His tone, his movements, his expressions, even the opening scene with him stood hunched holding the mask...he was captivating.
Frightening, revolting, pathetic...he was like a creepy crawly thing. I absolutely loved his take on the Joker. It was so unusual and has stuck with me years after seeing the film.
He was good when it comes to being a villain character. But as for the actual Joker he was the complete opposite of correct. The Joker isn't a homeless anarchist who contradicts himself over and over. They took a classy character with no rhyme or reason for the things he does and turned him into a shock value schizophrenic.
shareEveryone has to have a different take on the character so we don't see the same thing over and over. It wasn't the hints of a backstory or the character's purpose in doing what he did that interests me. The performance itself is just 150% compelling. I can't take my eyes off the screen. This guy's acting was that captivating.
"We're not too old for this sh*t!" -Riggs and Murtaugh, 'Lethal Weapon 4' (1998)
He was good when it comes to being a villain character. But as for the actual Joker he was the complete opposite of correct. The Joker isn't a homeless anarchist who contradicts himself over and over. They took a classy character with no rhyme or reason for the things he does and turned him into a shock value schizophrenic.
They were wise to stray from how The Joker had already been represented before.
With that said, it looks like several elements were lifted from Batman #1 in which The Joker makes his first appearance. That initial appearance features a Joker that is closer to what Ledger's ended up being than some of the subsequent iterations of the character seen in the comics.
I agree. I refer to him as JINO - Joker In Name Only. Take away his suit, makeup, don't call him Joker and no one knows which character he's supposed to be.
I didn't find him intimidating at all - only annoying.
A schizophrenic Christopher Nolan avatar doing a Tom Waits impression riding on dead star effect after being furiously hated until the end? I would hardly call that perfection. But that's me.
shareA schizophrenic Christopher Nolan avatar doing a Tom Waits impression riding on dead star effect after being furiously hated until the end? I would hardly call that perfection. But that's me.
In a magazine interview with one of those pretentious rags (GQ or Esquire), Jared Leto actually praised Ledger to high heavens saying every bit of the film he was in he was perfect in.
shareI enjoyed Heath Ledger as The Joker. :)
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Loved this movie and Heath's Joker the best.
The scene where Joker looks at the clock and realizes that the people on the boats will not explode each other still moves me to this day... Perfect acting by Ledger, really subtle yet very meaningful.
shareHe's the only thing that kept the movie semi-watchable.
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