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Here we listen to Christopher Nolan break down how he crafted the Joker seen in The Dark Knight. He touches on his first meeting with Heath, the external and internal qualities of Heath's performance, why he created the Joker that he did compared to the many throughout history, and more. This video also features insight from Heath Ledger on his work with Christopher Nolan and The Joker.
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In celebration for The Joker coming out next month, I hope you guys enjoy a revisit to Ledger's performance. Subscribe and turn on notifications for part 2 coming next week! Do you have high hopes for Joaquin Phoenix's performance?
Joker won the Golden Lion. Wow.
I watched The Master recently just to absorb Joaquin Phoenix's incredible acting. He's one of those actors that has the incredible ability to act externally and internally. So, I'm confident Phoenix's rendition will be memorable and awesome. Would love to see a video on King of Comedy. Arguably Scorsese's most underrated film. And, it'd be relevant to the release of the Joker, too. Loving this channel, thanks!
I don't have high hopes, but I think it's going to be good. To be frank, I don't think anyone can come close to what Nolan did with the Joker and the whole trilogy.
Personally, I think no one can touch what Heath Ledger did. He truly did an outstanding job.
He portrayed one of the all time best creeps in Gladiator
No matter how many times I've seen this movie, I don't see Heath He's unrecognizable
Yea it's so weird. Amazing acting.
So true, completely different personality
When the movie came out and i found out heath was the joker, i said that was heath! and i was floored. i haven't seen joker yet, and before this movie i thought Jack Nicholson played the best joker...
You see that's the point and you are absolutely right, he was completely unrecognisable...Infact I was going back and forth to see his actual picture in real life and other movies...Greatest ones haven't lasted long in the earth but they will be remembered for eternity...
Heath was in this movie!
11 years since Heath passed away still everyone is talking about him. Legend
the best Joker ..Hands Down !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great, great loss. The man was a genius and he was just starting to hit those high notes ... As an aspiring filmmaker, I'm telling you man. I got tears from this compilation
@@alexispapageorgiou72 sad..but..true...
Of course!
@Pamela Ziaja the best joker...hands down...
Truly one of the greatest character performances of all time
and only to be surpassed by Joachim in Joker.
@UrbanExplorer1000 well my interpretation is jaochim is better as the film is better than the joker. This joker film is much better than previous batman trilogy quite easily.
@@gingerindian1141 I think ur a joker if u think the joker movie is better than the Batman trilogy
@@hussainpatel3560 and I think your stupid you can't consider another view but only your own. As its art and not a science it's about individual people reason for enjoying the film. With a view you have to me means your too stupid to appreciate a quality film. Enjoy Jason statham movies or the rock. Stay away from films with characters and meaning.
@UrbanExplorer1000 exactly and I think I'm right
I'm sure that if Heath Ledger was still alive today, he'd be one of the biggest names in Hollywood. Rest in peace.
Man I wish he was still alive tho. I really want to see him portraying this character more. A solo film or a villain. I also wanted him to be back in the fourth film if Christopher Nolan ever wanted to create one. What happened to him was such an unfortunate tragedy.
He still is, my friend
he is
He was, is, and will be!
@@RR-kn6vw in ur heart right? Stfu
2:02 “Reinterpreted by great artist and writers” *doesnt show Jared Leto* Well done 😂
I try
This newspaper on Sunday didn’t mention him either but mentioned everyone else
Jared let is great it wasn’t his fault
@@quartex5450 He was what basically a millennial joker would be which in itself is cringey
Jared Leto was such crap as Joker, I don't think I can be friends with anyone who believes that he was a good Joker :P This isn't even about opinions, some movies and some performances are just factually bad, either poor directing, poor editing, poor writing. In terms of actor performances these can be measured in quality and not just in taste. So for example, in terms of acting quality as in what you saw on screen - Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix all did top performances. I am talking Oscar worthy performances by all three of them this is just a fact. Their body language, the depth they put to every single movement. No second on screen is wasted, everything has a purpose from tiny gestures that many audiences will have missed in their consciousness but that their subconscious will have picked up on to the bigger gestures that everyone will have noticed. Such as that proud look on Heath's face when the Joker successfully makes the pencil vanish. The more subtle gestures such as when Heath breaks into Bruce's fundraiser and is about to tell a story about his alcoholic father and before doing so he takes a glass of champagne from one of the guests casually tosses out the whole contents of the glass and then takes a sip of air from said glass. A small gesture done so perfectly that I am willing to bet most audiences didn't even notice this but their subconscious certainly did and it establishes for the audience the type of personality of the Joker and if you noticed this scene you realise the Joker doesn't like alcohol and while his story about the scars always change it also shows that parts of the story are true. The alcoholic (step)father who beat the Joker when he was a kid - this part of the story is thus true. So these kind of stuff, even if you for example, personally don't like Nolan's Batman or Heath's interpretation of Joker - the acting quality is there. This is just a fact that can be measured in how the actor is able to perform each frame on the film perfectly. Take any moment with the joker, pause it and the body language, facial expressions, eyes - all perfect. That is only achieved by the best actors in Hollywood. Jared Leto just falls short in all these regards, while I am sure people enjoyed his interpretation of the Joker - the acting quality just wasn't there. It was sloppy and forced and it was heavily reliant on the make-up. Take off his fake teeth and the overly heavy make-up he was wearing and you just have an awkward Jared Leto staring at you. There is no acting quality to speak of, the body language was that of Jared Leto, the eye expressions were that of Jared Leto. There was nothing on screen that made you see anything but Jared Leto in heavy make-up. If you watch Phoenix, Ledger or Nicholson's Joker you often can forget there is an actor behind that character as you see the Joker in that moment and not the actor. This shows the clear difference between quality acting and bad acting. Jared Leto can't even blame the director or script as Margot Robbie achieved with Harley Quinn what Jared Leto should have achieved with the Joker in the very same film! Margot Robbie nailed the body language, eye expressions - all of it and she had scenes where she had to perform without make-up and you still saw Harley Quinn on screen not Margot Robbie. Nicholson and Heath also both had scenes without make-up (prosthetics yes, but no make-up) and still maintained the Joker persona. While for Joaquin it was arguably even harder as the bulk of the film he was without make-up and prosthetics and the entire film was reliant on his performance.
I want so badly for Nolan to release alllll the takes and bts of the dark knight. I’d watch 15 hours of unedited joker reels everyday
Yeah, why doesn't he?
where am i honestly man I think it’s 2 reasons. 1. The studio would never let it happen. They technically “own” the movie 2. I don’t think Nolan would personally want to. What we got in TDK is exactly what Nolan wanted us to see.
@@gamerman360 Yeah, such a shame though
Imagine the worth of those reels. Priceless
Courtney Fredericks yes! The worst part is knowing they exists somewhere but we’ll never be able to see them
Heath Ledger's Joker is truly One of the most chillingly realistic and memorable Villains of the time. May HL rest in Peace.
Amazing performance with great directing, supported by great team, whether it is make up, clothings, hair style, to making probs to the set. Combined togetther to make this master piece. Sad however, Heath Ledger start having insonmia after the movie, probably also touring and doing interview made him extra tired, that caused the doctor to give him too many sleeping pills and overdosed. What a shame.
The character was chilling. But there wasn't much that was realistic about him. The closest real life example would be John Wayne Gacy.
@@chrisprusinowski5287I think believable would be a better word to use here than realistic
I really admire that part of Ledger's method. To wait until he was almost desperate to act again. To feel *hungry to perform,* to *need* to get in front of a camera and express himself. Psychologically, it's an incredible idea. Imagine how much more he was willing to give of himself to his role because of that.
most artists in popular culture burn themselves and their audiences out on the ever increasing mediocre art they put out in an attempt to stay relevant it absolutely destroys creativity
@@magneto44 Money also tends to destroy creativity, but, unfortunately, artists kind of need it to survive.
@Phantom Freeze It wouldn't be the same since Heath Ledger passed away tho
@Phantom Freeze Oh yes, thats very true, i wish he hadnt passed away, my he rest in peace, that would have been amazing to see
That’s just pure brilliance for you. He knew exactly how to get the most out of himself for such a role. Unfortunately he couldn’t protect himself from burnout in the end. He gave us his all.
I always forget that he was 28 years old.
Hadn't even seen his prime!
@@DeRussellMasina Agreed that he was too young, but maybe this was his prime. What a performance to leave your legacy with.
You either die as a hero, or live long enough to see yourself as the villain.
So young whoa
The 28 club
Heath's real accent and Joker's accent... the difference is amazing.
If a man is still remembered for a role in a movie even twelve years after his death then you know the man was a legend .
Still the best Joker of all time.
very true !!!!!!!!!
Yes.
no doubt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I do agree. Pretty much, dude
watch the Joaquin Phoenix, he was Joker for only 15 minutes and he stole the role of Joker.
The interrogation scene is something I have watched million times... with a good reason. In my personal opinion that is one of the best scenes in cinema history!
I agree. It still gives me chills when Batman slams Joker's head against the mirror and he lets out that amazing laugh. Awesome scene!
Yes, the Joker SCHOOLED Batman in that scene and showed that he was the more intelligent of the two (and the cops as well). My favorite part for sure.
I think its the best movie scene in history.
It's alright. The performances were great, the best part about it.
@@generationless6942 I don't think more intelligent. Batman was constantly underestimating Joker throughout most of the movie. Batman himself doesn't even defeat Joker. The citizens of Gotham themselves defeat him by refusing to detonate the ferries.
"Directing the Joker" - the quintessential paradox.
You, I like you!
Aaah, I like ur phrase my friend
Very good way of putting it. I don't think there's ever been an unambitious attempt at portraying or directing the Joker. Even Leto, who I just didn't like, was a much more different attempt at portraying the Joker that was not seen.
"He cuts across the movie like the shark in Jaws" holy shit that is so true
I read This comment the same time it was narrated🤣
The voice coming out of Heath... Absolute chills!!! He was taken away from us too early.
3:54 This woman did an amazing job. The Joker's costume was on point and looked both totally believable and just out of place enough, and it would have been so easy to just make it a generic theater costume because that's what we were all expecting back then. I never thought about the 'edgyness' of it, but thinking back I can totally see it.
She did. I admired every stitch of what he wore from the first time I watched. It felt like there was a reason for everything about what he wore and who he was.
I like how you casually ignored Jared Leto's joker @ 2:02 We all do.
They should've also included Mark Hamill Joker
Rahul Ray he never acted it out on screen only voice acted it but yeah he deserves some credit too
Heath Ledger's Joker surpasses Nolan's expectation of Joker 🃏 on his mind and as he watch with so much amazement as how Heath deliver that he just let Heath unveil himself as Joker. Nolan becomes an audience of his own film.
So weird to miss someone so much that I never met. You truly were one of a kind. Rest In Peace.
This wasn't a batman movie, it was the best damn joker movie ever created. This man was brilliant
True.
one of the best characters interpretations ever, BOB heath ledger
2:02 Jared - am I a joke to you Everyone - yes
Never
See Zack Snyder's Justice league version of the Joker and you wont make fun of him And Gunn also said that WB Cut big part of the Suicide squad movie
@@charles___ just seen it and yes hes alot better but hes only in it for a minute or two and it doesn't matter what was cut what we got was dreadful
It still hurts when I hear his voice. RIP Ledger. You will be eternally missed. But never forgotten.
Im 23, and im going to make sure even if the generations go on and all the kids growing up now will forget all the media and stuff from our time. I will MAKE SURE this movie is not forgotten solely on the fact of amazing his performance was. This man was truly a gift. RIP to the best Joker of all time. You earned it Heath
Heath's enactment of "Joker" is truly epic. He made the Joker feel like a harbinger of doom but also one who was able to see through the human psyche!
I actually watched The Dark Knight few hours ago too lmao. Heath Ledger's Joker is just sensational. It is beyond just a character but a work of art. The makeup, custom design, script and Heath's acting made this version of Joker one of the best characters in cinema history. I really miss the Joker and his acting...
Arthur Morgan is a much better written and developed character than the joker even guts is better too
@@ghostofdeath663 they are legendary characters imo but you can't compare them with joker who was played by an actor on screen.Heath created his voice his mannerism and face expression which makes him and nolans joker genius.
@@borisnk9434 a well written character/story is a well written character/story despite its medium or genre us the joker himself is a poor character anyways he's pretty flat and one note character with no development or backstory or anything he's a decent character but lacks character development or arc there are so many characters better written than him even batman out of all of them is better too (comic version) writing wise
@@ghostofdeath663 u are forgetting that heaths joker had 33 minutes of screen time in his only 1 movie.They still gave him a backstory but left it open for interpretation. They wanted to either keep him mysterious or possibly bring him back in another movie since he survived.
@@borisnk9434 he's still a poor character nonetheless and a plot device performance and writing are completely two seperate things us being a mystery makes you interesting to an extent but not well written he's a plot device and deus ex machina he's a decent character heath was good but the joker himself is a poor character
I love how Heath respected and admired Jack Nicholson’s take on the joker. He was truly iconic, if it wasn’t for him joker would still be remembered as more comical and campy. Thanks to Tim Burton’s vision, and Nicholson’s performance, it paved the way for a very different approach to play the clown. From Heath, to Leto, to Joaquin. Different interpretations of the clown from very talented actors. Rest In Peace Heath
Grand Guru I agree. I haven’t seen Joker yet, but for me Mark Hammils Joker is THE JOKER. It is almost entirely based on the Nicholson Joker, which is the best interpretation of the COMIC JOKER. And Ledgers Joker is in my opinion the BEST JOKER.
Andrew Goldsmith I agree, I can talk Hamil all day, in fact I think he’s the best, not only voice actor but is up there with the live action. I was just talking live action jokers only. I’m also a huge 1966 batman fan and I feel his joker is as golden as it gets too.
Grand Guru of course. And Cesar Romero set the standard for the Jokers live action ecocentrism. I think Nicholson used Romero’s joker as a critical point of reference cuz let’s be honest, hack Nicholson was just playing himself, but with a dose of Cesar Romero’s cookiness
Andrew Goldsmith I agree, Jack also had to portray a joker back story. Him and Joaquin are the only ones to portray a sort of origin of the joker, but of course Joaquin was more in depth because it was a joker movie lol, but let’s be honest here, I’m sure we can really agree that the best joker of them all is Jared Leto.
Grand Guru also in the comics, Batman made the discovery that there were in fact 3 Jokers. Although as far as I know, there haven’t been any developments in that storyline yet, I think of the 3 jokers like this: Golden/Bronze Age Joker=Nicholson/Hammil (one character) Silver Age Joker=Cesar Romero Modern Age Joker=Ledger I also haven’t seen Joaquin’s yet, but I’m going on Friday.
One of those few performances that come along every few years that become timeless. Many people didn’t believe he could pull it off and going into it with those expectations and the fact that he’d just died, it left us with questions of what was to come next for him. We would’ve gotten more Joker and many more great roles out of him. His posthumous Oscar is proof of that. I’m not sure if those in the upcoming generations who see it for the first time will experience it the same way, but I know it was one of my top 5 favorite times in a theater opening day.
Yup. People lost their Shit when it was announced he would play the joker.
@@26michaeluk Yep. All they saw was "the guy from the gay cowboy movie."
@@ShumpPulp I remember talking with my friend about it because I'd, at the time, most recently seen him in Knight's Tale, Casanova, and 10 Things I Hate About You. I liked him a lot but I was super curious how it was going to go. Then we both saw/heard the first trailer with his voice in it and lost our collective shit.
I think it comes around less than every few years
John Turner You may be right.
This was a great watch! Rest in peace Mr. Ledger. #legend
Glad you enjoyed it :) Yes. Really wish we could've seen him take on more films
Heath did such a great job making his voice sound really different
The Greatest On Screen Portrayal of TheJoker there Will Ever Be. I Wish We Would have gotten More of Heath Ledger & Christian Bale in the BatMan Cinematic Universe.
I agree.
I remember watching the Dark Knight in cinemas as a kid and seeing Heaths entrance as the Joker with the disappearing pencil trick. Absolutely phenomenal.
When he licked his lips I got the chills every time
I love it, I love that we still talk about this joker. Don't care how good pheonix's joker will be, this one should always have a special place in movie history.
Tom Hardy really made Bane memorable too. Let's give credit where credit is due.
Aaron also was at least for me the definitive Harvey Dent /two face. For sure one of the best trilogy of all time
meh, the whole storyline of Bane and a Talia in hiding was pretty lame compared to how tight the Dark Knight plot was
@@magneto44 agreed. All was right until Talia revealed herself and Bane became a minion in love. Blergh
@Aaron A420 It was rushed and full of plot holes and continuity errors. I enjoyed it but it paled in comparison to its two predecessors.
I watch those films just for the villains
IMO one of the most iconic performances in the history of cinema. On par with performances like Marlon Brando in Godfather. Heath Ledger raised the bar not only for comic-book villains, but movie villains in general. Many major movie franchises after this tried to have their own "Heath Ledger Joker" - Silva in Skyfall, Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness, Killmonger in Black Panther. I firmly believe that Ledger and Nolan raised the bar for this character, so high, it's now the standard every filmmaker and actor attempting a new take on the character are measured against. It just brings out the best effort in everyone. Ayer and Leto tried hard, perhaps too hard, and failed. Philips and Phoenix went about it a different way and seemingly succeeded. But Leto trying too hard or Phoenix doing his study of descent into madness wouldn't happen without Heath Ledger knocking it out of the park like this.
Absolutely correct! Both Ledger and Nolan changed the game.
Star Trek Into Darkness?! Or did you mean Star Trek The Wrath of Khan.
@@patriciotanjr.3555 No, Khan is in Into Darkness
Whenever there's a video about The Dark Knight/ Heath Ledger's Joker, I will watch it.
See you again next week! haha
His joker is so ingrained in my brain, that, whenver I hear Heath actually speak in his own voice, im unnerved at how he could make his voice sound vastly different in the movie. For me the voice is what made the character. Incredible talent. R.I.P, brother.
Heath ledger definitely paved the way for what looks to be another gigantic leap in this characters process with Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker coming out next month.. can not wait.
14 years down the line. Still fascinated by Heath Ledger's work.
Words can't explain the perfect, talent, work, art and love put into this film and this character. Such a great person on and off screen. RIP Heath.
"He cuts through the movie, like the shark, in Jaws." Amazing simile.
Heath was a lot more than this role, but wow what a legendary performance. Every time I watch the Dark Knight or docs about it, I pick up something new he did to chisel this character into film history. It was and still is, flawless. 💔
A 100 years from now this performance will still be a reference. Absolute genius.
Imagine the roles could he have landed in the past 10+ years after this proformance?!
i can't beleive it. Yesterday I was studying exactly the interpretation and acting skills of this joker. no way you just made a video of it.
Haha that's awesome! So glad I could help with your studies. I was intrigued by Nolan's explanation of internal vs. external actors and Ledger being able to encompass both of those
@@Jilloms That actually made me think of RDJ, who I believe is (at least) very external. Not sure about the internal part for him because I don't study acting
What did you learn about the interpretation in your studies?
The fact that when he’s talking about all the great joker performances and the picture just leaves out Jared Leto is himarious
This movie will never get old
You can't look at any of this film, and say with full certainty that it's heath playing the role. You just look at this guy, and you're taken into the film. The fact that one person can commit their well being to a role for the art of film just shows you how important this performance is in all of history. This is quite possibly the best villain, and best acting ever seen to man.
His well being?
@@flawed911 he locked himself in a hotel room for at least a month, and acted as the joker. He was a method actor. He sacrificed his mental state for the role.
I hope this performance stays as it is now...one of the most universally praised and probably best depiction of a fictional villain in film history. The independent storytelling methods, perspectives and aesthetics between the Nolan and Burton films just showcase how one story and one character can be told worlds apart and effect people in vastly different ways. It’s such a shame Heath isn’t still here to entertain and amaze us.
"We are tonight's entertainment...." He was not lying. Rest In Peace Legend.
I honestly don't think you'll ever beat Heaths Joker, it's an unbelievable performance
The entire movie is a masterpiece. The entire journey of the characters was perfectly expressed
Heath portrayal of Joker goosebumps me until now...Im not tired watching over and over the movie Dark Knight specially the scenes of Heath Ledger...his acting is beyond excellence
Nobody can ever meet the standards of this joker.
Never liked batman or any super hero movies until this came out, that is the power of Heath Ledger .
No that's because of Nolan
🤣🤣🤣
Heath ledger did amazing job dont get me wrong but that was nolan
To some extent health
barry 234 Nolan did ‘Begins’ & this guy didn’t like it. Therefore it’s because of heath
This man will never die.
A character which kept us hooked for a decade.Truly a legend!
8:28 he's right you know you get a feeling of damn this character is ready to wreck some serious damage to the current social construct just from those 5 seconds. Masterpiece.
This performance was so incredibly good, that I don't know if I will go to watch the next one in theater actually. Ledger is the Joker I always wanted to see on screen.
You should give joaquin a chance too before you judge mate.
I would have loved to see more of his Joker. Makes me sad actually
I feel the acting, the look, the costumes were all amazing but the dialogues this character had in the movie were even more amazing!!
I liked the video only 19 seconds in. Well done mate
Haha thanks! Hope you enjoy the rest of it
I would like this but it Has 69 likes so 🤷♂️
2:05 I love the fact that Jared Leto isn't even shown when talking about great Jokers.
Or Mark Hamill who gave us the best voice.
He is bad.
One of the greatest performance of all time, Heath Ledger will always be my favorite live action Joker.
I so wish he would’ve had the chance to see the reaction people had to his amazing performance
Jesus, I never realized he was only on screen 25-33 minutes in a film of 152 minutes and he changed things.. forever.
Went back and watched the trilogy man what a shame we lost this man and our Joker 🙏🏾
He displays the many subtle, unknown signs of greatnesses
Christopher Nolan is the best director hands down. And he always chooses good actors for his roles. Just so damn perfect and brilliant.
If you show a man Brokeback Mountain and then The dark Knight, it is almost impossible to recognise that it was Heath ledger who played both the roles. It actually happened with me. I was awestruck when I realised that.
Will always be my favorite joker ever
Great video! I'm looking forward to part 2!
What’s great about this is, you see it’s every piece of the puzzle that made the joker, not just the acting, it the clothes, the makeup, the script, hair..everything...this entire team had such a clear vision...and that’s what makes something iconic. Also, if it weren’t for such a good team, Heath wouldn’t have been able to tap in so well. Dream team
This will forever go down in history as one of THE BEST villain performances of all time. RIP Heath Ledger, you are always missed.
2:03 Any reason why you left out Jared Leto (and Mark Hamill)? Just kidding. It doesn't matter. Great video.
Mark Hamill is the joker.
Why would you mention Leto in the same sentence as Hamill.
@@johnmcgowan2348 this is a fact
Embarrassing himself
The fact that you are mocking Mark says enough about you. Just one of those pseudo-fanboys who want to seem 'cool' on the internet by talking about Ledger's Joker.
I hate seeing those old interviews of heath knowing all the stuff he was on (Its pretty apparent). The guy had all the talent in the world, and was still in pain. Coming from an ever recovering addict, you just wish people could find peace before they pay the ultimate price.
rob sosa Yeah, this fucked character is what fucked him right up. Any take-aways from this life-snuffing experience, anyone? Wake the he’ll up, people. God, what a pitiful generation we have here!
Scott Hamilton will you just shut up please
Nolan is a genius. The way he breaks down details and his thought process. Him and Eastwood are my favorites.
Thank you for a Christopher Nolan video!
No problem! I plan to do more on his other films in the future as well
Drama has reached a level where the artist is completely invisible. Only stays is character in your mind for decades even probably till we die
Heath Ledgers performance and this version of The Joker is the greatest act ever done in the history of Movies.. I wouldn't say the movie was the best 9/10 because it seemed to miss music and it felt so long in a way... but still one of the greatest ever period.
It's refreshing to stumble onto your 10 fascinating minutes when the preceding videos I've seen have all been rambling video essays. This is an extremely well put together piece, so much so that I was surprised to find a growing KZheadr produced it instead of a large film studio. My favorite part was the bit about the film crew's response when Ledger first revealed the character he'd been cultivating. Keep it up, and good luck. = )
One of the best actor performances I have ever seen. Heath Ledger amazing, outstanding and brilliant.
This is quickly becoming my new favorite YT channel, keep up the great work
So cool to hear. Thank you!
This was great timing. I really like the production quality. The video is very well structured as well.
Thank you!
The scene with Harvey in Hospital is epic...🙏
You've put some serious work in to find all these individual interviews and such and put them together. Great job!
I'm really happy to see that you did a Nolan video! Keep up the great videos.
Thank you! :)
Prior to the film's release Michael Caine said that Heath's performance was Oscar worthy and I felt that he was just being kind because of his passing. After watching the film a number of times I can say that Heath was no doubt a phenomenal actor. It's sad that he was taken before his time.
One of the best performances. Truly mesmerizing every time he was on screen.
From the very early moments of this video it gives an impression this will be good, props for it!
Genius and also method acting which is the scary part
This Joker, and I will speak for all villains in every movie even made, was the most threatening, scary, unpredictable villain of all times. This bad guy didn't need a gauntlet, nor mystic powers, nor super strength, he just needed to express through behavior the darkest side of a man that had nothing to lose, nor win... he just wanted to watch the world burn for no particular reason. Heath Ledger became legend with his own brand of Joker. I will never forget his art and I will never forget this amazing movie, the best superhero movie ever made.
I would love an episode that disects Jonathan Demme's work on Silence of the Lambs. It's one of the few movies that I feel the director takes control of the camera to tell not just an incredible story, but a surprisingly visual story.
Thanks for the recommendation! I'll be sure to cover it in the future
Best performance ever IMO ! My favorire for sure...and Nolan is my favorite director too! So was nice to hear him about that performance ! Thanks
Just the way Heat Ledger cloud've develope the character would've been amazing..R.I.P Heat L
Love and respect you Heath ledger 3000
He gave this role his all. Ultimately his life. And it shows.
The way Nolan talks about Ledger's Joker