The Joker is portrayed by late Australian actor Heath Ledger in the 2008 Batman film The Dark Knight. The performance is based on DC Comics graphic novels Batman: The Killing Joke and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. Unlike most incarnations, where his appearance is a result of chemical bleaching, this Joker sports a Glasgow smile, accentuated through unevenly applied clown make-up, and has messy green-dyed hair. During the course of the film, he tells conflicting stories about how he acquired the scars, which involve child abuse and self-harm. He carves Glasgow smiles into some of his victims' faces as well, in lieu of the post-mortem smiles created by Joker venom.
Ledger's portrayal explores techniques from his previous performances, including his clown act in Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm. It summarizes philosophical ideas of anarchy and chaos by referencing Francis Bacon's Figure with Meat, Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange and artists of punk rock. "Why So Serious" from the film's soundtrack, an eight-minute suite for the character composed of only two notes, was written by Hans Zimmer with punk influences that the LA Times notes "come off like an orchestral interpretation of a something created by Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails."[1]
Acknowledged as one of the most iconic performances of modern time, the Joker is considered one of Ledger's finest works; he regarded it his most enjoyable. When the film was released in July 2008, six months after the actor had died from an accidental prescription drug overdose, the performance caused a sensation and received high critical acclaim and numerous posthumous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
The Joker is portrayed by late Australian actor Heath Ledger in the 2008 Batman film The Dark Knight. The performance is based on DC Comics graphic novels Batman: The Killing Joke and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth. Unlike most incarnations, where his appearance is a result of chemical bleaching, this Joker sports a Glasgow smile, accentuated through unevenly applied clown make-up, and has messy green-dyed hair. During the course of the film, he tells conflicting stories about how he acquired the scars, which involve child abuse and self-harm. He carves Glasgow smiles into some of his victims' faces as well, in lieu of the post-mortem smiles created by Joker venom.Ledger's portrayal explores techniques from his previous performances, including his clown act in Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm. It summarizes philosophical ideas of anarchy and chaos by referencing Francis Bacon's Figure with Meat, Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange and artists of punk rock. "Why So Serious" from the film's soundtrack, an eight-minute suite for the character composed of only two notes, was written by Hans Zimmer with punk influences that the LA Times notes "come off like an orchestral interpretation of a something created by Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails."[1]Acknowledged as one of the most iconic performances of modern time, the Joker is considered one of Ledger's finest works; he regarded it his most enjoyable. When the film was released in July 2008, six months after the actor had died from an accidental prescription drug overdose, the performance caused a sensation and received high critical acclaim and numerous posthumous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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