HIT ME! (Batman on Batpod vs Joker) | The Dark Knight [4k, HDR, IMAX] 

Imagine being so good at playing the Joker that people almost forget that's a batman's movie

It's So Perfect.. He Dies He Wins, He Lives He Continues His Plan..

I can still hear the cheering of the audience in the theater when Gordon's face came up. Goosebumps

“Excuse me, i wanna drive” still gets me to this day

I just realized that the Joker isn't trying to unmask Batman at the end, he's trying to carve a smile into his face.

4:25 “bRbRbRbRbRbRbR” - The Joker, 2008.

You know you've got a great scene when you don't need music in it and it's still iconic.

2:46 “now there’s a Batman..” shows how in character he was. The joker is all chaos even with his plans. He switched his interest in the plan so fast as soon as he saw his ‘unstoppable force / immovable object’

*Heath* *Ledger* - Psychopath laugh *Joaquin* *Phoenix* - Pathological laugh *Jared* *Leto* - Squidward laugh

The way he just WANTS Batman to actually hit him and break his code still gives me chills

“Can you please just give me a minute “ 😂😂😂😂

This is definitely one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history. The adrenaline that came from it was on another level. Heath’s “HIT ME” had everyone on the edge of their seats. Once Gordon was revealed, there was applause. Rest in peace Heath Ledger, forever the best Joker! ❤

I feel that one of the most underrated things about Heath’s performance is his physical acting. He’s so animated. Like the way he mocks his own goon or how fluidly he gets up from the truck. It’s in a lot of other scenes too, like in his fight scenes or during the initial bank robbery. He moves like he’s straight out of a comic book which is very fitting for the character.

The way his voice changes when he says “Hit me” is terrifying

"Could you please just give me a Minute?" had me Cracking up, 🤣🤣🤣

4:25 I love how they started that violin string like something terrible was about to happen but as soon as Joker gets interrupted that violin stops.

*Heath: HIT ME* *Joaquin: GETS HIT BY AN AMBULANCE*

“Hit me, HIT ME!” Even after all these years, and even after Joker, Ledger’s radical reinterpreation of the role is still remembered.

love the way he stumbles getting out the truck and the gun goes off top notch acting he is a legend

4:36 love how he drops the knife🤣

3:54 When your big brother is about to hit you but you know your mom willl be home soon.

3:30 the way Heath gets up, falls down, and shoots the gun at the same time looks so fluid. It’s like it came out of the comics.

4:01 that “HIT ME!” Was so powerful . I miss Heath

3:58 the way his hands twitch is a great detail to show how excited he's getting that he thinks he's about to win.. immaculate how much Heath put into this role

That last “HIT ME” by Heath is absolutely ICE COLD, legendary acting.

That's what I loved about Joker. It wasn't about money, glory, notoriety, power... It was about breaking the core of what he viewed as a fake society, and ripping the fabric away that hid everyone's darkness. He wanted to show that nothing matters, and what people drew inspiration from really wasn't there. That's how you make the world burn. He succeeded with Harvey, maybe he could've succeeded with Gotham eventually. The perfect villain

4:26 gets me every time 😂😂😂

After 15 years.. this was Heath's moment in movie history he never got to see. The raw carnal performance on the criminal side of The Joker will always be cinema's finest. We miss you Heath!

I love how he comes out of the truck after being flipped, dizzy shooting accidentally lol 3:25

4:29 I love how’s he’s like a child asking for five more minutes when his mom says it’s bedtime

One of my favorite sound effects ever 3:10

04:25 this is one of the reasons why he won the oscar. His weird antics. Very deserving.

2:32 those little chuckles.... he truly mastered the joker down to the smallest even microscopic details

3:33 I like how he accidentally shoots

Jokers reaction to that guy getting shocked by Batman is hilarious

I'll always love the sarcastic "Can you please just give me a minute?" as Gordon arrests him R.I.P Heath, gone but never forgotten and forever the greatest Joker we'll ever know

“Harvey, Harvey, Harvey Dent.... oh excuse me, I wanna drive”💀💀💀😂😂😂

I love how joker voice gets louder after each time he says “hit me” still gives me chills

One of the greatest scenes of all time ,,HIT ME!!!"

When Gordon puts his gun on Joker and he goes “ahHH,” I laughed my head off 🤣 He reminded me of a kid who’s happy it’s Friday but his mom reminds him there’s still school 😆

3:07 i love how while the henchmen simply think batman "missed", joker immediately looks around to see what actually happened. he knows better.

The look on Joker's face as Batman avoids running him over... is one of pure disappointment and frustration. brilliant work, Ledger. RIP

“harvey harvey harvey dent. excuse me! ı wanna drive” he is so kind

One of the greatest chase sequences ever in cinema. The stakes are so high and the action is a non stop thrill ride.

I just realized...Joker didn’t mock Batman and spit on him. He did it to his own henchman. He was angry at him for trying to ruin the fun, and was taunting him when he failed. That’s so much better...

2:13 Lol Ledger nailed that psychotic Joker laugh.

The sound design of this whole scene is just amazing. I dont know what it is but its so satisfying. From the background ambience of a city at night, the way everything echoes, the noise of speeding vehicles, etc.

What Ledger did in The Dark Knight is Probably the Greatest Acting performance in Cinematic History. It's beyond our Imagination that how can this types of acting even Exist. Heath Ledger combined Charlie Chaplin's Demeanor , Buster Keaton's Fearlessness and Marlon Brando's Realistic Natural Method Acting all rolled into One and created his own Unique version of Acting in Joker which is completely Inventive. Ledger also took inspiration from Francis Bacon's Paintings , Psychotic Nature of Malcolm McDowell's Alex DeLarge of Clockwork Orange as well as Voice influence from Tom Waits and made it as his own. and he went to an Extream Length for his role even more deeper than Daniel Day Lewis did for his roles, as Joker character is a Dark and Psychotic which requires the Blend of Craziness and Control yet So Depthful range where an actor just Flow into some invisible unusual frequency where he just hit that Stride where he (ledger) could do no wrong because he's Untouchable and so Free, as for him he feels like an Emperor who doesn't care how many great actors or whoever standing infront of him ( Bale , Freeman , Caine , Oldman , Eckhart ) but for Ledger they all are his Toys and He just played with his Toys. it's like flying with some Sonic speed and occasionally an actor goes to the sound barrier.. and heath has really just tapped into something here, he just tuned into some Station which we can't hear. It's Natural Method + Unpredictable + Internal Depthful performance where even in some scenes and stills you can see the Humanity and Vulnerability of it as Despite of Joker is a Negative Character but still we all love Heath Ledger's Joker as some how we connect with his Ideology and philosophy despite of what he did is absolutely wrong as he tried to fix the world but by taking a wrong approach. Ledger just Flow Naturally with the Rytham. And those who question him are unaware of his talent and potential as they haven't seen his earlier work like Brokeback Mountain and Monster's Ball in which he has delivered The Dark Knight Caliber of performances. But still There exists a small yet vocal group of fandom that is convinced Heath Ledger’s Oscar win and the acclaim he received for his performance in The Dark Knight is a direct result of his death. The argument is that because of his untimely demise, his performance has been mythicised and ‘over-hyped.’ While Ledger’s death has doubtless served to propagate the legend surrounding his performance, that shouldn’t, and doesn’t, take away from the indisputable brilliance of what he accomplished with the Joker. His premature death has meant that his work in The Dark Knight will forever remain his magnum opus and the part he will eternally be associated with. Were he alive, an actor of his calibre would have given us at least three additional notable performances by now. In such a scenario, while the Joker might have remained his best work, it wouldn’t be the only thing people talk about when his name popped up, as is the situation now. Having said that, his performance as the Joker is worthy of all the acclaim it has received. With the help of Christopher Nolan, Ledger developed the character from the ground up, and executed it in a way no one had done before, or indeed, has since. The interrogation scene alone is an absolute master class. Ledger nailed everything, the unique look, the idiosyncrasies and bodily ticks, the voice, the movement, facial expressions, everything. It is one of the great exhibitions of contemporary acting, and perhaps the most exceptional performance of the 21st century, narrowly beating out Daniel Day-Lewis’ incredible work in There Will Be Blood. Heath Ledger has left an enduring mark on the cinema landscape, and even decades from now he will be recognised for what he did - delivering a performance for the ages, and one that occupies a significant position in the pantheon of cinema’s greatest accomplishments. His performance is not over-hyped; it is genius put to film. Ledger was right, his movies WILL live on forever, and through them, so will he. And Before emerging himself into the Joker Character in The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger didn't care about his Life and Family and also what kind of effect it would have on his body and Mental health because of he was so passionate for the Joker Character and he didn't care about money or his family or his life because of his Love and passion for the Art and for his work. And he has Channelise his inner demons (insomnia , Pain and exhaustion ) and his Heart breaking Break up with Michelle williams into his work. And He died Fearlessly for something he truly believes in and for his audience whom all creative artist owes to them (audience) because their (artists) work reflect and holds the mirror to the society. And Even he died but he will live forever in the heart of the millions. and I'm sure his final work as The Joker in the Dark Knight has given him the Ultimate Satisfaction as an Actor and he would have also asked himself, because of all these I'm here and this is why I'm doing all these things as an Artist.

Joker: “Hit me!” *sees Ben Affleck Batman* Joker: “shit...”

3:09 I'm not trying to shit talk about CGI, but the fact that they really flipped a real truck in the streets of Chicago made this scene even more incredible.

This is literally one of the best action scenes of all time. Up there with the shootout scenes in Aliens, Tech-noir in Terminator, shopping mall chase scene in T2 and of course the ending of Die Hard. Elite filmmaking from Nolan.

IMAX is so goddamn beautiful, and the great cinematography and lighting complements it! I cant imagine this scene without IMAX

The truck flip is real behind the scene, hats off to the unnamed driver.

“We got him Harvey”, after that everything goes downhill.

That 'panic attack' type of laugh when he is beating batman always puts a smile on my face.😂

The batpod ejection, helicopter crash, truck flip, joker's hit me schtick. How can there be so much awesomeness in a 5 minute sequence?

4:20 gotta love Nolan’s attention to details. There’s no way Batman would allow his suit to just be unmasked. He made a failsafe incase of being inoculated like right here. Buy some time before being unmasked.

At 4:21 the way he mocks his minion after getting shocked always makes me laugh lol

4:21 heaths reaction was hilarious

Yesterday was Batman day and I went to see this masterpiece on the big screen (AMC is screening it) - absolute perfection! Heath will live forever through his masterful performance

This is literally one of the greatest scenes in cinema history. Despite my adoring love for Hans Zimmer, The lack of music somehow makes this 10x better.

That irritated face at 4:10 where the Joker is like "God damnit he still hasn't broken... how many more people do i have to kill?"

bruh they way he scissored thru that truck with the bike was epic 🔥 🦇

14-15 years later and it still remains my most favourite film of all time. I watched it 615 times and I ain't joking, I had a piece of paper that I kept since the first time I saw it in summer 2008 and I thrown it away in July 2022 in the 615th time I've watched it, on Nolan's birthday.

"Hit Me" - Probably the only time Joker actually showed angry expression in the entire movie.

I still remember experiencing this at the midnight showing. Absolutely everyone was blown away. And we all cheered like someone scored a touchdown when we found out Gordon was still alive.

God this scene is so freakin good. The gunfire brrrrrrrUHM into the drum downbeats in the score is so so brilliant by Zimmer

This movie should've been called, "Batman & The Joker"

4:28 -When you're doing last night's homework in class, but then your teacher starts collecting it.

A lot of people didn’t realize that Gordon was the driver of the van escorting Harvey Dent. He was working in sync with Batman. That’s why the van moved out of the way just in time for the Batmobile to destroy the garbage truck. After Batman flipped the Joker’s semi truck Gordon gets out of the van to arrest the Joker.

This whole sequence is awesome. Definitely one of the best action sequences in any comic book movie.

This scene... this full sequence is probably my favourite scene in all of the trilogy and definitely of the dark knight.

“He missed!” *Truck flips* Joker: “No he didn’t-“

2:43 is one of the most badass, unexpected moments in cinema. Even the audio sounds so beastly.

4:22 Best joker moment

3:56 deer seeing 3 tons of metal heading towards them at 11pm:

Heath Ledger was the massive massive loss in Hollywood's History. Whenever I see any clip of this movie, always one question haunts me that he should have lived more.

Fun fact: Both of those little boys are Christopher Nolan's nephews

The Joker stumbling out of the truck, continuing to stumble, and then immediately cracking his neck & approaching Batman is insanely iconic to me

I'll never forget being in the front row center on opening night. When it was revealed commissioner Gordon was the one holding down the van the whole theater just erupted with applause. Probably the best theater experience i ever had.

Love how Heath deepens his voice on the last “hit me”.

Guy: *zap* Joker: *HAHA BLBLBLBLBL* Probably the greatest joker moment in cinematic history

I love the way Heath tries to adjust his neck after getting up and falling down again and just shrugs it of not caring, just wanting to go up against Batman.

That transition into the batpod is so badass let alone Heath ledgers performance singles every movie in the MCU

Imagine Batman actually hitting him with the Batmobile and then the credits roll: *Directed by Robert B Weide*

Heath was so ahead of the game. His performance is timeless

True MVP was that armored truck damn

“Ahh would you please give me a minute” Me on my phone at work and boss says put it away

I love how the Joker defeats Batman at multiple points throughout the movie by understanding Batman's code and how it makes him vulnerable. In the end he won because he forced Batman to abandon his morals in order to find him.

The way joker is always making subtle jokes is just hilarious. Runs up to a dead guy in a truck and says "excuse me, I wanna drive" and when Gordon was arresting him, he said "could you please just give me a minute" actually pretty funny stuff for a psycho murderer

Scenes look so realistic , absolute masterpiece

Seeing this movie at the theatre was an absolute experience. Dont think ive ever had the same feeling in a theatre since. Best Batman movie of all time.

RIP Heath Ledger (April 4, 1979 - January 22, 2008), aged 28 You will always be remembered as a legend.

This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.

Excuse me, I wanna drive! 😂 we miss you greatly Heath!

One of the best movie scenes right here.

4:01 That demonic voice when he gets angry always gets me

"we got him harvey" oh gordon, you really have no idea what's coming......

1:21 I like how in this part the music stops to give us a more realistic view of the scenes

0:02: “Harvey Harvey Harvey Dent!” “Oh! Excuse me! I wanna drive.” *Joker pushes dead thug out of the truck* Fucking hilarious moment! I love it! 😂