashar6868

7 жыл бұрын

+Lessons from the Screenplay maybe it is because he is a character playing a character playing a character. There are layers to him. He is a detective playing a nazi playing a charming polite person... Idk I'm just guessing

@rishiparashar6868

7 жыл бұрын

+Lessons from the Screenplay a selfish detective I might amend.

The script is what makes The Dark Knight so amazing. I believe that if that script was put into a batman-comic book as a what-if story, it wouldve even surpassed The Dark Knight Returns and The Killing Joke in quality.

@Reyeston007

7 жыл бұрын

Nah. Take the joker out of the equation and all you have a is a Mediocre movie.

@k.b.9270

7 жыл бұрын

Reyes I. Well, that's your subjective view. My subjective view if you take the Joker out: Amazing Crime-Thriller with great cinematography and great story-telling with mostly good performances (I actually don't think Gary Oldman and Maggie Gyllenhaal are that great, but Aaron Eckhart is amazing). Also you cannot take the Joker out of it cause he's literally the reason for the plot to unfold. At the same time, I can say: "Take the Joker out of The Killing Joke." And all you have is a view pages of Batman wandering in search for the plot.

@wangchung2157

7 жыл бұрын

+Reyes I. GR8 B8 M8 I R8 THAT 8/8 NO H8 JUST BRING STR8

@HolleWalle

7 жыл бұрын

What makes it great is that we see Batman struggle like never before, those situations were ones that even if we were him we wouldn't know what to do. A villain which wants nothing but chaos is just perfect for a hero like Batman to not know what to do other than kill him.

@k.b.9270

7 жыл бұрын

***** Totally agree. Bring a tragic character like Harvey Dent to the mix and you got yourself a phenomenal story.

1:50 I always loved the Joker beatdown because Batman has 0 power over the Joker even though he's beating the shit out of him.

Batman begins, dark knight and dark knight rises have something which marvel avengers doesn't have. Avengers can be boring when after watching for the second time but this Christian bale batman ain't.

@slaking215

4 жыл бұрын

Marvel movies become boring and stale after the 20th watch or some shit

@solitary2

4 жыл бұрын

Marvel Movies are not intended to be deep and garners in-depth thought. Even Thanos, who is largely considered as the best written, pales in comparison to Harvey Dent. The Dark Knight trilogy is far more grounded in reality as opposed to purple aliens throwing moons around. They both achieve their objectives. TDKT achieves its thematic approaches to the subjects it presents with layers of depth; MCU achieves its action packed presentation. When they try stepping out of their boundary (Black Panther), it does not effectively work. Their target audience tries to make it so an average 10 year old could still enjoy it. An 10 year old could not sit through and comprehend TDKT.

@Bryant_T

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it brought the humanity to the character of batman better than the avengers films

@bored_potato

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, come on. We're all nerds here.

@KrishayAgarwal

4 жыл бұрын

Your opinion/=/Fact. I could and have watched Infinity War too many times to count. I'm still not bored. But by now I really only skip around to the Joker scenes in TDK

Seeing shots from the first Avengers next to the IMAX ones from TDK really makes you notice just how different those formats look even if both of them pretty much fill our 16:9 screens. Can't wait for Dunkirk next year to experience that WWII on IMAX.

@LessonsfromtheScreenplay

7 жыл бұрын

No one does IMAX better than Nolan. I'm excited for some good ole fashion 2D IMAX as well.

@eggydrums

7 жыл бұрын

+Lessons from the Screenplay Indeed. He definitely loves the format. I believe he held a private screening of the bank heist scene just for Hollywood people to see the potential of IMAX for action sequences. Also, the first IMAX theater opened recently in my country so I'm definitely so excited for some upcoming movies.

@LessonsfromtheScreenplay

7 жыл бұрын

+eggydrums Oh awesome! What country are you from?

@eggydrums

7 жыл бұрын

+Lessons from the Screenplay Puerto Rico! Watching film and photography content on KZread every day.

@Ryancamron3342

7 жыл бұрын

Christopher Nolan makes real Imax movies

Sherlock V Joker (?) I like that.

@harshsoni3468

6 жыл бұрын

EssCee96 😍😍😍

@ilphi08

5 жыл бұрын

Sociopath vs Psychopath

@lisaellis9749

5 жыл бұрын

Sean Lann True!

Rewatching this after 2019 Joker

when you proposed a Sherlock homes vs the joker scenario i actually had a shiver down my spine

I loved Heath Ledgers Joker because of all those words he speaks about people are very real and so poetic

@jamesprice2163

6 жыл бұрын

Some of the most truthful and poetic people about bringing the failures of humanity out are absolutely insane because they truly see how bad the world is

@hispanicbaljeet4076

6 жыл бұрын

James Price he also makes many statements that are true and take deep analysis. Saying that anarchy is fair and that society only shuns what they are taught to. He also shows the lack of value in physical obhects like money and how emotion remove your effectiveness. Stopping to save others is slowing batman down, worrying about his personal appearance precents batman from killing, getting rid of fear allows the joker to do anything without hesitation or worry.

@effortlessGFX

6 жыл бұрын

Max Nieves E D G Y

@HadBabits

6 жыл бұрын

I'd argue it's not 'real' as much as it is cynical. Remember that his predictions about the ferries didn't actually come true, the people didn't take the option of killing others to save themselves. The Joker's an insane sociopath, he doesn't understand humans past their basest instincts, as animals, and he'd burn down the world to make us see it the same way.

@liteoner

6 жыл бұрын

He's not a sociopath. A sociopath would do everything to advance his own life, and wouldn't care about a greater idea.

I haven't seen Suicide Squad but just shot of Leto in a perfect circle of knives and guns tells me they got the joker all wrong there. Chaos and anarchy best suits the Joker and I can't imagine someone representing that philosophy having his weapons stacked neatly symmetrically.

@alansunter2383

6 жыл бұрын

Even Joker gets bored sometimes. People forget that the Joker is about more than just chaos and anarchy for the sake of chaos and anarchy. He does it because it's fun to him. And that's one thing 'Suicide Squad' got right- the genuine joy the Joker gets out of crime and madness. As well as his dangerous unpredictability and mania.

I keep coming back to this videos again and again.

Amazing job, I continue to watch this over and over. One of the best channels on youtube,

The analysis of these movies are soo outstanding

Wow. I forgot how fucking brilliant this movie was. I must go back and re-watch it.

@LessonsfromtheScreenplay

7 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

@AireJayy

7 жыл бұрын

+UHH NAAHH the Joker is nothing without Batman. Both Christian Bale and Heath Ledger deserve praise for this movie.

I feel the need to thank you. I'm planning my third novel, and the antagonist is something I think will be truly brilliant. I already had much of this sorted out, but one aspect- forcing the protagonist to make choices- is something I hadn't realised it needed. That idea will give it impact beyond what I'd envisioned. So this video has been well worth my time.

Thank you for creating this video! The message was very clear by using the text and the video clips. The entire film made much more sense after this explanation. I also find the presentation very helpful for explaining the logic behind what makes a great villian. Thank you so much!

the Dark Knight is the best "comic book" Movie.

@abhinayamarykoshy1264

6 жыл бұрын

Bxo34 Let's not forget that it was DC and Nolan that gave us that.

@Kristian-jk2ww

6 жыл бұрын

Project Mayhem Logan or Infinity War stand pretty close.

@LordMalice6d9

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a load of bullshit Infinity War is vastly overhyped. It was helped by the fact that it and character of Thanos had the better part of decade of buildup leading up to it. Besides. I personally find a lot of The Dark Knight to be very boring and full of pretentious dialogue. But, it's a Nolan film so it's going to have that.

@Kristian-jk2ww

5 жыл бұрын

LordMalice6d9 Infinity War wasn’t overhyped, it was a good movie that also did well. Thanos’ was builtup over a decade but is that a bad thing? If you have a collective universe of movies and you want a big bad guy, wouldn’t you use him in some scenes of your movies to show his potential? Marvel did the smart thing by having Thanos appear before IW.

@warrior1563

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a load of bullshit yea but the movie wasn’t as good as it claimed it was gonna be. I like the movie but it irritates me how much potential the movie had that it didn’t use. It could have easily topped TDK, but because it was too ambitious, and because the directors didn’t want to make it more emotional, it didn’t reach that level. Logan is probably the only movie rn able to be compared to TDK, but I doubt it could be considered better

And some haters still claim that Christopher Nolan is overrated and that the Dark Knight was only good because of Heath Ledger alone. Nolan is a genius.

@marielcordero2625

6 жыл бұрын

Don Cresswell Nolan is a director that sees things in a different way.

@youisstupid2586

6 жыл бұрын

Jonathan nolan is genius

@ellyjahgoodson7181

6 жыл бұрын

Its true though. Without joker the movie is boring as fuck.

@deathgaming4334

6 жыл бұрын

+Ellyjah Goodson are you fucking serious? Stop acting like if whenever Heath Ledger's Joker is not on the scene it's suddenly turns to Batman and Robin That's just fucking stupid and idiotic.

@jaybook1281

6 жыл бұрын

DeAth GaMing Woah Batman and Robin is horrid, not boring there's a huge difference.

This is amazing, coming from a lifelong Batman fan, this video means a lot and was beautifully made.

I am binge watching all of your videos man. I love these reviews unpacking some of the best scripts of all time

"True character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure- the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the character's essential nature." -Robert Mckee My god that is an amazing quote, this man is an icon. So much so, in fact, that Michael uses that quote in almost EVERY OTHER FREAKING VIDEO.

The opening is quite spot-on, but I've always enjoyed TDK for how it portrays Bruce Wayne after the events of Begins, and how the stuff he's dealing with as a person effects the way he conducts himself as Batman. Then you throw Joker in the mix, and it all gets jumbled up in the best way possible. Hell, even the dialogue from the Joker "When the chips are down, these civilized people will eat each other" is brought to fruition again in TDKR (another movie I love for different reasons). TDK is nearly a perfect film, comic-books or not, but my god is this film an incredible interpretation of characters I grew up reading.

There are very few contents on KZread that I would consider intellectually engaging. Yours definitely is! Great job!

Really a GREAT piece, this take here. Cheers.