Christian Bale on Heath Ledger as Joker in The Dark Knight. Villains are more interesting!
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In the superhero genre, villains aren’t interesting because they’re villains. They’re interesting because they are Active Protagonist in their own story giving it momentum whereas superheroes are often portrayed as being nothing more than Passive Protagonist, waiting for sh!t to happen to react too and that’s what makes them very boring by comparison.
@@endershepard7117 Killing batman can't do, killing alot of ppl
William Defoe
Heath would be absolutely destroying it out there if he was still alive.
@@jaimebarba2814 one? Lol
@@jaimebarba2814The Dark Knight, Brokeback Mountain, The Patriot… he died at 29. He was just getting started.
@@jaimebarba2814 for me his greatest role was when he was f**ked up the a** in brokeback mountain.
@@jaimebarba2814 lol someone's never seen 10 Things I Hate About You
@@jaimebarba2814 Firstly, not correct. He had multiple great roles, the Joker was just his *greatest*. Secondly, the Joker was supposed to return in TDKR (3rd batman film). They had to rewrite the script and story. Thirdly, he was at his peak in the Joker role and was only going to get better and better as he was still very young at 28 years old. Imagine how great he would've been as the Joker in the 3rd movie with more time portraying him, more acting experience and more life experience in general. Why he was prescribed 3 different benzos; alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium) and temazepam (Restoril) AND on top of that 2 different potent opiates; oxycodone (OxyContin/Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin/Norco), I will never understand. he was only going to get better and better
Talent recognizes talent
Literally 2 legends
Absolute truth...
@@enzoo3710 literally? Like literally? Literally? Not figuratively? Like literally? Fuck you. Literally.
I haven't acted in my life, but I recognise brilliant performances.
@@timothygraham4304 u r acting like an asshole right now
Nobody can tell me this isn’t THE Batman movie. One of the greatest movies of all time
I completely agree. Don't get me wrong the other one with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicolson is good but they all fail in comparison to the Dark Night trilogy. I wish so much that Christopher Nolan would continue making them and always use Christian Bale for Batman. Hands down some of my most favorite movies of all time.
100%. I grew up on 90s Batman and hold it dear, but this film is fucking unbelievable. Its a superhero movie that anyone can watch
89 Batman is still the best.
Agreed! It is one of the best!
@@UltraDonny5000 nops
Left out the best part of that Joker line: "I don't want to kill you. What would I do without you? You complete me."
I think it's in the actual GQ interview
Hilarious!
“What would I do without you, go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no you, you complete me.”
i only think of the lego batman movie.
Stfu we all saw the movie you dork
Actually, I think the quality of Heaths acting elevated Bales performance as well. They both did in an excellent job in this film.
Excellent point considering the fictional dynamic between the joker and the bat, their entire thing has always been about maintaining their stance and not being corrupted by the other and they compliment one another
@@joshkresnik6402 “I don’t wanna kill you… what would I do without you?”
He gave the best performance of his career and it's very hard to compete with an actor who is just so good at the character but I agree totally it elevated the entire cast too. I found this one of the more emotional movies in the trilogy to watch. Just a solid 10 all around.
They both achieved their goals in their roles
Steel sharpens steel. Such great performers
I can't even imagine what masterpieces they would have been able to make if Heath Ledger was still alive.
“Brokeback 2: Rough Night at Sphincter Canyon”
Dick Swinger! way too much credit these fucking douchebags get way too much credit acting isn't that fucking hard you get rid of the stage fright and that's it you fucking douchebags aren't special
@@lewstone5430 dude 😂😂😂
“A Knight’s Tale: Brokeback Knights Gettin Some Tail”
@@Section.9 haha Brokeback Outback, After a Knight's Bale
Crazy that Heath Ledger was only 27 when he played the Joker and 28 when he died. His acting skills for someone in their 20's was next level. RIP legend.
Why don't you have a seat right over there... Now, you want to explain yourself?
Heath gave me James Dean vibes. Brilliant actor gone too soon.
Aw stop it's been plenty of actors in their 20s that were good actors
@@anthonytaylor7928 not recently and not THIS level of good. But I also guess it's just we haven't had this good of a character and a script in an action movie ever since. It was the perfect combination of the right actor, right script, right director and the right photography too. Not many young actors get a chance like this.
@@myBquest damson Idris . Timothy chalamet jarell Jerome and plenty more u need to broaden up it's a lot of good young actors out there Heath ledger was already a big name when he played joker u made a broad statement dude just because someone isn't a big name doesn't mean that they're not out there
Rest in peace, Heath...we all miss you. No one...will ever...do the Joker better.
Heath surpassed Jack Nicholson as joker and I love both performances
Mark Hamill
@@thefourhorsemen3159 "Mark Hamill"...what?
@@BrotherPatriot L for being uncultured. Mark Hamill voiced Joker in several batman series and video games. He was better than Heath
@@thefourhorsemen3159 Well...we'll agree to disagree then. So I'm a L & uncultured according to you because I don't follow that liberal idiot Hamill's career? That I don't know all the nuances to a comic book hero? LoL Weak. This specwar veteran face/palms at our society...at times like this.
It's strange to hear Christian Bale 's real accent. Not only his body, Christian changes one accent in each movie.
Yeah, Christian Bale, Robert Pattinson, Henry Cavil, Andrew Garfield, Tom Holland. So many Brits. And don’t forget the Aussies, like Heath.
watch 3;10 to Yuma
Gary Oldman. He was Commisioner Gordan. He's English.
Gary Oldman is another one
@@jaspermcminnis5538 sorry...posted without looking 🤣😂🤣
Heather ledger as the joker was hands down the greatest acting performance I've ever seen. Amazing
I think it’s an extraordinary performance but I think Gary Oldman in Leon: The Professional is still my favorite. His character somehow scares me more than the Joker ever could. Also the scene where Gary Oldman plays Drexl in True Romance. It’s absurd that one actor has that much ability. Oldman was also in this film because of course he was!
@Joshua Patrick you're literally talking about an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MOVIE SMH 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Same.
@@joshuapatrick682 I really like Gary oldman, But I disagree With putting anything hes ever done above Heath Ledger's joker. We'll have to agree to disagree on it and you are certainly entitled to your opinion it's all subjective anyway
@@joshuapatrick682 you are a Gary Oldman fan we get it. I agree with everyone here, he was nothing compared to Heath in this movie, he carried this movie not Gary.
Bale also throws himself into a role, so for him to feel out acted, is a serious compliment. Bale works his ass off!
Agreed. Good comment.
Legends never die… Mr. Heath ledger would be 44 years old this year in 2023 rest in peace ❤❤❤❤
Best fucking joker ever I went to the darknight trilogy last Saturday at Harkins.
Wow! He was so young.. only 44 yrs old now what a tragedy🙏🏽
The scene with Heath leaning out of the cop car window while driving is a scene that I’ll remember the rest of my life, it was what I picture pure insanity is like.
i agree its a great scene, but joker was in the backseat 😂
Pure insanity for me was the coin flip scene in No Country for Old Men.
@@rawrjay420so who was driving?
@@cheguevara7764 ur mom.
@@TheGeenat that’s why you’re subscribed to a woman’s page about ADHD.
When Christian Bale gives you a complement like that you don't need any other compliment for the rest of your life because he's a genius actor.
Naughty botty…
Bale* compliment*
@@camioso I'm Spelling Fluid. You should go to the doctor. You probably have OCD and GPS. Just being helpful like you.
@@camioso Oh no you mean to say Bile ..as in Bile of 🤮 crap!
Bell did a fantastic job as Anna in Frozen too.
One of the best movies of all time
Heath earned his Oscar and owned that role; my gut feeling was that no other acting performance would ever top how Heath portrayed The Joker in T.D.K.
Love the self awareness there from an academy award winner in his own right just being like damn this dudes making me look like a zero out here haha
I can't reply anywhere else so I'm replying to you.. lol. heath was so amazing in this Film its scary. he was the joker. best joker of all time. hands down.
Jacks joker had a certain noir vintage flare to it……Heath became the fucking Joker and sealed the deal in the first scene
he didnt really say that though. he kind of blamed the director and writers for how the character was put together.
@@tarzanstrickland Where? He's clearly complimenting Heath's performance and implying that as the reason Batman felt dull .
It’s a testament to Christian Bale’s skill and confidence that he heaps praise on Heath and admits to nervousness working with him.
Am sure christian was trembling because of the joker in reality..heath made that role look so real
As much as Heath was shining as the Joker, Christian portrayed the silent darkness lurking behind the immovable demeanour of the caped crusader.. And he nailed it.
I didn't watch it for months, then I did on a Saturday night. I couldn't believe what I had just seen. A masterpiece, every bit of it!
"I am feeling a little bit dull by comparison." The words of a master.
“You complete me”. Fantastic movie.
What would I do WiThOuT you??? Go back to rippin off mob dealers? No….NO!
Didn’t Mini Me say that to Austin Powers?
Joker Maguire...
I saw this movie in the theaters. The first week came out and they was literally a standing ovation at the end of the movie until the end of the credits, I’ve been to a lot of movies in the theaters and not once have I seen anything like it
Only time I've seen it was after Pulp Fiction. Edit. Well it certainly got a round of applause. Can't remember how long it lasted.
The Empire Strikes Back is the only time I remember the same.
@@benf1111 they weren't clapping their hands. They were "special' people.
@@michaellavery4899 yeah, Forrest Gump got a round of applause and one other one. I can’t remember maybe it was saving Private Ryan not Forrest Gump but either way I’ve seen movies that I’ve gotten rounds of applause but not a standing ovation for 3 or 4 minute credit scenes.
When Aragorn cut off the big orcs head, whole place erupted in cheers, closest I’ve experienced
I love the way Heath portrayed the Joker. I believe he studied the behavior of hyenas and used it for this? He took bits and pieces from all kinds of things to bring the Joker to life and it was incredible!
Imagine Christian Bale, one of the greatest actors of all time, saying this about you. RIP Heath
During filming heath wanted bale to actually hit him to make the scene real when they were in the interrogation room. Shows his commitment to the role.
And when Bale refused he threw himself around the room to sell the scene more
that wouldn't of ended well for Heath
@@MoviesAtTheBar how? He would have got hit, took it, and finished the scene. What about that is bad? Not like he asked to get ko’d he just wanted to get hit hard so it’ll look believable.
@@ryanhammonds919 lol dude calm down...breathe...think....Bale is a big man, a method actor and in a big batsuut....If he hit Ledger it could of hurt him bad...hence he didn't do it
@@MoviesAtTheBar I am calm, tried to word my sentences in a calm way as well. You probably just read it in a different tone than I wrote it in. I get what you’re saying, bale was a big guy during Batman and could have have hurt him. You’re not getting what I’m saying, he wanted to get hit. You ever sparred before? If so then you can understand that you can hit someone without necessarily hurting them while also making it look like you actually hit him full power.
Bale’s performance in TDK was absolutely not dull by comparison. There’s a ton of nuance to it. And he totally sells the man who realizes he has to sacrifice this symbol he’s created and which people have come to believe in, for the sake of his city.
He's unbelievable. It's just that Ledger's performance kinda stole the show. But they were both just spectacular.
@@carlosmeganag Agreed. Aaron Eckhart and Gary Old Man, also.
The protagonist will always seem less interesting compared to an enigmatic and charming villain. It's probably the same psychological reason people go ham when they're playing GTA V, blow up half the city, steal helicopters and start mowing down cops 😂
Christian bale Batman was pretty damn dull man there’s a reason why everyone parodies it and why even Christian bale himself agrees 😂
@@om77542 Whatever you say, dude.
2 absolutely extraordinary actors
HEATH IS KILLING THIS. 💯💯💯
It was the performance of a generation. He was amazing. RIP Heath
I thank him for choosing to celebrate Heath's showmanship and talent instead of looking back at his passing.
I mean he bookended his own story about himself with compliments about Heath. But yes he did celebrate Heath's acting prowess.
@@thisiscait the story was about himself in relation to Heath and his stellar performance potentially overshadowing Bale’s own. You’re acting like he was telling some conceited story, but the whole thing was told to elevate his compliment of Heath.
Really beautiful to see/hear Bale talk about Ledger's performance this way.
Heath put on such a legendary performance that every other person who would ever attempt to play Joker automatically comes up short. Can’t think of too many other performances that have had that effect. Marlon Brando in The Godfather comes to mind
"I'm not a monster ... I'm just ahead of the curve" ... One of my favorite movie lines Ever(!!) ...
Let’s see Paul Allen’s Joker Impression
The tasteful thickness of it
@@m.n.goodbye9481 oh my god. It even has a watermark
BEST. COMMENT. EVER. I am howling over here 😂
Well done 😂
Nice ! 😰
Whatching a Knights Tale and The Dark Knight is absolutely Surprised by how talented Heath Ledger was.
Christian Bale looks like a Jedi Master with that beard. Reminds me of Qui Gon Jinn.
Heath was amazing as the Joker, by far the best version of that character, by a long way.
Weeeell, Joaqin Phoenix was excellent, too.
@@Kameleonic i can say the both where good
I didn't think Phoenix would reach Ledger's performance as the Joker, but he did, in a different way. Glad i was wrong
Props to Mark Hamill for his amazing iconic voice of Joker everyone has come to know from the animated features too. All 3 of these guys are just chef’s kiss
@@Kameleonic not on the same level as Heath, but Joaquin did great. He seemed more of a troubled, disturbed, weird Joker while Heaths was sinister, almost vicious, and very funny at the same time. Oh and that laugh!
I always forget he is British
andrew garfield gets me as well
There it is, the comment about his nationality
@@honkytrousers what u on about pal?
@@tomrake3264 earth
@@honkytrouserswho hurt you?
When Bale says your good you know your great
THE GOAT . cb and heath both . rip 2 heath man :/ 🖤 he would’ve been one of the greatest fs
The Dark Knight is in my Top-25 films of all time.
Anyone could say this, I feel
Definitely in my top 2,000
So? Who are you?
Write your full list :D
@@sweatysack4761 🤣
Their performance is epic and legendary... I remember watching it the first time,.. I was literally fixated at the screen and during moments was in cold chills. RIP Heath, you will always be missed.
Heath's performance as the joker sets a really high standard for super hero films and really showed everyone how the joker is meant to be portrayed on the screen
Not enough people give Bale praise for his Batman. I still think hes the best Batman by far
Everything about Heath Ledger’s Joker is perfect. Truly flawless
the way he looks round the room claiming he not crazy does it for me .
It's because he was fully absorbed into the character and maybe lost his mind a bit with such a character
@@mediocrejokre For sure, in an interview with Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent) he described the scene he did with Heath for the Hospital scene, and how before they started filming the scene Heath was talking to himself in the corner and paced around muttering and making grunting sounds. I recommend watching, it was a Larry King interview.
Such a wonderfully humble and amazing man
Best super hero movie ever
Heath made the joker into something we’d never seen,now it’s the template for that character
RIP Heath Ledger (1979-2008) Gone too soon but never forgotten as a legend
Not since Terminator 2 was there an action film that was faultless from start to finish
Dam now youre making me dig through the memory banks.. what about the movie Heat?
@@heinrichmenzel7163 100 percent agree with that. Heat was flawless! Especiallythe action. But I don't see it as an out and out action movie.
How are you defining faultless? Because there were a shit ton of really really good action movies after Terminator 2 I would probably consider faultless.
@@octaviobumble5245also Heat is an action movie. Just because you don’t see it that way, doesn’t mean it isn’t.
@@no0ne_kenobi209 man you got me curious.. name us a few. And you make a good point about 'faultless'..that could mean something different to us. I have an idea as to what OP meant but some clarification would be good just to have a good debate on action movies
greatest Batman and Joker so far !! R.i.P. Heath
I like Bale but Micheal was the batman...just the man else alone in that mask scare you
u have nice taste mah man
Rest In Peace Heath Ledger 💙 ❤️ 🤍 🕊️.
"I don't want to kill you, what I would do without you?? " Oh my god, the kind of clarity!!
Christian Bale was in the presence of greatness and he knew it, he felt it. Love how humble he is about it. Bale's performance was pretty strong too.
It is totally extraordinary! Everything in that film is perfect. This film WILL stand the test of time!
Ledger and Bale portrayed the best versions of these two characters, never to be rivaled.
Arguably one of the best acting performances of all time. Iconic.
Great monologue! The interrogation room scene! That’s my go to for auditions! 👍🏿👍🏿
This is was and always will be my favorite Batman movie. Christian and Heath took this movie to another level!!
He was the by far the best joker ever! I loved his performance. May he rest in peace.
Heath brilliant actor, gone to soon, may your soul rest in peace!
When this film came out I went to see it like 4 or 5 times, one of those times was in the largest imax screen in the world, absolutely amazing film
“I’m not a monster. I’m just ahead of the curve.”
There'll be never other Joker like him RIP Ledgar🙏🏼
how could you not be proud of making that film, it's an all time classic. You knew it the first time you saw it too, you were watching one the best films ever made.
The fact you had to compete with that level of talent means it is definitely going to be one of the best portrayals of batman you're gonna get
The Dark Night is like the Endgame of bringing the greatest actors together in one masterpiece
2 accents that got covered up lol RIP Heath, you gave us a lot
So weird how much I hear people bad mouth Christian, but he’s a lot more humble than people think.
"You complete me!" The Joker and the Batman are destined to do this forever!
I went to go see that movie with my best friend in high school. Waited in line for awhile. After we saw it once we bought another round of tickets.
I didn't get to see it in theaters unfortunately, but my siblings and uncle did the same thing. Watched it twice back to back on opening night.
If Heath survived and we got the original 3rd movie plan, then it would be the greatest DC big screen production ever. The Dark Knight is arguably the best (arguably), but if the Joker could’ve returned and teamed with Bane and Scarecrow to push Batman to his limits too the point where he would have to decide if it was worth becoming the villain to save others, it would’ve been special
Arguably the best? No. Not arguably. It is the level best 😁
@@randomlyfactual1943 Well if that’s your opinion then fair enough, but that’s exactly why I said arguably because just how many would agree with you, there’s also a large quantity of people who would agree with me that Zack Snyder’s Justice League is #1. And even though you’ll no doubt have more who agree with you because of the poor development of the DCEU that lead up too Snyder’s JL, I personally think that the reception and the quality of his JL movie despite having the world going against it just speaks for how good it actually was as opposed to the Dark Knight movie doing great following a movie that was highly praised and attracted a lot of interest
@@Jack-hb4dm I love ZSJL. It was a bit long, truthfully, but man, I loved it. Why I think Dark Knight is the greatest, is because it showed us what a superhero movie could be. It showed us that comic book movies doesn't have to be campy, there doesn't need to be winking at the camera. If suspension of disbelief is anything to go by, TDK did it with aplomb. In the end, it doesn't matter. It's like debating whether Godfather part one or two were better.
That wasn't the original plan
After all these years, nobody has come close to Heath's joker. Once in a lifetime performance. Rip Heath
When Christian Bale feels out done, and you aren't Daniel Day-Lewis, you may be an icon of an actor.
Nice name drop
so extraordinary that I still will go back and watch it lol
It is my favorite movie, their connection & the quality of the story Makes me want to keep rewatching The soundtrack is another reason alone I rewatch
It's still weird hearing Bale speak in his native tongue, I always thought he was American... And also gotta be the best Batman to date!
Christopher Nolan wanted to Batman to have a British accent in this and Bale refused!
@@Fat_Thor all hail the Bale!! 🙌🏻
The Dark Knight and Brokeback Mountain are my favorite Heath Ledger movies
Knights tale?
The Four Feathers (2002) The Brothers Grimm (2005) Candy (2006)
Mine are The Dark Knight(2008) and 10 Things I Hate About You(1999)
He also gave a hard hitting performance in Monster's Ball (2001)!!
Dark knight and 10 things I hate about you for me
Bale should be proud of his performance. With Ledger’s Joker his Batman still was the most interesting and best Batman so far IMHO. Outstanding performances from both actors.
They both did an exceptional job. Still goes down as my favorite hero movie of all time
I liked Dark Knight Rises well enough, but I’m just always going to wonder what could have been.
These two had such an amazing synergy. The best Batman and Joker by far.
RIP Heath your my favorite one of the GOATS❤
GOD I miss Heath's talent. I feel like this role just scratched the surface of his true genius.
In Brokeback Mountain, Heath plays a character 180 degrees different from the Joker, and he is just as convincing.
God bless his soul, may he rest in piece. Loved his work,,, he and Josh Hartnett are on my top list.
Imagine Heath's Joker with Brittany Murphy as his Harley Quinn.
Oh man that’s great casting. She would have killed it.
Christian Bale is the Best Batman. He was funny brooding emotional. All the characteristics you needed for the part. It’s just a testament to how great Heath was. Liam Neesan Cillian Murphy Tom Hardy. A amazing. Gary Oldman as well.
Tom not tim
Liam was in Batman?🤷🏻♂️
@@samuelluria4744 Begins
@@crackheadbiden7269 and rises
@@crackheadbiden7269 - Thanks, I guess I'm just forgetting his character....
Both of them made that movie one of the greatest of all time
That’s like the best performance... ever. I miss him very much.
the best Batman and Joker ever, all the other ones were just there for the paycheck. HAD TO BE SAID!!!!
While I don't think the others are as good, I would not say they are just in it for the paycheck. Changing physique significantly for a role is never easy, and if you are given the time of batman, even if you aren't the best person for the job I think each actor did they their best. Also you are missing Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy, amazing voice actors
@@deddrz2549 - Who are the last two guys? Which voice acting?
@@deddrz2549 those are voice actors I’m talking about actual actors
Nobody dislikes Christian bale. He’s awesome.
In shaft I did but his character was a bitch
Absolutely The best villain in history Man his acting wow speechless ❤️🔥❤️🔥🙏🙏 Rip legend
The only other Two films that I can watch over and over , as for Heath''s performance, is A KNIGHT'S TALE and THE BROTHERS GRIMM! .
The joker movie would’ve actually been good if heath was still around
I agree with Bale here, the villains (at least in the last two films) outshine batman himself
Yeah I agree mostly. But I’d say Robert Pattinson outdid Paul Dano in The Batman. Probably the only Batman to outdo the villain
@@rl8259 I think the most impressive character in that film was honestly penguin 😂 cant even recognize Colin Farrell in that makeup lol he killed it
@@Subsistence69 Yeah no wonder he’s getting his own show he was great
@@rl8259 is he actually??
@@Subsistence69 Yeah a Penguin show
It’s one of those movies you can always rewatch.
Going back and watching Heath's older flicks, like 10 Things I Hate About You, The Patriot... watching those and you realize there was absolutely ZERO pretext that he would pull off such a role. I'm glad the world got to see his brilliance before he left....
My fave Batman flick of all time.
The trilogy is a masterpiece and both sides, goid and bad, came out on top in the end. I miss the old days of DC superhero films when there wasn't an overbearing message.