@@EGarrett01That word is very alienating. You call him that because you don’t understand him. He’s not a monster. He’s just ahead of the curve. But I’m not justifying his actions. He’s just not as different from us as we think. He’s a human in its purest form, and that terrifies us. Edit: Ignore my other comments. What I’m saying is being evil doesn’t make you any less human. Sure, Joker’s views on mankind might be cynical, and you could say he’s a cruel person, but whether he abides by your morals does not change how human he is.
@@TheWelchProductions Humanity in its purest form isn't murdering each other, if that were true we never would have been able to cooperate. You have a lot to learn about life and human nature.
"In their last moments, people show you who they really are." -Joker In his last moments before death, my boy Brian still showed that he believed in the greater good and in what Batman represented. Brian was based af.
brian was a fucking idiot, he wanted to fight drug dealers with automatic weapons while wearing hockey pads and having him/his accomplices carrying fucking ww2 weapons (batman bends the barrel of what is seemingly an m1a1 on one of his idiotic wannabes)
@@zebraneighbor6383 yeeeeeeeah good job Brian 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 getting your ass kicked one drug deal at a time in of the most crime ridden cities in the world, just slightly more incompetent as batman
Brian put on some homemade raggedy Batman shxt and went out on the streets and put his life on the line for what's good and right in this world! Brian died a hero, no doubt.
I feel so bad for Brian, he earnestly believed in the symbolism of Batman being the good guy who protects the city and its residents, and he ended up getting killed.
1:54 "LOOK AT ME!" I still can perfectly remember the giggling and random talking in the cinema turned into pure silence right after that one sentence. That booming thunder like 'look at me' line is perfectly executed. It's like we finally realized that he is not a clown but a demented monster. I wish the cinema have recordings of the people reactions including mine during that moment.
@@aryan7767 wtf?? I'm not a vvip bodyguard who needs to know the background of every single individual within 50 feets from me and figures out every reason for their actions. Besides, most of people that time are just teenagers and people who looked more than 30 can be counted with just one hand as far as I remember. There are many things that you cannot stop in this world, stopping me from capping or what not is one of them.
@@blinkyy1088 How would you know what an American cinema is like unless you’ve been there? Also, not every film or cinema has the same kind of audience.
Imagine how scared that guy would actually be..tied up, and the joker talking about how someone will die each day, starting tonight, and hes the one with him... great great acting
Let's appreciate his bravery. He's clearly soiling his pants, but tries to act brave anyway. Not asking for mercy, stating what the bat mask means to him to the face of a maniac that will kill him for it.
@Reformed Excon there is a difference between being prepared to be shot in an alley and being interrogated like that. Everything's fun and games until you get tied up in a cold room.
It is quite a ride. It starts with quite mocking and transitions into giddy anticipation for the kill into condescending sadistic sympathy to psychopathic rage then brutal honesty and finally full circle to sadistic mockery. The manic energy is palpable. Heath's delivery is chilling and the found footage format just adds that extra edge that make this scene truly terrifying.
B.t.w. Heath Ledger directed this particular scene and filmed himself. Some "critics" say the "lock at me" is not his real voice and it was "voice overed"… IMHO that's bs. as you can hear the different loadness levels when he's moving the cam. So yeah, no voice over but pure energy… He's a genius and one of a kind !!!
Brian was a very brave man. You could tell the Joker scared the piss out of him yet in his own small way he stood up to him. He didnt beg or negotiate. His last words were of support for his idol and defiance for Joker and other evil men. Who is braver? An armed warrior facing a dragon? Or a small weak man who defies the dragon even as the dragon is about to turn him inside out?
Both are brave, but the warrior is smarter because he prepared himself, under the armor the flesh is the same. The other way around it could be said that Brian wasn't brave but crazy.
Brian ended on a crematorium as a npc, no ones cares about him, except you and other no name beta males who need some sort of validation to justify their meanigless existence.
The unfiltered rage at the 'LOOK AT ME." from Heath is straight up spine chilling, he really did get the assignment right in this flick. RIP to the legendary king himself, Heath Ledger.
"Then why do you dress up like him?!" Joker sounded like he was legitimately mad at a random person for daring to pretend to be Batman, out of respect for the real one.
In one of the recent comics (can't remember which one) joker actually finds out that Bruce is the Batman. He doesn't care however, saying its batman he wants to kill, not Bruce
What's even more terrifying is that he easily could have killed the mayor and Dent if he'd dropped a bomb off that rope and not a body. He was toying with them.
2:06 Michael Caine and Christian Bale's acting here is quite underrated. You can see that they are silently getting enraged at the Joker. Very underrated scene.
I never noticed how Bruce fiddles and squeezes the remote in his hand, this adds way more depth to this scene as we can see how shaken and anxious he was while watching the tape
Tbf i think I'd piss my pants and shit a little if I saw what might as well be the start of a fuckin cartel execution video where the victim was wearing a costume of me lmao, don't blame Bruce honestly.
(Near the end of interrogation scene) "Don't worry! I'm gonna tell you where they are. Both of 'em and that's the point, you have to choose" On a similar way as you, that ' Don't worry ' kills me, it's like don't worry Batsy everything is gonna be okay
Hearing that "look at me" really, in my opinion at least, signifies and shows us all the true monster that lives within the Joker. Hearing him sound like that compared to when he's always just being his psychotic, peppy, upbeat, maniacal self, really just makes you realise that yes even tho he is a human being, it just seems so hard to believe. This rendition that was so perfectly done by Mr Heath Ledger himself, this rendition of Joker is literally a walking hellspawn in human form.
I can vouch for that because when I saw this movie in the theater. After he said that line it was quiet to the point where you could hear a pin drop. This whole scene the theater where I saw it was really quiet Heath Ledger was terrifying as Joker.
@@UxCANxDOxIT Not where i live i'm afraid , there is always a guy chatting with the person next to them , some really hungry people that devours popcorn and makes sure everyone in the theater hear how he chews them , always a guy plays with phone and last of all ( which i think that is true for many places ) coughers. They just cough during entire movie.
Help Me Get 1000 Subscribers Man...they cant be compared. Joaquin Joker perfomance is great, phenomenal! But Heath Ledger takes a better aproach to the comics book..just like Tom Holland did to SpiderMan.
Both versions are amazing imo. Ledgers Joker was great for the action thriller The Dark Knight was. And Joaquins Joker was great for the psychological thriller Joker was.
I saw an analysis somewhere i don't remember, but this is considered as one of the best Jumpscare of all time, because of its unpredictability & the setting of the scene before.
It's such a small detail, but I love how the Joker's clown act slips for a moment whenever he gets pissed off and we get split second glimpses of the pure psychopath underneath. 1:32, 1:42, 1:54.
He doesn't have a clown act thought it's just to symbolize that everything is just one big joke. He ends it off with his patented HAAHAHAHAHA to show you that
" LOOK AT ME!!!!!" Such a simple yet terrifying line as that was brilliant top notch acting from Heath Ledger as he is genuinely talking to the audience to get their full attention as of today it still gives me chills and goosebumps. 😍👍💯😎😰😱
Man, this scene was fascinating seeing Heath's acting range, yet terrifying, because you honestly felt bad for Brian because the Joker was like a bear playing with it's prey. Truly and unforgettable performance by everyone.
Apparently Nolan was so impressed with these “hostage” video auditions on the first take that he let Heath do them without his supervision because he trusted his skills. Incredible chemistry from cast and crew makes legendary outcomes 👌🏻
I will never get over how psychologically terrifying "Look at me... LOOK AT ME" was to me as a kid watching this. One of the best acting performances of all time
All these years later, and having watched it well over 200 times, when Joker says, "LOOK AT ME!" a chill still runs down my back. I wish there had been a way to save Heath. I think he had the potential to be the millennium's finest actor.
The way Ledger's voice and how it dropped then went up a notch then back down, then LOOK AT ME, a pure and utter psychopath in every sense of the word. Anyone who was not scared is lying. One of the best acting performances of all time in my opinion, and Ledger's career would have gone into the stratosphere had he lived, no question
@@unlawfulbl9516 Nobody ever said psychopaths don't feel emotions, you realise that most psychopaths can be defined by anger? Psychopaths do not feel empathy, ie. They don't feel remorse for hurting people, but they factually can feel emotions. The fact that people liked your comment with such misinformation is sad.
@@josemanzanilla115 because you are not putting yourself n imagine yourself as the hostage. its simple... if u think its just a movie. ofc its not scary... but if it happen to you in real life n u got tortured before hand. imi wonder if u still can said not scared. lol
Michael Caine said in an interview he actually forgot his lines because he was so terrified during the dinner party scene , also Rachel was so scared she kept looking at Nolan’s and the film crew when joker was telling her about his scars lol
This is a guy who locked himself in a room for a MONTH scribbling down his character's thoughts in a journal. Method acting can be bad if the actor isn't skilled enough but Heath knew what he was doing. All the actors have said that he was legit terrifying when the scene called for him to be.
So often in cinema we see "found footage" shot through a phone or by an amateur holding a camera, and it is always perfectly lit and the characters are always perfectly in fram, and the audio doesn't include any sounds of breathing or lip smacking. Not this, though. I think they threw heath an IPhone and told him to go at it.
Except the audio is too clean, more like you're watching the video with headphones on, not watching it through a TV in a large room. But anyway, sacrifices are made so you get the dramatic impact ;)
Heath thought the footage was useless because it was somewhat blurry (and he did record it himself) but Nolan thought it had something special so they used it. I can’t recall if Nolan said they tried reshooting it or not but I think they did try.
Dark Knight is from 2008. I doubt Joker had an iPhone at that time, it was still a geek item. And the rubber sounds you hear are from switching the grip on the camera.
You gotta appreciate the level of acting here. The Joker is a monster. A mockery of what a human is supposed to be. Heath basically pretended to be a monster pretending to be a human. And that mask the Joker wore slipped a bit when he said "Look at me!" Brilliant acting by a brilliant actor gone too soon. R.I.P.
Nicholas Chen would be a decent joker bit, releasing a video but him being the joker goes off script and ends the message before revealing his intended purpose. And just rolls with it because it’ll make for a better show
I LOVE the way the camera occasionally transitions to silently showing Bruce and Alfred watching the video in horror. Something about it is just masterful
chris L During the time of the Romans they held boxing matches, and in one faithful fight, one fighter gave up after a broken knee, the other died never giving up. Show some respect for the dead and for someone else so at least one day you’ll be remembered at best you walnut headed, attention seeking neanderthal.
@chris L he's dead doesn't mean his performance wasn't good. He made a character reach it's height of being an icon. Even today his performance is hailed as one of the best performance of all time. Plus he died of cardiac arrest, he certainly did not sUdOkU.
I just realized, on like my 90th viewing, that in this scene Joker kills Brian in a Slaughter house and later on he chases the police in a truck labeled Slaughter is the best medicine, maybe a little bit of foreshadowing.
I know Heath takes all credit for this, but the guy playing the hostage killed it too. The look on his face is amazingly convicing, the dread when he can barely look at him straight, kinda does it sideways. This is probably my favourite scene.
Jack Nicholson: The funniest joker Heath Ledger: The Scariest Joker Jared Leto:...we don't talk about this Joker... Joaquin Phoenix: The most sympathetic Joker Mark Hamill: Animated Joker
I would categorize Mark Hamill's Joker as animated and Comic Joker. Wich I would turn into Canon Joker. I mean, due to the capabalities of animated DC movies, he is the most faithfull one to the comics. I personally prefer him because of that (and his amazing voice acting), but its not necesarily the best Joker. And you forgot César Romero: the weird-mustache Joker .
It’s actually the catchphrase from the quiz show To Tell the Truth. Eminem used it as a reference in The Real Slim Shady, but i don’t think Joker was referencing the Eminem song.
I forget how much I love the Dark Knight Trilogy. I need to rewatch it as an adult to appreciate it more. The "LOOK AT ME" scene gives me chills. It reminds me how much Heath Ledger deserved his posthumous Oscar.
I believe that Batman himself had no fear and decided he will face down and defeat this new monster in Gotham...once the interrogation happened though he had no idea what to do... Bruce was never trained nor prepared for this new face of evil. I doubt the League of shadows could understand the new evil...the chaos that is to come.
Bane would have no fear of this menance...he would consider taking this Devil into his service only to realize too late that The joker can't be tamed...a 2 way war between the 2 Would happen... Batman would return soon after and take the fight to both of them
Heath Lesger will always be the Joker of my generation. Even though Joaquin Phonex did a much better job than the other guy from DCEU, no one can be nearly close to the real "agent of chaos". This Joker is the real definition of anarchy!
I don't think you can even compare them because Joaquin's character wasn't the Joker until the last 20 minutes of the movie, before that he was Arthur slowly turning into the Joker over the course of the movie. It's two different characters even though both are technically the Joker.
This is such a great performance, that it literally gives me goosebumps when he yells “LOOK AT ME”. You can tell he put ALL of his heart & soul into this roll.
I just saw this again for the first time in many years…and I’m still completely mind blown by Heath Ledger’s performance. He took methodical acting to a whole new level with his portrayal of The Joker. I remembered his scary “LOOK AT ME,” I knew it was coming, and I still get the same chills I did when I first saw this in the theaters. I wish Heath were still here to see how much admiration many have for his amazing, definitive portrayal of an iconic villain.
You can hear so many layers of the Joker's voice you have to wonder what his real voice sounds like. Heath Ledger did intend to make it sound like ventriloquism.
1:55 just shows that heath ledgers joker is one terrifying, psychopathic clown that you DO NOT wanna be in a room with while dressed up as batman or anywhere near him at all!!!!
I think the Joker persona is a facade he uses to cope with his mental trauma and what his life has become, and in moments such as this where his patience is pushed he drops it and lets his true self out. It always chilled me how immediately after it sounds like he's struggling to regain his composure, his voice trembles and he's breathing heavy when he says "this is how crazy Batman's made Gotham." I remember when the first teaser dropped, and this was the scene they used. Even without context, the Joker was immediately terrifying.
Got to admit watching this scene for the very first time surprised me, no one can ever expect a slight jump scare during a scene that doesn't look like anything is going to happen. Notice how that was bro saying "we're trying to help you" earlier on in this movie (the parking lot Scarecrow scene) still almost wearing the same Batsuit as Batman.
A lot of actors go along their careers playing themselves in movies. This guy Heath Ledger was no where to be found in this one. The way he changed his voice like that was another level.
That is such a strong realization, he lost himself and legit became the joker.. most of this movie is looking into his eyes and I see his face but I don’t see Heath inside of there..
An old lady died next to me in the theatre from this scene. My friends and I all ditched class to see this when it came out and the theatre's bass was to the MAX that day. When the fake batman hit the window it was like a bomb went off. An old lady sitting next to me let out a homer Simpson scream and threw her popcorn in the air, then fell over to the side. 17yr old me thought she was faking it and started laughing with my friends until some guy came over to check on her and we realized she wasn't moving.
When he said “look at me” it was the most evil and menacing anger I’ve seen in jokers emotions in this movie, absolutely stunning.
it's to show that he's a demon on the inside.
@@EGarrett01That word is very alienating. You call him that because you don’t understand him. He’s not a monster. He’s just ahead of the curve. But I’m not justifying his actions. He’s just not as different from us as we think. He’s a human in its purest form, and that terrifies us.
Edit: Ignore my other comments. What I’m saying is being evil doesn’t make you any less human. Sure, Joker’s views on mankind might be cynical, and you could say he’s a cruel person, but whether he abides by your morals does not change how human he is.
@@TheWelchProductions Humanity in its purest form isn't murdering each other, if that were true we never would have been able to cooperate. You have a lot to learn about life and human nature.
@@EGarrett01 No, you do, actually. Morality is a human construct. It does not exist in nature. One who is unhinged is not a demon, just a human.
probably done with sound effects
"In their last moments, people show you who they really are." -Joker
In his last moments before death, my boy Brian still showed that he believed in the greater good and in what Batman represented. Brian was based af.
brian was a fucking idiot, he wanted to fight drug dealers with automatic weapons while wearing hockey pads and having him/his accomplices carrying fucking ww2 weapons (batman bends the barrel of what is seemingly an m1a1 on one of his idiotic wannabes)
Based take.
@@datguy8460 Ok, so perhaps Brian wasn't very bright. I'll take that point. But he still believed in what was right.
@@zebraneighbor6383 yeeeeeeeah good job Brian 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 getting your ass kicked one drug deal at a time in of the most crime ridden cities in the world, just slightly more incompetent as batman
Brian put on some homemade raggedy Batman shxt and went out on the streets and put his life on the line for what's good and right in this world! Brian died a hero, no doubt.
I feel so bad for Brian, he earnestly believed in the symbolism of Batman being the good guy who protects the city and its residents, and he ended up getting killed.
Brian was out of shape and had no place jumping off rooftops.
@@horysmokes3339 Based
Sadly batman is the reason everything in Gotham went downhill
@Sam Yeah he would've got killed by another criminal anyway if he really went hardcore on the batman thingy
@Sam by that logic, every single robin is an idiot
1:54 "LOOK AT ME!"
I still can perfectly remember the giggling and random talking in the cinema turned into pure silence right after that one sentence. That booming thunder like 'look at me' line is perfectly executed. It's like we finally realized that he is not a clown but a demented monster. I wish the cinema have recordings of the people reactions including mine during that moment.
who tf is giggling and talking that much in a normal theatre, espeically in an already intense scene in the middl of the movie. stop capping lol
@@aryan7767 wtf?? I'm not a vvip bodyguard who needs to know the background of every single individual within 50 feets from me and figures out every reason for their actions. Besides, most of people that time are just teenagers and people who looked more than 30 can be counted with just one hand as far as I remember. There are many things that you cannot stop in this world, stopping me from capping or what not is one of them.
@@lagubrok92 sounds like american cinema, i'm glad i don't live there
@@blinkyy1088 How would you know what an American cinema is like unless you’ve been there? Also, not every film or cinema has the same kind of audience.
but he's not a monster, he's just ahead of the curve.
*theater is silent*
“LOOK AT ME”
*theater silence intensifies*
Everyone flinches
I was scared when the body hit the window
I got shit scared when he said that
When I saw this in theaters, it was total silence.
@@The_Chimera sounds like a legion of demons speaking at once 😱
Imagine how scared that guy would actually be..tied up, and the joker talking about how someone will die each day, starting tonight, and hes the one with him... great great acting
But also imagine get to work with Heath alone as the Joker a whole day, best day of the actor's life probably
@@whodatninja439 absolutely
He is scared, but he firmly believe justice will serve him right
Let's appreciate his bravery. He's clearly soiling his pants, but tries to act brave anyway. Not asking for mercy, stating what the bat mask means to him to the face of a maniac that will kill him for it.
@Reformed Excon there is a difference between being prepared to be shot in an alley and being interrogated like that.
Everything's fun and games until you get tied up in a cold room.
I love how Ledger played with tone. The way he changes his voice from a joyful teasing to the terrifying "look at me" gets me every time
It is quite a ride. It starts with quite mocking and transitions into giddy anticipation for the kill into condescending sadistic sympathy to psychopathic rage then brutal honesty and finally full circle to sadistic mockery. The manic energy is palpable. Heath's delivery is chilling and the found footage format just adds that extra edge that make this scene truly terrifying.
B.t.w. Heath Ledger directed this particular scene and filmed himself. Some "critics" say the "lock at me" is not his real voice and it was "voice overed"… IMHO that's bs. as you can hear the different loadness levels when he's moving the cam. So yeah, no voice over but pure energy… He's a genius and one of a kind !!!
1:26 Joker sounds like a superfan of Batman wanting his autograph, lol
Turn on the cc and see it is written he Indeed talked in a child voice.
I remember Heath yelling look at me in the theatre when this came out and EVERYTHING went silent
William Herrera ...like how you were supposed to be in a theater?
Robert Li yeah... these Americans who scream and shout throughout films are just weird. Shut up I’m trying to watch a film! Haha
@@Boowey09 too bad, they make them all
CHIMICHUNGUS facts.
Baconchops09 How the fuck you know he’s American. You must be eating a bunch of tea and crumpets to be THAT British.
Everybody gangsta till joker said "LOOK AT ME"
It was kinda creepy
Made me feel uncomfortable in the theater. I loved it.
Idk why I always laugh at that part. Heath's version of the joker was so horrifyingly comedic.
Haaaaa
*said
Brian was a very brave man. You could tell the Joker scared the piss out of him yet in his own small way he stood up to him. He didnt beg or negotiate. His last words were of support for his idol and defiance for Joker and other evil men. Who is braver? An armed warrior facing a dragon? Or a small weak man who defies the dragon even as the dragon is about to turn him inside out?
They're both valiantly brave in their own Wright
The "weak" man. Always.
I absolutely agree
Both are brave, but the warrior is smarter because he prepared himself, under the armor the flesh is the same. The other way around it could be said that Brian wasn't brave but crazy.
Brian ended on a crematorium as a npc, no ones cares about him, except you and other no name beta males who need some sort of validation to justify their meanigless existence.
The unfiltered rage at the 'LOOK AT ME." from Heath is straight up spine chilling, he really did get the assignment right in this flick.
RIP to the legendary king himself, Heath Ledger.
"Then why do you dress up like him?!"
Joker sounded like he was legitimately mad at a random person for daring to pretend to be Batman, out of respect for the real one.
sumone said that joker wants to kill the idea of batman not the actual man who is batman ( Bruce) , so copycats are a no no
A Karen going to comicon be like
In one of the recent comics (can't remember which one) joker actually finds out that Bruce is the Batman. He doesn't care however, saying its batman he wants to kill, not Bruce
@@KermineTheFrog he doesn t even want to kill him
@@iwillnoteatzebugs no, he wants to break him- make him falliable
I gotta say:Joker showed how terrifying can really be in this scene.
The scene that got me was when joker shouts "look at me". And then the victim screaming at the end
What's even more terrifying is that he easily could have killed the mayor and Dent if he'd dropped a bomb off that rope and not a body. He was toying with them.
Fun fact, the actor playing the fake Batman was actually terrified of Heath.
@@FatManJackson holy shit rlly?
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2:06 Michael Caine and Christian Bale's acting here is quite underrated. You can see that they are silently getting enraged at the Joker. Very underrated scene.
Lol it's not that deep bro. They're just shocked, not "silently getting enraged" 😂😂 you people try too hard to "break down" movie scenes 😂😂
@@KnowThyself619You underestimate the skill it takes to act. Humans pick up well on faciel expressions, so actors use that fact to their advantage.
I feel like you just said the same thing they did@@KnowThyself619
I never noticed how Bruce fiddles and squeezes the remote in his hand, this adds way more depth to this scene as we can see how shaken and anxious he was while watching the tape
Good catch
Tbf i think I'd piss my pants and shit a little if I saw what might as well be the start of a fuckin cartel execution video where the victim was wearing a costume of me lmao, don't blame Bruce honestly.
"Oh and everyday he doesn't, people will die starting tonight." The 'Oh' kills me. It's like he almost forgot to tell important details.
Fr
(Near the end of interrogation scene)
"Don't worry! I'm gonna tell you where they are. Both of 'em and that's the point, you have to choose"
On a similar way as you, that ' Don't worry ' kills me, it's like don't worry Batsy everything is gonna be okay
@@leonardovillegas7015 every time people say "don't worry" is the moment you should worry :v
it's not really important. he's a psychopath driven by batman. the reasons why he does it are irrelevant.
IKR I always notice that when I watch this scene 😂😂 the oh part makes me laugh so hard
Saw this in the theaters. A little girl started to cry when Joker said "Look at me".
perfect movie for her to see great parenting...
@@AD-oy8nm agreed
little kids get nothing out of this movie
... besides life-long fear of clowns.
Literally when I was a kid I got scared of the joker
Cap
I can’t get over that fact that this scene(1:20) was Heath’s idea and he filmed it by himself. He was a genius and he put a lot of heart in that role.
RIP Heath Ledger (April 4, 1979 - January 22, 2008), aged 28
You will always be remembered as a legend.
Agreed.
Fanboy much? ;D
Would've been 44 as of September 20th, 2023 had he stayed with us.
In my eyes, Heath Ledger’s interpretation of the Joker will always be the greatest acting performance of all time.
Him licking his lips makes that impossible
The future is now
@@flyingchimp12 uhhh how?
@@Shell5272 What been under a rug? JOKER 2019
Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix, two great friends, two Joker, both made an excellent performance in the character of the Joker.
LOL Heath Ledger petting his face and saying “Ohhhh shushushush” kills me every time. Best Joker in this or any universe.
IAN 4000 I don’t think he was necessarily better than Nicholson’s version and Hamil’s version is also really food
yes omg
It reminds of HowToBasic
Owenboy360 he’s better than mark hamill sorry
Rayyan Karim in a live action film, yeah but in an animated series or movie, hell to the no
Hearing that "look at me" really, in my opinion at least, signifies and shows us all the true monster that lives within the Joker. Hearing him sound like that compared to when he's always just being his psychotic, peppy, upbeat, maniacal self, really just makes you realise that yes even tho he is a human being, it just seems so hard to believe. This rendition that was so perfectly done by Mr Heath Ledger himself, this rendition of Joker is literally a walking hellspawn in human form.
1:54 “Look at me.” The Joker said calmly
Well, to be fair, his first "Look at me" was pretty calm.
The amount of power and feeling in Heath's voice when saying "look at me" is horrifying yet impressive
SpittingFire , he like Bane 6 ft in ?Real , e egu
@@massudddecat7449 ???
@@massudddecat7449 Did you have a stroke?
@@kyle_allen8241 lmao.
I’m sure they added some type of studio effect. That’s not a natural “look at me”
Probably that " LOOK AT ME! " part caused a silence in theaters lol
I can vouch for that because when I saw this movie in the theater. After he said that line it was quiet to the point where you could hear a pin drop. This whole scene the theater where I saw it was really quiet Heath Ledger was terrifying as Joker.
Well usually, there's always silence during a movie.
@@UxCANxDOxIT Not where i live i'm afraid , there is always a guy chatting with the person next to them , some really hungry people that devours popcorn and makes sure everyone in the theater hear how he chews them , always a guy plays with phone and last of all ( which i think that is true for many places ) coughers. They just cough during entire movie.
i was like 16 and it startled me
@@leopard3993 Nightmare
"LOOK AT ME"
Gentlmen, I shat myself
Welcome to the club
That, "LOOK AT ME" gives me chills every time!
0:35 now that's called a good jumpscare
Yes. There’s no scary music or anything that would make you suspect a jumscare, so it comes as a huge surprise
The mayor probably pissed his pants
They need to implement jumpscares like this more.
The writers in horror movies needs to learn that.
@@assembled1855 funfact, the TV broadcoast in my country muted the sound for that particular scene. chickens
This scene cemented Heath as the best Joker in a live action movie.
gor9027
Agreed, way better than Joaquin's imo
Help Me Get 1000 Subscribers Man...they cant be compared.
Joaquin Joker perfomance is great, phenomenal!
But Heath Ledger takes a better aproach to the comics book..just like Tom Holland did to SpiderMan.
@@skullkid6439 it's useless.
Both versions are amazing imo.
Ledgers Joker was great for the action thriller The Dark Knight was.
And Joaquins Joker was great for the psychological thriller Joker was.
Ryuuzaki Hasegawa
You will never reach the truth
1:34 Love that part. 🤣🤣🤣
I saw an analysis somewhere i don't remember, but this is considered as one of the best Jumpscare of all time, because of its unpredictability & the setting of the scene before.
0:35 this part scared me shitless as a kid
I almost shit my pants despite the fact that I saw this movie like 20 times xD
Yeah that got me the first time I saw that
I only watched this movie once when it first came out, n i just rewatched this clip, still made me jump
When I first saw it as a kid, it scared the shit out of me
i clicked on the time stamp knowing full well what i was but jesus christ
It's such a small detail, but I love how the Joker's clown act slips for a moment whenever he gets pissed off and we get split second glimpses of the pure psychopath underneath. 1:32, 1:42, 1:54.
LOOK AT ME!
When he says shh shh shh is so chilling
He doesn't have a clown act thought it's just to symbolize that everything is just one big joke. He ends it off with his patented HAAHAHAHAHA to show you that
Future Psychiatrist will be doing psyche papers on the Joker for the next twenty years, if not longer.
It’s so cool.
Edit: I don’t think it’s an act though, it’s actually the Joker.
" LOOK AT ME!!!!!" Such a simple yet terrifying line as that was brilliant top notch acting from Heath Ledger as he is genuinely talking to the audience to get their full attention as of today it still gives me chills and goosebumps. 😍👍💯😎😰😱
The voice at 1:55 is terrifying. That’s where you see the real crazy shining through.
Then why do you dress up like him?!?!
Because it's Comic Con! I'll dress up like you next year, I promise!
lololololol
🙏🙏🤣🤣🤣🤣
That's funny
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Reporter:
Be aware, The image is disturbing.
I don’t get your comment. Ofc the reporter would say that
alex Sircus I think he’s saying that because the reporter says it after the show the guy hanging
Charley Shoemaker oh yea true I didn’t really see that
@@alexsircus368 Ill edit it
Mike Wazowski lol you didn’t have to but I’m glad you did thanks it makes way more sense that way
I like how Joker actually accepts the man's claim that he's scum lol.
Man, this scene was fascinating seeing Heath's acting range, yet terrifying, because you honestly felt bad for Brian because the Joker was like a bear playing with it's prey. Truly and unforgettable performance by everyone.
That “LOOK AT ME” still gives me shivers down my spine
Apparently Nolan was so impressed with these “hostage” video auditions on the first take that he let Heath do them without his supervision because he trusted his skills. Incredible chemistry from cast and crew makes legendary outcomes 👌🏻
The best directors put faith in their cast to do their magic, just like they put faith in the director to do his magic. It’s a collaborative effort.
Bravo Nolan
@@lukethekuya nravo bolan
I will never get over how psychologically terrifying "Look at me... LOOK AT ME" was to me as a kid watching this. One of the best acting performances of all time
All these years later, and having watched it well over 200 times, when Joker says, "LOOK AT ME!" a chill still runs down my back. I wish there had been a way to save Heath. I think he had the potential to be the millennium's finest actor.
Joker: LOOK AT ME
Dude: yes daddy
Joker: What?
Dude: What?
lol I’d totally do that
I laughed so hard when I saw this
mischa zav here, have some water
Joker: Jokes on you, I'm into that shit
This might be the only way for the guy to survive
The way Ledger's voice and how it dropped then went up a notch then back down, then LOOK AT ME, a pure and utter psychopath in every sense of the word. Anyone who was not scared is lying. One of the best acting performances of all time in my opinion, and Ledger's career would have gone into the stratosphere had he lived, no question
@@unlawfulbl9516 I wasn´t scared at all when I watch this on the movie theater, great acting tho.
@@unlawfulbl9516 ?? Psychopaths can feel anger. They dont feel empathy or remorse.
@@unlawfulbl9516 Nobody ever said psychopaths don't feel emotions, you realise that most psychopaths can be defined by anger? Psychopaths do not feel empathy, ie. They don't feel remorse for hurting people, but they factually can feel emotions. The fact that people liked your comment with such misinformation is sad.
@@josemanzanilla115 because you are not putting yourself n imagine yourself as the hostage. its simple... if u think its just a movie. ofc its not scary... but if it happen to you in real life n u got tortured before hand. imi wonder if u still can said not scared. lol
Dark Knight Rises would've been even more awesome than it was.
"Look at me!" There's a demon underneath that clown suit.
One of the best acting performances of all time. Ever. “Look at me” is said with pure hatred and evil. Really good scene.
Feel like the victims didn’t even have to act when doing this stuff with heath because he probably scared tf out of them
Michael Caine said in an interview he actually forgot his lines because he was so terrified during the dinner party scene , also Rachel was so scared she kept looking at Nolan’s and the film crew when joker was telling her about his scars lol
@Chairman Jao Bai Den I mean he did also lock himself in a hotel room for a month just for the character alone
@@gulkarwandyar2103 Yeah, it's visible in the film. He practically gets in her face, must have been fucking disturbing
This is a guy who locked himself in a room for a MONTH scribbling down his character's thoughts in a journal. Method acting can be bad if the actor isn't skilled enough but Heath knew what he was doing. All the actors have said that he was legit terrifying when the scene called for him to be.
@@mohsaic3489 that is some crazy dedication. What a legend
So often in cinema we see "found footage" shot through a phone or by an amateur holding a camera, and it is always perfectly lit and the characters are always perfectly in fram, and the audio doesn't include any sounds of breathing or lip smacking.
Not this, though. I think they threw heath an IPhone and told him to go at it.
Except the audio is too clean, more like you're watching the video with headphones on, not watching it through a TV in a large room. But anyway, sacrifices are made so you get the dramatic impact ;)
I rmb health directed this part himself, as nolan believed he knew what joker would do if he was filming a video to threaten batman
Heath thought the footage was useless because it was somewhat blurry (and he did record it himself) but Nolan thought it had something special so they used it. I can’t recall if Nolan said they tried reshooting it or not but I think they did try.
Dark Knight is from 2008. I doubt Joker had an iPhone at that time, it was still a geek item.
And the rubber sounds you hear are from switching the grip on the camera.
this was 2008 so it was probably a camcorder
1:21 his performance💯💯💯
You gotta appreciate the level of acting here. The Joker is a monster. A mockery of what a human is supposed to be. Heath basically pretended to be a monster pretending to be a human. And that mask the Joker wore slipped a bit when he said "Look at me!" Brilliant acting by a brilliant actor gone too soon. R.I.P.
2:11 That 'Oh, and...' sounds so casual as if the Joker actually forgot to bring up his plan lol
Nicholas Chen would be a decent joker bit, releasing a video but him being the joker goes off script and ends the message before revealing his intended purpose. And just rolls with it because it’ll make for a better show
The mouth noise😂
He was so casual about everything he did in the movie😂. Like its just another ordinary day for him
The way he shakes the mask has me dead 😂😂😂
Just like how he had the guy wearing the mask dead. Talk about hilarious!
VitunVatiVille F
woooOOoooOOOooh hehehe
That’s such a Joker thing to do lol
I LOVE the way the camera occasionally transitions to silently showing Bruce and Alfred watching the video in horror. Something about it is just masterful
he's a WHAT of his word? dang this is how you know jonkler truly love man
was there a lore reason?
@@00505De there is now. follow me to aslume i'll show you
"I'm a man of my word".
2:20 When you remember a joke and you can't hold your laughter.
Nicholas Chen first
Why did you comment twice?
Meaning you pretty much repeated your joke, you’re the joke that I don’t want to remember.
@@CIDEStheharasser why did you reply twice?
@@milossakota1143 Oof
I remember being legit scared at the theater when he yelled look at me. Crazy he died way too young man
chris L “haha look at me!! I said something stupid to try and get attention!!”
chris L During the time of the Romans they held boxing matches, and in one faithful fight, one fighter gave up after a broken knee, the other died never giving up.
Show some respect for the dead and for someone else so at least one day you’ll be remembered at best you walnut headed, attention seeking neanderthal.
@chris L he's dead doesn't mean his performance wasn't good. He made a character reach it's height of being an icon. Even today his performance is hailed as one of the best performance of all time.
Plus he died of cardiac arrest, he certainly did not sUdOkU.
chris L he had mental health issues wtf is wrong with you
@chris L I think it's time to commit $uicide that's probably best for all of us wouldn't you agree hmm.
0:35
That was the biggest jump scare in the movie
Every VR youtuber be like: 1:44
IAmCrusty
Every parent trying to take a cute picture of their kid:
"Look here sweety,
come on, look at me,
look at me honey...
LOOK! AT! ME!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh, shhh, shhh
@@Ad-fu6tj so you think batmans made gotham a better place? *casually smacks*
@@AidenLiquid Yeah
@@Ad-fu6tj look at me. LOOK AT ME!!!!
Demon confirmed when heath says “look at me” 😳
Demon?? I’ll kill it!
@@RealHajimeHinata jesus christ!
Hunter Black He’s not here, only ME!!
I’m joking lol but anyways do you get both of my jokes? XD
It's joker not heath
I just realized, on like my 90th viewing, that in this scene Joker kills Brian in a Slaughter house and later on he chases the police in a truck labeled Slaughter is the best medicine, maybe a little bit of foreshadowing.
everybody is talkking about the LOOK AT ME but the woohoohoo at 1:34 is priceless lmao xd
I love how he records with that shaky style. No order, just chaos.
Heath actually directed these scenes
Well, he did fall in chaos
I know Heath takes all credit for this, but the guy playing the hostage killed it too. The look on his face is amazingly convicing, the dread when he can barely look at him straight, kinda does it sideways. This is probably my favourite scene.
Lol, I don't think he was acting
That’s the thing he wasn’t acting he was terrified this was all improv from ledger
@@purpleperc1012 💀
He probably got scared as well...
"I know heath takes all credit for this" the meatriding is insane.
0:34
Let’s face it, we all still get jump scares when that scene always happens.
That's how good the jumpscare is.
The Jonkler killed Man. 😱🥲
Is there a lore reason why jonkler is calling himself a MAN of his word? Is he schizophrenic?
@@shiwoshiwoismyactualname no, I just think he’s just been on Reddit too much.
Jack Nicholson: The funniest joker
Heath Ledger: The Scariest Joker
Jared Leto:...we don't talk about this Joker...
Joaquin Phoenix: The most sympathetic Joker
Mark Hamill: Animated Joker
I would categorize Mark Hamill's Joker as animated and Comic Joker. Wich I would turn into Canon Joker. I mean, due to the capabalities of animated DC movies, he is the most faithfull one to the comics. I personally prefer him because of that (and his amazing voice acting), but its not necesarily the best Joker.
And you forgot César Romero: the weird-mustache Joker .
Jared is the millenial joker.
@@Henry-kz4gn I dont think so, even millenials hate him
@@obamium3128 because he sucks as much as they do
@@Henry-kz4gn not a millennial but found your comment pretty edgy
0:55 was Joker making a slim shady joke?
I think he was
It’s actually the catchphrase from the quiz show To Tell the Truth. Eminem used it as a reference in The Real Slim Shady, but i don’t think Joker was referencing the Eminem song.
Yah that’s what I was thinking.
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@@anson8769 what my name is who my name is
I forget how much I love the Dark Knight Trilogy. I need to rewatch it as an adult to appreciate it more. The "LOOK AT ME" scene gives me chills. It reminds me how much Heath Ledger deserved his posthumous Oscar.
1:54 - 2:13 - 2:17 that scary moment when you realise that The Joker isn't messing around and is publicly calling out Batman
1:45 It gets even scarier when that "YyyuUUUeaHHH, oh, shh shh shh shh shh" sounded like an erotic passion. Like this was sex for the Joker.
I bet Brian is actually terrified at that moment and not so much acting
Imagine how the real batman was feeling watching it.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I’m siiiiiiiiiiiiiick
I believe that Batman himself had no fear and decided he will face down and defeat this new monster in Gotham...once the interrogation happened though he had no idea what to do... Bruce was never trained nor prepared for this new face of evil. I doubt the League of shadows could understand the new evil...the chaos that is to come.
Bane would have no fear of this menance...he would consider taking this Devil into his service only to realize too late that The joker can't be tamed...a 2 way war between the 2 Would happen... Batman would return soon after and take the fight to both of them
That "LOOK AT ME" give me chills all time
0:33 Now that's how you do a jumpscare
Damn how could a person act that insane. Like it wasn't an act anymore
He locked himself in a hotel for 6 weeks, you could say he really was insane
Stop spreading fake rumors especially the fake ones.
joseph manahon who you talking to he did lock himself in his room
joseph manahon There’s actually footage of Ledger filming himself
He BECAME the Joker.
Heath Lesger will always be the Joker of my generation. Even though Joaquin Phonex did a much better job than the other guy from DCEU, no one can be nearly close to the real "agent of chaos". This Joker is the real definition of anarchy!
Two entirely different characters, can't really compare them. Though Ledger will always be the God Tier villain and the one and only Joker in my eye.
i still wonder to this day how much of it was heath ledgers joker, his death, and how well everyone else played their part
Heath is the best Joker and Joaquin is the best pre-joker. Because he didn’t really become the joker until the end
I don't think you can even compare them because Joaquin's character wasn't the Joker until the last 20 minutes of the movie, before that he was Arthur slowly turning into the Joker over the course of the movie. It's two different characters even though both are technically the Joker.
김경일 yep, here’s to nerds talking about DC characters & making that electronic device you’re commenting on 😉
This is such a great performance, that it literally gives me goosebumps when he yells “LOOK AT ME”. You can tell he put ALL of his heart & soul into this roll.
I just saw this again for the first time in many years…and I’m still completely mind blown by Heath Ledger’s performance. He took methodical acting to a whole new level with his portrayal of The Joker. I remembered his scary “LOOK AT ME,” I knew it was coming, and I still get the same chills I did when I first saw this in the theaters. I wish Heath were still here to see how much admiration many have for his amazing, definitive portrayal of an iconic villain.
You can hear so many layers of the Joker's voice you have to wonder what his real voice sounds like. Heath Ledger did intend to make it sound like ventriloquism.
no lol
@GINGER JEWNIGR 😂 No wonder humanity is slowly falling apart.
That yell , one of the best i have ever heard in movies. "LOOK , AT , ME!" so aggressive.
It looks like a legit snuff video
when dent says SAY IT, thats also a good yell
JibrilPC The ‘RACHEL’ scream was better , when joker poked Harvey acting as if he don’t remember her name , dissing her
2:21😂 lmao
The way he says, "tell them your name". It's like he's making fun of the formality of what he's doing.
1:55 just shows that heath ledgers joker is one terrifying, psychopathic clown that you DO NOT wanna be in a room with while dressed up as batman or anywhere near him at all!!!!
I was like 15 when I watched this in the theaters. This particular hanging scene scared the shit out of me. Still does.
“THEN WHY DO YOU DRESS UP LIKE HIM?!
…woohoohoohoo”
I think the Joker persona is a facade he uses to cope with his mental trauma and what his life has become, and in moments such as this where his patience is pushed he drops it and lets his true self out. It always chilled me how immediately after it sounds like he's struggling to regain his composure, his voice trembles and he's breathing heavy when he says "this is how crazy Batman's made Gotham." I remember when the first teaser dropped, and this was the scene they used. Even without context, the Joker was immediately terrifying.
0:55 “We’re gonna have a problem here”
Y'all act like you haven't seen a Bat Person before!"
0:30 I swear that gets me every damn time.
Lmao that pfp
@@Bobbytomface oh thanks. Look up squidward face towards squilliam.
Brian: “What gives you the right? What’s the difference between me and you?”
Also Brian:
Got to admit watching this scene for the very first time surprised me, no one can ever expect a slight jump scare during a scene that doesn't look like anything is going to happen. Notice how that was bro saying "we're trying to help you" earlier on in this movie (the parking lot Scarecrow scene) still almost wearing the same Batsuit as Batman.
I would be terrified to be alone in a room with Heath Ledger's joker
If they going to make a Jason todd show heath ledger joker would be the perfect fit
@@craahwilliams570 uh…..well…..actually….
@@literallymemoviesenjoyer yes yes he died I found out today😢😢😢
I'd be scared af, and not want to look at the guy, but he'll yell "LOOK AT ME!" and I'd have no choice 😢
1:36 “WoHwHOhO
Look at me.
LOOK AT ME!
@@justsomedinosaur9440 1:35*
😂😂
1:26
Are you the real batman?🥹
No😔
NoOo?!?🥺
"Are you the real Batman?!" Always cracks me up. Joker knows damn well he isnt LMAOOOOOOOO
2:20 Joker suddenly burst out laughing it's like he can't stop cracking up at his own joke 🤣
Ikr 😂😂
Why did you comment twice?
@@CIDEStheharasser Why not
CIDES I was scrolling trough the comments and this man has like 10 comments about 2:20😂😂
@@CIDEStheharasser it's called a RUclips glitch idiot
A lot of actors go along their careers playing themselves in movies. This guy Heath Ledger was no where to be found in this one. The way he changed his voice like that was another level.
That is such a strong realization, he lost himself and legit became the joker.. most of this movie is looking into his eyes and I see his face but I don’t see Heath inside of there..
An old lady died next to me in the theatre from this scene. My friends and I all ditched class to see this when it came out and the theatre's bass was to the MAX that day. When the fake batman hit the window it was like a bomb went off. An old lady sitting next to me let out a homer Simpson scream and threw her popcorn in the air, then fell over to the side. 17yr old me thought she was faking it and started laughing with my friends until some guy came over to check on her and we realized she wasn't moving.
messed up but this was hilarious to me when I read it looool
This makes me sad.
The “LOOK AT ME” and the laughing at the end always gives me the chills!