Why everybody loves
the Joker!
Of all the criminals that Batman has had to contend with
over the various venues he has been portrayed in, The Joker, is probably the
most well-known and beloved.
What is it about this psychotic, pathological killer that makes
him so popular?
Yet the Joker was and has been extremely popular from the
days when Caesar Ramero played the role on television, to Jack Nicholson’s
wonderful portrayal years later in film.
The Joker is flashy
with his purple suits, his green hair, the white make-up, and that
unforgettable smile. He is often funny
even if it is in a very dark sort of humor.
He uses masks,
costumes, make-up, and devices to disguise himself.
When he appears in
the Hospital dressed as a nurse in Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the character,
it was a sort of scary comic relief.
Even the masterful choice of when he hits the button to blow
up the hospital and it doesn't quite go BOOM as much as he was expecting, so
the Joker is messing with the device and repeatedly pushing the button until it
obviously works to more of what he was expecting, made the whole thing seem so
much more realistic.
The ironic humor of a fire truck burning in the
street! Come on that’s hilarious!
The tragic side of
the Joker as evidence of either falling into a vat of chemicals or the many
stories that he relayed concerning how he got the scars in Heath Ledger’s
version, all lend to apathy for such a screwed up person.
The transformation in the last, and obviously my favorite
portrayal, from wanting to Kill Batman to the realization that they are two
sides of a similar thing. Ones Yin to
the others Yang! Where he admits that it isn't about the money, he is the dark version of Evil to Batman’s dark version
of Good.
Lastly, he is
extremely creative yet given it is expressed in a psychotic manner. He gives Batman a run for his money. Literally, as Batman, The Dark Knight, most
everybody’s favorite Super Hero, who actually doesn't have any super powers.
Batman is just an ordinary good guy, who is very
intelligent, and a bank roll and IT department enough to make some really
Killer Gadgets and Toys. From the
creation of the first Batmobile, he fell into a class of two with the coolest
best cars on earth that money could build and buy.
It was pretty much James Bond 007, and Batman who always had
the best rides with the coolest gadgets.
Mark my words, The
Joker will be back because he is just as timeless as Batman and James Bond have
been!
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