The Joker (Heath Ledger) Batman Wiki"Do you know how I got these scars?"―The Joker [src]The. Joker was a psychotic anarchist mastermind who portraying himself as an agent of chaos, who rose to power in the criminal underworld by thrusting Gotham City into turmoil and drawing Batman ever closer to crossing the fine line between heroism and vigilantism. Described as a "psychopathic, mass murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy", he is potent in both mental combat and strategic planning, and his physique was defined by his clown makeup and gruesome Glasgow smile to add sick comedy to all his crimes and misdeeds. He was portrayed by the late Heath Ledger as the main antagonist of The Dark Knight, a role that won him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In addition, largely due to this incarnation's popularity regarding his very dark nature, severallater incarnations of the Joker were depicted in a similarly dark manner.

Biography. Origin and Early Life"You can't rely on anyone these days. You gotta do everything yourself. Don't we? That's okay. I came prepared. It's a funny world that we live in. Watch Criminal Activities Online Free HD. Speaking of which, you know how I got these scars?"―The Joker[src]Joker without his makeup.

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No one knows who the Joker really is. Little can be confirmed regarding his early life before he turned to a life of crime. Despite his capture, no traces could be found on his fingerprints, dental records, or DNA matches against the GCPD's databases. The Joker's own testimony, while normally quite true when it came to carrying out threats, seemed at times contradictory, and he was known to give conflicting accounts at times when describing past events in his life, more specifically how he got the scars of his characteristic Glasgow smile. One of his anecdotes told of his supposed extremely abusive and alcoholic father, stating that after attacking his mother with a knife, the blade was next turned on the young man, creating his mutilated smile.

The fact that the Joker later referenced his father and his hatred of him to a party guest while crashing Harvey Dent's party implies there is an element of truth to this account. Another story he told was when his gambling wife told him not to worry so much and that he should smile more. This advice went overhead when she allowed her face to be carved by enforcers of loan sharks, and the couple discovered that they didn't have enough money to pay for surgery.

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In a desperate effort to assure his wife that he did not care about the damage to her appearance, he took a razor to his cheeks to make his Glasgow smile match hers, but the disturbing image instead caused his wife to leave him, damaging his psyche. It is not revealed to what degree these stories hold truth, if any. It is possible that the Joker himself is unaware of his true origins. Some psychological profiles of The Joker, indicate that he is insane to such an extent that he literally reinvents both his own psyche and history on a daily basis. It is therefore possible that, while neither story is true, he genuinely believed them both as he told them. In a report filed by the GCPD, there were three theories presented for the Joker's origin and identity. The first was that the Joker was institutionalized as a patient at Arkham Asylum who got released when his scars were almost healed or escaped during Ra's al Ghul's and the Scarecrow's reign of fear with all the other patients at the time in an even worse condition (perhaps due to Scarecrow's terrible methods), explaining why most of his thugs were identified as some of the Arkham escapees.

However, this theory is debunked on the basis that his identity has no basis within any records. The second theory was that the Joker worked as a disgruntled employee or attraction the Haley Brothers Circus, which was documented to have connections with the mob, explaining the clown makeup he always wears for his persona. The third theory presented was that the Joker served as a soldier or army private until he was sent home suffering from acute PTSD, explaining his cool demeanor and familiarity with weapons, as well as his devastating effectiveness in various forms of combat. Batman Begins. The Joker's card."Now, take this guy. Armed robbery, double homicide. Got a taste for the theatrical, like you. Leaves a calling card."―James Gordon to Batman[src]Shortly after the death of Ra's al Ghul, Batman discussed with Lieutenant James Gordon the effect that he had made on Gotham City since his appearance.

Gordon then revealed that a criminal with "a taste for theatrics" recently committed a double homicide and an armed robbery, leaving behind a Joker playing card as a "calling- card". Gordon also warned that just as escalation occurs in terms of the police force against crime, so might the scale and style of criminality change in reaction to Batman's appearance. Some time later, the Joker would orchestrate the theft of a large shipment of ammonium nitrate from the Gotham Docks. The explosive chemical was saved for storage in the Gotham General Hospital and on two passenger ferries some time later. The Dark Knight. Bank Robbery"I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you.. Joker to the Bank Manager of Gotham National Bank[src]The Joker robbing Gotham National City bank, under the alias "Bozo", with Grumpy taking aim at him. Several months later a group of bank robbers, (Grumpy, Happy, Dopey, Chuckles, Bozo and an unidentified bus- driver) under the direction of the Joker, robbed. Trisha Show Episodes 2000 more.

Gotham National Bank which was used as a money- laundering front for Gotham's gangs. The clown mask wearing robbers whittled down their own numbers within minutes in a series of calculated betrayals. Finally only "Bozo" remained, who revealed himself as the Joker to the manager of Gotham National Bank, who had earlier confronted the robbers with a shotgun. In addition, largely because he couldn't resist appearing on- camera, he also deliberately unmasked himself in front of a surveillance camera and posed. The Joker then escaped with the bank's cash in a yellow school bus, concealing his identity by driving within a convoy of other buses, and also leaving the manager at the mercy of a gas grenade stuck in his mouth. Dealing with the Mob"If you're good at something, never do it for free."―The Joker[src]Shortly following the bank robbery, Italian crime boss Sal Maroni mentioned the Joker's recent theft of Mob owned cash to his fellow crime leaders at a business meeting, dismissing him as a threat and saying that he was a "nobody" wearing a "cheap purple suit and make- up." The Joker, overhearing this comment and the plan presented to the Mob by Chinese mobster, Lau, arrived unannounced at the meeting while faking a laugh, as he saw their "so called plan" as a bad joke. The mobsters were at first unwilling to hear him out, and Gambol, one of the crime lords who seemed to take the most dislike for the Joker, sent one of his men to take him out by force.

The Joker presenting his calling card to the mob. The Joker unexpectedly performed a magic trick by making a pencil "disappear," and embedded the pencil in the table, and shoved Gambol's man head- first into the pencil where it indeed disappeared inside the man's head, instantly killing him. The Joker also mentioned that his suit wasn't cheap and that they ought to know this since they bought it, which meant that he used the money he stole at the start of the film to buy his suit.

He proposed that it was Batman's interference that had resulted in idealistic leaders like Harvey Dent rising in popularity, and offered his services to kill him for half of all the money that Lau, an illegitimate Chinese accountant, took away from Gotham for safe keeping. He also warned them that Lau would betray them if arrested, claiming to know a squealer when he saw one.

Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin. A completist's study into the rise and fall of a powerhouse franchise.. Reviewed by Kenneth Brown, March 1.

When Tim Burton first tackled Batman in 1. Aside from well- received flights- of- . Superman, comic films offered little more than cheesy.

I doubt Burton (or Warner. Brothers for that matter) could have imagined his dark and violent reinvention of DC Comics'. Blade, X- Men. Sin City, Iron Man, and, of course, director Christopher Nolan's own.

Batman Begins and The Dark. Knight. Sadly, Burton also couldn't have predicted the coming storm of lesser.

Batman. Rating: 4/5. Billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) may host charity banquets and. Batman. When a freak accident leaves a sociopath named Jack Napier (Jack Nicholson). Joker and begins to plot a widespread attack on Gotham. Wayne recognizes the. Joker, a man he believes was responsible for the.

With the help of his faithful butler Alfred (Michael Gough), tenacious. Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger) and Alexander Knox (Robert Wuhl), and police. Gordon (Pat Hingle), Wayne sets out into the night to bring an end to the. Joker's mad reign once and for all. I have to admit, it's tough to revisit Burton's Batman without comparing it to. Nolan's vastly superior Dark Knight.

Nicholson's Joker simply doesn't stack up.. Heath Ledger brought to the character.

Likewise, Burton's Gotham is charming, but. Nolan's epic. Even so, Nicholson's performance blends well with the 1.

Burton's design aesthetic is engaging, leaving little doubt that the director. The entire film offers plenty of nostalgic. Keaton's bounding superheroics. Batmobile's roaring engine hit with far more impact than they do today. Better still. the screenplay holds up well. Aside from several rather gimmicky character actor routines. Gotham City that reveals endless secrets lurking in its.

Batman certainly isn't the jaw- dropping experience it once was, but it's still a. Batman Returns. Rating: 3/5.

In 1. 99. 2, Burton made his second and last trip to the Batcave, pitting Batman (Keaton). Oswald Cobblepot, aka the Penguin. Danny De. Vito), and a sharp- tongued dominatrix named Selena Kyle, better known to comic. Catwoman (a leather- clad Michelle Pfeiffer), in the carny- infested underbelly of.

Gotham. Navigating a dense minefield of political opportunists and greedy fatcats, Wayne. Max Schreck (scene- stealer Christopher Walken) from selfishly manipulating the. Penguin from exacting his revenge on a city that has rejected him. Even though I've hunkered down with Batman Returns again and again over the. I just can't get into it. I know there are plenty of filmfans out there who adore its. I've never been able to get past its missile- .

While the. sizzling chemistry between Pfeiffer and Keaton and the intriguing interactions between. Catwoman and Batman makes the entire production worth watching, both aspects also take.

Batman in favor of bleak imagery, despondent characters, and lackluster. In fact, Burton seems to have been more interested in making a dark romantic. Ah well, I've never been able to fall in love with. Batman Returns and I doubt I ever will.

Chalk it up to personal taste, but this one. Batman Forever. Rating: 2.

Burton's vision unspooled further in 1. Joel Schumacher - - hot off grim- . Falling Down - - decided to replicate the colorful world of comics with.

Batman Forever. While the comic books he relied on for reference remain a mystery. Val Kilmer into Batman's boots. For the hero's third outing. Schumacher also chose a more cerebral villain in the form of a scorned Wayne Enterprises. Edward Nygma (Jim Carrey). Calling himself the Riddler and joining forces. Two- Face (Tommy Lee Jones), Nygma begins to.

Gotham. As Wayne rises to this newest challenge, trains a young man named Dick Grayson (Chris. O'Donnell), and attempts to confront his fears with the help of a slinky psychologist (Nicole. Kidman), he has to stop the Riddler and Two- Face from destroying everything he holds.

I distinctly remember enjoying Batman Forever when it first arrived in theaters - -. Kilmer's tormented take on Batman was stirring to my young mind, Schumacher's Riddler.

Two- Face seemed more visceral than other comic book film villains, and the cast's. What a difference fourteen years makes. In retrospect (and, again. Batman Begins and The Dark Knight fresh in my mind), Forever. Batman- lite; a watered- down, shallow follow- up to Burton's original.

Don't get. me wrong, there's still a lot to love. Kilmer may not separate Bruce from Bats, but he does. Jones and Carrey may ham it up to insufferable heights, but there's. O'Donnell may make a few missteps along the. Batman &. Robin. In fact, only Kidman and the remaining supporting cast undermine Schumacher's. While I hate to slap the word "average" onto a favorite from my.

Batman Forever is: an average genre actioner. Batman & Robin. Rating: 1/5. It all came crashing down in Schumacher's 1. George Clooney behind the wheel of the Batmobile, increased.

O'Donnell's Robin to leading- man status, crammed in an annoying subplot for a feisty. Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), and introduced some of the lamest. Poison Ivy. (Uma Thurman), a pun- spewing, lovelorn iceman named Mr.

Freeze (Arnold. Schwarzenegger), and a musclebound neanderthal called Bane (Jeep Swenson). But. statue- top car chases, gaudy set designs, and piss- poor character development was only. Schumacher's misfires.

As Batman, Robin, and Batgirl race to save. Gotham from an even more convoluted threat than was served up in Batman. Forever, they have to deal with Alfred's cancer, overcome their interpersonal issues.

Much has been written about Batman & Robin, so much so that I hesitate to hurl. Schumacher's production. Poison Ivy and crew arrive to a gala disguised in giant gorilla suits. Akiva Goldsman's script. It doesn't. help that the film's already shoddy gags fall flat (an American Express plug is painful to say. Ultimately, Batman & Robin is one of the worst comic book films of all time..

Warner. Brothers was wise to shelve the franchise and rethink their entire approach to Gotham's. The Batman Anthology. While everyone will identify particular standouts and personal favorites in the series. Batman Anthology is a wildly uneven collection that. Its especially disheartening. Christopher Nolan's contributions to the mythos - - at times, the first four. Batman films are more a study in cinematic devolution than anything else.

Purists. and completists will rejoice, but frugal filmfans will probably want to wait until Warner. Brothers releases each individual entry before sinking any money into Burton and.

Schumacher's superhero shenanigans. Batman. Rating: 3. Considering it's the oldest film in the anthology, Tim Burton's 1. Batman features a fairly impressive 1. VC- 1 transfer that looks startlingly better.

DVD releases. The director's palette has never been bold or. Contrast is bright and pleasing to the eye and, even though the image appears flat on more.

Detail also receives. Granted, soft shots and quite a few hazy textures prevent the. Thankfully, artifacting, source noise, grain spiking, and banding are. I suspect minor noise reduction has been applied to the. I didn't encounter the waxy faces or distorted backgrounds that signal an. The experience wasn't as jaw- dropping as I was expecting, but it. Batman Returns. Rating: 4.

Batman Returns, on the other hand, boasts the best 1. VC- 1 transfer of the.

Stunning delineation reveals the inhabitants of every shadow, striking contrast. For a catalog film, detail and texture clarity is as close to reference. The tattered fabric hanging around the Penguins shoulders. Catwoman's leather costume are.

Batman's gadgets are clear and legible. Some softness. invades establishing shots, but I never got the impression that it was the result of the. As it stands, the picture is smooth and clean - - artifacts are nowhere to. DVD version is gone, and edge enhancement and noise. House Full Movie Part 1. MIA. I may not enjoy the film itself as much as others, but I was thoroughly.