Unanswered Questions About Heath Ledger’s Joker (Video)
Tucked inside a casual comment, buried within barely-seen interviews, Heath Ledger revealed how he came up with his Oscar-winning performance (and a few other secrets)
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Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is an absolute banger. Watch it on the biggest or the smallest screen and it’s a symbolic experience.
Just like then, I still have criticisms about the movie. But just like then, I don’t really care about those criticisms.
Just like then, the story, the action, the visuals, getting to see Batman doing more Batman shit better than any Batman had ever done before — you know, serving as the world’s greatest detective (the Snyder films really Biffed that aspect)— it all culminated in a movie that’s only grown more esteemed with each passing year.
And nestled at the core of the movie is that performance. You know the one I’m talking about — the Nolan-verse’s incarnation of the Joker as played by Heath Ledger.
