Everything GREAT About The Dark Knight! 

Another REUPLOAD!? I know, this one had been blocked for 3 weeks and my DMs have been blowing up ever since. But next week back to normal. And it's something a lot of you have been asking for from day one. At least a beginning...Only the most avid movie aficionados will be able to decipher the teaser frame.

"In their Last moments, people show you who they truly are" Falling to his death and still laughing maniacally.

“oh they should, i own the place” i’ve never heard anything more gangster come out of a hero’s mouth ever

You missed a win. In the party scene Rachael kicks Joker and he says “You got a little fight in you, I like that.” And then Bruce- Batman says “Then you’re gonna love me.”

"this suit wasn't cheap, you oughta know.... you bought it" such an underrated line imo, its so great

Heath Ledger could even make literally just saying "Hi..." an iconic Joker moment.

"You think you could steal from us and just walk away??!" "Yeah!" 100 wins for that response alone

You’re really not gonna give 9:41 a cinematography win as well, with Dent’s face half lit and half dark? C’mon that’s some dope foreshadowing

This movie deserves 4000 wins. An extra 1000 for Heath Ledger

"You see in their last moments...people show you all who they really are. So, in a way I knew your friends better than you ever did" One of my fav lines

I swear this movie aged like fine wine

I remember watching this movie with my late grandfather earlier this year. We were watching the transport scene and he said "This is why I hate action movies. If he really wanted to kill him he'd use a bazooka." I then looked at him and the next second. "I stand corrected." I will forever remember that moment and that is what firmly set its place in my favorite movies of all time.

I realize this is super late, but it really feels like the Joker was fully expecting Harvey be batman. The little "hmm" when he sees the batmobile sounds quietly surprised. Like he expected the vigilante to burst out of the transport.

The joker clapping in the cell was improvised and that's why they looked at him like that

I can't believe you didnt win the line from Lucius to Reese where he says "Let me get this straight. You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands; and your plan, is to blackmail this person? Good luck. "

Am I the only one that feels like in the start when the joker “miscalculated” the number of shots the banker had left in his shotgun. He actually knew he had one left, it was just easier for him to make the banker kill his goon

Fun fact: The Joker is the only comic book character to have an Oscar to their name.

I wish ledger lived to see all his awards and all the reviews and fanfics telling him how damn perfect he was.

I love how you can see Joker is making up his "why so serious" story as he tells it. You can tell because he pauses for a few seconds multiple times and rolls his eyes up pondering since he's improvising.

"You either die a hero, or you live lonh enough to see yourself become the villain" arguably the realist quote from a movie EVER

My theory is that Joker was a soldier known for his brutality and ability to create chaos and insurgency.During the interrogation, he says something like this, “You’re a freak, like me. Sure, they need you now. But as soon as they don’t? they’ll toss you out, like a leper.” Which lead me to the idea that he was a soldier praised for his insanity until it wasn’t needed anymore, then he was cast out, dishonorably discharged, abandoned on a mission and left for dead, whatever form that may have taken. I don’t have a lot of specifics or hard evidence, but as mentioned in the video that’s a good thing.

I feel like in this movie, Christian Bale is kinda left out of the spotlight, but he still has an incredible performance and a wonderfully written character

And "he killed him with a f^&king pencil" well before Wick.

Heath Ledger's voice acting through the whole movie deserves its own win. Looking back at old interviews his regular voice sounds most like Chris Hemsworth - deep with an Australian accent. The way that he mastered all of the Joker's weird vocal nuances, from his American accent, to the growls, to the maniacal laughter, occasional voice crack is incredible. It's an absolute tragedy that we lost him so soon, he would have starred in so many more incredible roles. Though I am thankful that this is one role that immortalizes his talent.

“You think you can steal from us and just walk away?!” “Ya” 🤣 that’s one of my favorite movie moments

Joker's plan can be summed up with his line: "Depending on the timing, he's either in one location or several."

"I still want my phone call" -Joker

I LOVE the moment at 4:50 because you learn so much from the tiny shot of everyone backing up. Between the 3 bosses (Gambol, Chechen, and Maroni), they embody 3 very distinct reactions to the Joker. Gambol is angry and reactive. He knows he’s not in control here, and he hates it. He’s grasping for a semblance of that comfort that control gives him, to a point that he blindsides himself to the very real danger Joker poses. Maroni also knows Joker is in control, but on the other hand, he knows this isn’t someone who can be “bought, bribed, reasoned with, or intimidated”. He maintains a little bit of composure in front of his men, but has a sort of “don’t make any sudden moves” look etched onto his face, with his eyes glued to the Joker. And then there’s Chechen, who has the most interesting reaction: he’s intrigued. Curious. He sees the Joker as a potential business partner (evidenced by him humoring Joker’s questions, asking his price, genuinely considering his offer, and even leaning casually as if to show he’s open to Joker’s proposal from the beginning). When Joker pulls the grenade card, Chechen barely stirs - he looks back at everyone else’s reactions, but he maintains the same casual composure, as though he expected this and is unfazed. It leads into their later actions as well (Gambol’s leap to the conclusion at Joker’s “death”, Maroni’s confession to Harvey about Ramirez and his tip to Gordon about Joker’s later whereabouts, and Chechen’s acceptance and inclusion of “the clown” to get rid of Batman, even giving him his half of the compensation as he had requested)

I just love the irony that people didn't want Heath to be Joker and then he became the best Joker ever interpreted. It's really sad that he died, his career could have been even greater and nowadays he would probably be really proud of the way he destroyed all his haters and how high he set the bar. May he rest in peace

You missed the "madness is like gravity. all it takes is a little push" scene : )

To call this movie a masterpiece is an understatement

Fun fact, Heath Ledger never did any method acting for this movie. He’d be on set, do his scene and go “ok great scene guys, who wants some water.”

3:24 What's the most interesting is that Harvey did both. He lived to become the villan, but died a hero since Batman took the blame for him because he wanted Harvey's reputation to always stay good. Because Harvey was always good, he simply was corrupted by The Joker.

Joaquin's Joker was amazing But honestly nothing will ever top Heath Ledger's. This guy killed the Joker seriously

“Let her Go” “Very Poor Choice of Words” Those lines are one big W all in itself.

Harvey Dent is such an underrated character. He was so well written as the hope of Gotham becoming a criminal that is driven by revenge. I rewatched this movie and felt sad that Harvey became Two Face even though I already knew it would happen. Man this film is great.

"John Wick once killed three men in a bar with a pencil" The Joker: Hold my magic trick

7:50 You missed the joke; when joker says “you got a little fight in you, I like that.” and then Batman enters saying “Then you’re gonna love me.” For some reason that always cracks me up.

Every joker scene Every batman scene Everything joker says Scarecrow cameo Two face origins Gary oldman being Gary oldman Michael Cain being Michael Cain Ummmmm.... Did I mention everything about the joker

Omg that moment when joker takes off his mask and says "stranger" is sooo good. Just that sound making his voice kind of like an echo and it combines with the music to make that amazing intro. It's so fricking good. I get chills every time I hear it.

There are 3 things that really stand out for me in this movie: 1. the Joker (surprise) 2. this violin that gets more and more intense when the scene gets more and more intense 3. that this movie does not seem to end bc theres always another ace up in the jokers sleeves

Personally, I think Aaron Eckhart is very underrated in this movie. I love his portrayal of Two-Face. He is just overshadowed by the performance of Heath Ledger.

Harvey shouting “you can’t give in” while half his face is visible and the other half in darkness. I love little moments like that in film.

my favorite hidden detail is how Alot of the time, Harvey's face is usually viewed from a side angle so we never see his entire face head on, and alot of the time even when he is facing forward, half his face is in shadow. just good visuals

“You think you can just steal from us and walk away” “Yeah” This is why he is the best joker

You seemingly missed that both Wayne's and Joker's first words at the party are "Where is Harvey Dent?" and both of them toss out their alcoholic drink without drinking it.

Should’ve just posted the full film

Ledger's and Bale's performance is (rightfully so) discussed all the time, but Aaron Eckhart goes hard as Two Face as well

11:39 Green Goblin begging Spider-Man to kill him and laughing harder the more Spider-Man punches him. That’s why that scene in No Way Home felt familiar and gave me chills.

What's more terrifying than an antagonist that laughs the more you hit them? A one that moans the more you hit them

"Hong Kong would not extradite one of their own" man that does NOT age well

One of my favourite parts is him falling off the building at 15:46 As the Joker Said “in their last moments, people show you who they really are” and jokers final moment (or what he though would be) he is just laughing maniacally

11:44 yes Heath Ledger told him to actually hit him, he’s gotta be the best “actor” out there

There’s also irony to Alfred condemning the Joker by saying that “some men just want to watch the world burn.” Although Alfred is depicted as being on the side of order, it was Alfred’s team that burned down an entire forest to catch the jewel thief that he compares to the Joker throughout the movie.

Fun fact: Ledger helmed his Joker videos himself. Nolan supervised the first, but Ledger knocked it so far out of the park that Nolan just left him to the others

This movie still holds up especially because even after 13 years it still feels like a breath of fresh air in the superhero movie genre.

6:15 Batman actually having a reason to stand on a super high building: Win

First time I saw this movie, when Joker says "you and I are destined to do this forever", that was a moment of sadness for me. Because, yeah, I wanted them to. And Ledger was gone. He was a terrific actor and I wish we'd gotten at least another Joker from him. I don't mean that's the ONLY reason he's missed, just one of them.

Dark knight trilogy villains Joker: evil Bane: extremist Ras al ghul: extremist Scarecrow: evil Two face: heartbroken

"Astute observation from the chatty guy who stole Chandler's hat"... so cool lol that's because of these lines that I LOVE your channel, you're so good at it, you genuinely love movies and we feel it.

Heath Ledger in this movie just keeps me coming back to not only this video but the actual movie itself. I just can't get enough of how hypnotizing an amazing of a performance he gave as the Joker. Truly iconic.

Change title to Everything's Great about the Dark Knight

Fun fact: The Nolans did actually have a backstory for the Joker, five mutually exclusive ones, to be exact. The script writers were each assigned one of these at random and told not to look at any of the four others ever, and they shredded them afterwards to make sure none of them became 'canonical' after the film was released. All in order to really sell the 'Agent of Chaos' persona. I guess if Ledger's Joker was going to have a passt they'd prefer it to be multiple choice.

“Don’t worry, it’s gonna take a lot bigger than that to take us down” - Joker proceeds to take something out bigger...

" Only an actor who asks you to "actually" hit them" is the blink dialogue at 11:43...

9:39 How do you not win the shadow falling perfectly on half of Dent's face? It's perfect foreshadowing.

I agree with the Joker PTSD theory. But more specifically I think he was part of some black ops covert unit. Something classified. Which would explain why he's never identified. And since if he failed a mission or got captured, he probably would be disavowed, resulting in his hatred for the established order.

I watch this once a month and right now, it makes me feel less alone.

The fact that you can't tell that's Heath Ledger, even when you know it's Heath Ledger, is a massive testament to his skill as an actor, and his commitment to this role. Nolan's direction, Zimmer and Newton-Howard's soundtrack, and the perfect casting made this film, in my opinion, the best of the three. And also one of THE best made films in cinema history. I remember seeing it the first time and being genuinely amazed at how DARK this film was. The corruption, the pencil gag, Harvey's descent, the ferry scene.... It really, REALLY changed superhero films I think (bearing in mind before this there'd only been Spiderman, X-Men, and Iron Man the same year), and there are VERY few things (literally count them on one hand) that I don't like in this film. In my mind, it's as close to perfect as a live-action film can be.

10:33 every time that scene comes up my dad talks about how he designed that model of garbage truck. it’s one of his proudest moments

14:00. Attention to detail. that Stain on Dent's Pillow from his scarred half always makes me Queasy. You can feel his bare face rubbing against the cloth. And makes it more real.

Man I swear Christopher Nolan creates a masterpiece with every single movie he directs

Heath Ledger’s unhinged version of the joker is one of the greatest movie adaptations of a comic book character of all time.

The fact, “I’m not wearing hockey pads,” didn’t make the win counter go up like 50 makes me upset.

Also, Heath Ledger's constant lip-smacking is a perfect imitation of a side effect of antipsychotic medications (called tardive dyskinesia) Such detail!

15:42 There's more to this, the prisoner was expertly pulling off a batman gambit that ensured that, no matter what happened, that detonator was going in the water; the way he approached the guards, everyone, in and out of universe, assumes he is going to press the button, that means that any prisoners who were planning to will let him get it over with, if the guards wanted to press the button, they are clearing their conscience by letting him take it from them, and if they had had the strength to throw the detonator out the window, then they would have done that before he could take it, but as they didn't, he did what he planned and it still goes out the window.

"LOOK AT ME!" scared the eff outta me in the theatre and that's when I knew this wasn't gonna be a kids movie lol

"you think you can steal from us and just walk away? - Yeah."

What - no win for Fox' "you plan to blackmail this man?" line?

The moment in the trailer when Joker says "...people will die. I'm a man of my word" then follows it with that laugh was when I knew this movie would be amazing and his Joker would be the standout. It works great in the film but as a moment with little context in the trailer it's such a powerful moment that eclipses everything that came before to show you this guy is something different.

The opening of this will always get me. The build up and syncopation in the drums/guitar timed with the tension on screen until you realise you've been watching the joker the whole time and his face reveal coincides with that dissonant note - it's just perfect. 🤯

Rip Heath ledger. Probably the best joker in our lifetime

This reupload is not the video we need right now, but the one we deserve

5:27 Tell me did you just give a reference to Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater

10:06 2022: Robert Battinson would like a word.

having his past a mystery really fits for the joker, as he said in the killing joke" sometimes i remember one way, sometimes another. If i'm going to have a past i prefer it to be multiple choice."

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Bale is by far the coolest Batman and most important the best Bruce Wayne. His performance is so incredible, but Heath was just wow. I’ve never seen an better actor in my life. The way he portrayed an 70 years old character on his own new way is insane to me. That’s why no one will ever come close to him, because no one reinvents the characters by himself.

“I believe whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you.. stranger” will always send a chill down my spine as the real power of Heath’s Joker is unmuffled by his Romero-era mask

I 100% believe that Bruce Wayne would say the “I own the place” line

This is one of those movies that’s as close to perfect as you can get.

“You think you can steal from us and walk away!?” “Yeah.” Best part of a movie ever

"you think you can steal from us and just walk away?!?!" "yeah" has to be one of the funnyer parts of this movie. 4:56

I swear I have seen the dark knight like at least 80 times

Way late but anyone catch Dent yelling “you can’t give in!!” And his face is half blacked out? So hooked on this rabbit hole of a channel!!!!

1:30 "Can't say the same for all actors involved." HAHAHAHA Facts!!

5:27 I love that you mention an MGS reference.

When Batman tells Joker to "let her go" you see confusion on his face, like for the first time he had something genuinely not go to plan, but work out for him anyway.

In regards to the Joker’s military background and his experience with interrogations, I think we forget his ability to read people. He claimed to “know the squealers when he sees them” in reference to Lau, which ended up being correct. He knows how to push buttons, like when he claims to “know the cop’s friends better than the cop ever did” and get a reaction or get people to submit to his plan. Just some things that play to his abilities and seeming expertise in interrogations, possibly showing even more of the Joker than we realize. Great writing and incredible performance.

Regarding the ferries, it was also possible that they were each holding their own detonators. I’m saying this in response to the “doctors “ not being the actual victims in the earlier scene