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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I don't know if I'm a big fan of the new joker.
The interesting thing about the original joker and the Jack Joker was that they didn't have to go out of the way to make him look crazy or like a psycho. He just was. You knew that the craziness was underneath that green or purple suit, and that white face paint with the big smile. Sure he fell in a vat of acid that made his smile, but everything was inside. It was subtle by frightening.
With this one, with the scared face, the messy hair, the sloppy makeup the dirty clothes, its like, look at me, I'm a homicidal maniac that laughs. Its like being punched in the face with the craziness. Its not subtle or classical.
I'll have to see the movie. but this looks like its going down the path of the other batman sequels. Over the top obvious villains and gadgets.
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I have to disagree on your assessment of the Joker and how hes portrayed in the new Batman.
I think the thing I like about it the best is how real it is.
Batman was the hero with no powers, he does everything through his own force of will and ingenuity. He lives in a dark and horrible place, both figuratively and actually.
The old Joker and even Jack's Joker were a little hammy, and I think the thing about the last Batman movie that attracted me particularly was the attention to the fact that this is a horrible place where bad things happen and one guy's had it.
Hes not perfect, in fact, I liked later Batman comics where he actually gets nasty and starts hurting people.
I think this Batman film is going to be stellar. I still love watching the last one.
That being said though, its not tough to compete with:
Batman & Robin or Batman Forever. Weak.