Now that The Hype Has Died, the Truth Can Be Exploited!

Rating: 6/10 (23 December 2019)

On the 24 of July, the year 2008, Batman returned to the cinema with a new character in mind. A character so deep in meaning, that an ounce of BS from it would be enough to end the franchise of the dark knight. Months before the Dark knight debuted, hardcore fans of the D.C universe were in slight shock to hear that Heath Ledgers would take on the role as the infamous Joker in the upcoming movie titled the dark knight. The fans were puzzled assuring themselves that this will at least be a decent movie right? But it was no mystery to what was really going on. The D.C fandom were in fear that this could be a huge upset for the future of the D.C universe if the Joker is not played right. However, that turned out not to be the case. Matter in fact, Christopher Nolan as the Co-writer; executive producer, director and as Batman along with Heath Ledgers had delivered a real masterpiece. Hardcore fan or not, it appealed to everyone. The action; the emotion and the love for the characters had been the real gem that had fans leaving the cinema mind blown. But above all, people could not believe how much devotion Heath Ledgers had for his role as the Joker. Even first timers, were mind blown by the heart and devotion of the legend Heath Ledger. This movie broke records upon records settling for the fourth best movie in the history of film-making. To narrow the success, it is still to this day the greatest superhero action movie ever to be produced. Not so long after the debut of the dark knight, it was time to reveal the Oscar winners. The hosts took to the stage in a woof of excitement. As they steered their way through the long line of awards, the much awaited awards neared. Finally, the time had arrived to announce the winner for best supporting actor. A drum roll was given and a name was drawn. Heath Ledgers had won the Oscar award for his gratifying performance as the Joker in The Dark knight. But as much as it was a night to celebrate films success, it was also a night to remember the passing of Heath Ledger. A legend in the industry of film making best known for his performance as the Joker. It was clear to Warner Bros and the D.C fandom that it will be a long wait till the Joker makes a reappearance on the big screen. 8 years later, Warner Bros release a film known as Suicide Squad. Fans are in complete anticipation until they are awfully mistreated by Jared Letos poor and underwhelming performance as the Joker in Suicide Squad. This has fans up in anger demanding refunds for disrespecting Heath Ledger with a poor performance of the Joker. Articles pop up all over the world ranting on about how much of a mistake it was to let Jared Leto take up the role as the new joker. By then, Warner Bros are aware of their mistake and think not to go down that path again. 3 years later, Warner Bros are excited to announce that the new film Joker is in the works and is expected to hit cinemas later this year (2019). However, the announcement of the film Joker didn't grasp much attention. As all were occupied with the controversy behind the continuance of the marvel universe after the global sellout film Avengers endgame debuted. Followed by Spider Man. Nonetheless, the D.C fandom were still in shock of how much of a risk and upset this could be for the D.C universe. Enough to put an end to ever seeing the Joker appear on screen again. But they remained optimistic in the hope that it would be a surpassing surprise. On the 3rd of October, Warner Bros accompanied by Joaquin Phoenix snuck their way through the long line of critics an into the premiere of the Joker. Word is the Joker scraped up to 90 million dollars on the opening weekend. Tumbling over strong competitors like the film Venom and into the realms of Hollywood. Moments after its release, articles from all over the media are popping up with grasping captions like THE D.C FRANCHISE IS RESTORED or THE JOKER HAS HIT HOME ONCE AGAIN. What is the first thing I do? I tail on and watch it for myself. After 2 hours 2 minutes sitting stone cold in a bat cave, the lights flash on. As my eyes are still rendering the dimness of the lights I think to myself... It was good but not great?!?!? The Joker has always been about a genius of a person who is twisted by his psychopathic nature. Leading him to become the king of the underworld. In the Joker, It helps us to understand his rough upbringing and how it corresponded to the person he becomes. But it does not show us how twisted he is through his ingenious nature. More or less, it paints him as a sad miserable dude who is not so smart at all... JUST CRAZY! Now to dive into the logical side of the story. When I think of the Joker as a standalone film, I am thinking of a younger version of Heath ledgers. NOT HEATH LEDGER'S FREAKING GRANDDAD! In this portrayal of the Jokers upbringing, we are led to perceive the Joker for a forty year old man. Shouldn't the Joker be dawning his prime age? I mean for gosh sake, he was not even thirty by the time he started terrorizing Gotham with his contagious laughter an inhuman acts of tyrant. If you want a movie to be as touching as can be, then you must appeal to realistic factors like age for example. So, If there is a next time, I dearly hope you appeal to the audience with a more logical approach ;)