**Joker is DISTURBING?!** The Dark Knight Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING (part 2) 

One thing a lot of people forget about the Joker burning his money....Lau was tied up on top of it.

Ledger is the example I use when I cite how good an actor is that you lose the actor and only see the character. The quirks and mannerisms he put in really add to the performance.

Two Face has always been one of MY FAVORITE villains and Aaron Eckhart just FRIGGIN KILLED IT in literally every way

It has been claimed by so many sources that Ledger improvised the detonator scene, but Nolan confirmed the explosion was intentionally delayed (and not a malfunction as is usually reported), due to safety regulations. They had to ensure that Ledger was at a safe enough distance before setting off the explosion.

Heath Ledger did a hell of a good job portraying Joker, and posthumously won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

13:40 It's not true though. Joker had an extremely detailed plan with a fail safety all along. He is a mastermind. He says that he's a dog without a plan to Harvey to manipulate him into questioning his morals, his belief for the system and push him into anarchy. If you look carefully, when Harvey is flipping the coin and pointing the gun at him, Joker is holding the hammer of the gun, so even if he loses the flip and Harvey pulls the trigger the gun doesn't go off.

The Joker clapping at Gordon's promotion? Heath Ledger ad-libbed that.

Everything that involves Batman and his story can be related to these villains: Joker - Madness Scarecrow - Fear Two face - Justice / Corruption Riddler - Thruth Penguin - Crime The court of owls - Order Bane - Rage

The idea of the truth being not as important as the overall well being of people is very similar to the ending of Watchman. The idea that the truth is not as good as a lie if the lie protects people is an interesting concept.

14:09 Chaos is as close to "fair" as things can get in this world. Randomness is the only way to eliminate bias. With chaos the one who survives isn't the richest, smartest, strongest etc., If it's truly random it truly is fair.

Loved the discussion of Batman having to confront a type of antagonist he’d never dealt with before, and having to decide what lines he’s willing to cross. It was a small thing, easy to miss, but Alfred helped him make that decision. Right after Rachel was killed and Alfred brings Bruce his breakfast, Bruce asks how they caught the bandit in Burma. Alfred’s hesitant answer: “We burned the forest down.” For a man like the Joker, you have to go scorched earth. Be willing to do *whatever* it takes. So Bruce builds the machine that lets him spy on the city’s whole population. Hugely unethical, yes, but it was the only way. Such a great movie!

And he's laughing as he's falling to his death. Because he thought he won. He thought he got Batman to break his one rule against killing, and he's laughing in his win, even though it meant his death.

Joker is NOT "just being honest. He is strategic. Look at how many things he coordinates and plans. He didn't just happen to escape the police station, for example.

Not just a good villain. It's arguably the greatest portrayal of a villain of all time. Absolutely in the top 5.

Ledger had said the makeup that created his scars would get dry and irritate him, so he licked his lips to alleviate that and made it into a tick for the joker as well. I Thought he was amazing

I agree that the Dark Knight wasn't really about Batman. It was about the city of Gotham... and it was just as much about Harvey Dent and The Joker as it was about Batman.

Heath Ledger of course did a phenomenal job as the Joker. He was also great in "A Knight's Tale"

Great reaction. ^__^ 17:50 They only went by the ferries because the bridge and other ways out of the city were said to be rigged by the Joker. And when the guy who said he'd kill people for every day Batman didn't reveal himself and blow up a hospital did exactly what he said he'd do, I argue they did the smart thing by not calling his bluff. Just because he was a step ahead by actually lying in his threat that time doesn't mean it wasn't the safer bet.

The joker is in no way just doing it. He's got plans and back up plans. That hospital scene is a great example of how uncontrol he always is, when he hands Harvey the gun is finger is over the hammer so he is never actually in danger. And at the party he grabs a glass of wine but spills the whole thing before mime drinking it. Perfectly mirroring bruce throwing he glass over the balcony.

During the interrogation scene, Ledger told Christian Bale to actually hit him so he could sell the performance, and it worked perfectly. Now THAT is dedication to one's craft. Two-Face IS a classic Batman villain, his psyche torn between bad and not-so-bad, and obsessed with chance and fairness. The home videos that Joker makes in the film were completely ad-libbed by Ledger, Nolan gave him a camcorder and told him to go nuts with it lol

"But it has a bow on it, so it's probably nothing bad" LOL I love you guys. I have heard the detonators were actually for their own boats, which really would have been right in the Joker's line of reasoning. "Lie to Me" is a great comparison! (I discovered both your channels through Buffy)

I love the scene with the two ships. The non-criminal was pretty gung-ho about blowing up the other boat, and the criminal didn't think twice about throwing the detonator out the window. Just goes to show you can't judge someone based on how they look or mistakes they've made.

14 years and Heath's performance as Joker is still unmatched

one of the most memorable lines for me was when the joker said "people are only as good as the world allows them to be. when the chips are down, these 'civilized' people, they'll eat each other." so true. people really are only as good as the world lets them be. you saw it most recently with the pandemic, with people attacking each other over supplies, assaulting and killing certain groups of people, villifying others, etc when shit hits the fan its every one for themselves, there's no 'good'.

"Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little push." Remind me of Batman: The killing joke - "All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day."

Love the cast this film the writing just gets better

I saw this movie at the midnight opening and it freaked me out, just not in the way that it freaked you guys out. When I checked my phone after, I learned that someone had shot up a theater in Aurora, Colorado.

The joker is lying when he says "I just do things" intimating he doesn't have plans and that he's just an agent of chaos. It takes a lot of planning to kill a judge, a mayor, blow up a hospital etc. And note when the explosions don't fully go off, instead of leaving it to chance, he makes sure his plan succeeds.

I saw this in the theater and came out feeling like I’d been punched in the chest. It was so tense!

"Its not about money, its about sending a message" best line in the movie

In British theater, every great actor wants to play Hamlet. In American pop culture, great actors want to play Jay Gatsby or the Joker.

"everytime i see him laugh, my whole body freezes" *laughs in Joaquin Phoenix Joker*

I know some people said Joaquin's Joker is close to Heath's joker. But its not even close. This joker is legendary and iconic and will always be for long long time.

Gordon's kid actually became a serial killer later in the comics, so yeah...that's probably the reason.

I noticed that the "random" coin flips were not actually random: heads (Joker), tails (Wertz), heads (Maroni), tails (Maroni's driver), heads (Ramirez), tails (Batman), heads (himself). Just alternating HTHTHTH. Either the screenwriters did this on purpose to make the audience subconsciously fear that Gordon's son was definitely about to be killed (with the next tails), or it's just another testament to the fact that humans have a notoriously tough time figuring out what's truly random or non-random.

I just realized neither one of them is far enough along in their Buffyverse reactions to recognize Mother F'n Holtz

I almost missed this reaction because i didn’t realize that part one was on a different channel. But I am glad, I did watch both parts. Great villains help make a better movie. Both characters (Harvey Two-Face and the Joker) were charismatic. This is by far my favorite super hero movie because it is grounded (the practical effects - truck flip). Lots of moral choices (Harvey or Rachel, boat), the threat feels real. Some great quotes (Some men just wanna watch the world burn AND You either die a hero or you live long enought so see yourself become the villain.) And the humor isn’t over the top, it is suble (blackmailing, delayed hospital explosion). The sourrounding makes the hero shine. Christopher Nolan is one of my favorite directors because he is old-school (practical effects, shooting on film - not digital).

The hospital building was set for demolition in real life, and Nolan convinced the contractor and property owner to allow him to do it. The delay in the explosions was planned (not improvised) in order to be able for Ledger to safely walk out and away from the building and then activate the finishing explosives when he was clear (after he acts confused about the delay). Obviously, this all had to be done in one take, so extensive planning for the gag was conducted.

14:13 chaos is the most fair its about random,your skills and your people

7:35 obviously it got edited out but when the joker said “killing is making a choice” as the music intensified was just bone chilling🤣🤣

Joker switched the addresses of where Harvey and Rachel was being held since he knew Batman would go after Rachel. Also in the hospital, when Harvey was pointing the gun to his face, joker has his hands locked on the trigger mechanism (don't know its name) so that if Harvey chooses to shoot, it wouldn't work.

11:28 No, not until you can swim in it. Tons of rumors about the lack of CGI used here, another persistent one I've heard is that Ledger specifically asked Christian Bale not to pull his punches in the interrogation scene. If true, that is some hardcore dedication right there.

03:59 It is said that while filming that scene where batman drives into that truck, he lost the balance, ran straight into one of the iMax cameras that were used to shoot and broke the camera.

Ah, when you talked about the buffy episode, it immediately reminded me of Watchmen's ending.

Watches one of the greatest movies of all time…..still finds a way to throw buffy in the mix hahaha

Note, in part one, the way Batman extracted Lau from the tower is a real method used by US Special Forces and the CIA to do the same thing for information, equipment and people. If you have chance to the watch the movie, starring John Wayne, "The Green Berets" they put it use to exact a high-value target.

"Look at you go!" Best line ever.

The mob boss in the car with Dent in the end of the film that gets his driver shot is actually the real-life brother of Julia Roberts. His name is Eric Roberts

I still miss Heath Ledger. There was something special about him ... charm? screen presence?

13:30. The Joker psyching Harvey Dent. An ability more impressive than a super power.

So from what I’ve heard over the years, the rumor about Ledger improvising the hospital explosion might be half true. The explosions were meant to have a pause as Joker walks to the bus, then blow up the rest as the camera zoomed out. But Heath improvised the remote control bit instead of simply walking to the bus. Again it’s still technically a rumor, but this version seems more believable.

the explosion was all supposed to go off at once but something happened during filming that scene was completely improvised by heath ledger which makes him amazing

Fun Fact: In the comics, Jim Gordon's son becomes a serial killer!

Rip Heath Ledger

The flipping of the truck and the hospital explosions were both amazing when done here in Chicago. Both were all over the news.

"You live long enough to see yourself become the villain". Poetic.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think that Harvey blames Gordon for Rachel's death because he warned and told him that he didn't like the fact that the task force was made up of cops that he investigated, and those same cops got Rachel killed.

Do you plan on showing Domi the Burton films after you finish the Nolan trilogy? A lot of people seem to like seeing the different interpretation.

"In their last moments people show you who they really are." *The Joker laughing as he's falling to his death*

So, for the tongue thing - I never read any behind the scenes material addressing it but I always thought it was something Ledger or Nolan added to the portrayal to represent a side effect or affectation from the nerve damage caused by the cheek scarring.

You guys could react to an interview of Heath Ledger lol. The severe contrast...

Love Heath's joker, he definitely scared me the first time I saw it. Everytime you watch it you pick up on different things and different meanings. Film theorist did a thing on if joker actually the hero instead of batman and why. Watched it after and gave a very different perspective.

I have literally misheard that line from the joker in the hospital until now! I thought he said, "you know the thing about chaos? It's fear." Even though the actual line makes sense, I feel like my hearing of it is also correct!

The dark knight masterpiece movie all time no.1 superhero movie

Fun Fact: In the comics, James Gordon has 2 children, a son and a daughter just like in this movie. You probably know his daughter became Batgirl, then was Oracle in the comics. What you probably did not know is that James Gordon, Jr. was a psychopath and remorseless killer that Batman (Dick Grayson at the time) had to track down in The Black Mirror storyline.

I almost thought at the time that ‘mister Reese’ (mysteries) was going to end up the riddler or something in future movies.

Heath Ledger was one of the greatest actors we've had. If you haven't already seen it, I highly recommend reacting to 2005's "Brokeback Mountain," for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award. His performances in these two films are a masterclass in the art of acting.

Is it any wonder that in The Comics James Gordon Jr. grows up to be a serial killer who targets cops like Daddy Dearest?

I'm shocked by how many people don't recognize the big criminal who tosses the detonator as Deebo from the movie Friday

Tim Burton's Batman was my favourite up until this masterpiece. PS to Domi...Rachel did tell Alfred to give Bruce the letter when the time was right, so him taking it away after her death is fine.

I actually like Katie Holmes a lot. I liked her in movies like Go, The Gift, and especially Pieces of April. But she has a baby face, a little girl voice, and teenagery mannerisms, so she doesn't work for me as Rachel Dawes. I thought Maggie Gyllenhaal was great as Rachel Dawes.

I think the saying you were going for at the beginning was there is no honor among Thieves

In the comics, James Jr. became a psychotic killer while his sister Barbara becomes Batgirl.

Joker's tongue licking symbolizes a snake. The snake means Lucifer.

In stories, Gordan son becomes another joker( psycopath)😂😂

Also if people knew that harvey was a murderer and a villain, every case he prosecuted would have been tainted and open to retrial.

Harvy Dent already jailed a slew of the mob and if he would be found out for what he did in the end all of those criminals would be let out because of his tainted behavior post Rachael's death so Batman took the fall for the betterment of the city. I think however if it was known that what happened to him when he lost her and went mad could've been contested

14:52 hes surprise was authentic cause they had tech glitch on set, Heath impovised

AM I the only one who has noticed that Walmart sells Batman shampoo, but no Conditioner Gordon?

You are wrong about the ferry commuters. 1.)Joker TRICKED Gotham onto the ferry with his fake news broadcast at the bar, when he told people to get out of the city and....here's the trick: He said: "I wouldnt want to be part of the bridge and tunnel crowd" So more people....TOOK THE FERRY. They did exactly what Joker tricked them into doing. 2.)The ferry is not a shitty idea. They are ALL shitty ideas: You are trapped on the ferry, tunnel (?!) or bridge. All THREE are death trap. In bay cities like New York, San Francisco and Gotham, a ferry is a normal, legitimate, and SAFE way to commute. More importantly, it's usually pricey, so he trapped the RICHEST most CIVILIZED people ("these civilized people will eat each other...") on a boat. I think it may have been a coincidence that there was a prison transfer that same day. Either way, the boatpeople would have to test their own ethics that night.

"In... you see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are." - The Joker Laughs manically as he falls to his (presumed) doom. - Also The Joker

The hospital was meant to go in one, they could only afford one take, because they blew up a building. It was always gunna be one take, but heath improvised when It didn't work quite right.

If you didn't notice, Joker has a death wish. Every time he faces death, he gets excited. He wanted Batman to run him down, wanted Harvey to shoot him, wanted to fall to his death

Dude, the crazy shit about the truck flip isn't just that it's completely practical. I mean, yes, they absolutely did flip the truck, just like that, for real... but I was always more impressed by the fact that not ONLY did they pull it off, they actually did it in downtown Chicago. And it LOOKS like there are a decent amount of legitimate storefronts on that road, in the shot, and any one of them could've fucked this entire movie up if that truck flip was even a LITTLE off.

I want to speak on there conversation about the topic they spoke on about the city should back Batman..well officially the city can't do that..Batman for all his good is a vigilante and if they back him then anyone can just go out with guns most likely and do the same and you have a city in chaos. A city can't give one man whose identity is unknown free rein to do what Batman does then tell the citizens that they cant.

Two Face theme song Iconic

Just an observation, zero judgement: at 18:59 the girl says something on the lines of 'i would be afraid of the boat of criminals' which i understand is an intuitive thought but... why is it? the reality is that, unlike what she said, it doesnt take one criminal but simply one person, not even a 'bad' person, but a very afraid one. What kind of criminals are we assuming are in the boat? are they all mass murderers? in reality the majority of convicted people are black people due to weed possession for example, the movie doesnt stablish anything about it, even if they were murderers... there are many kind of murders, the majority doesnt have to do with cold blood serial killer kind of stuff, and black people are, again, unfairly judge. Her thought is a thought that i cant blame people to have but it is the main point of the Joker in the movie which is proven wrong (a bit on the nose) when nobody does anything and the Joker feels then need to do it himself. That thought is the Joker winning on the audience. You agreed with him that somebody will press the button and more so, that it should be the criminals because (outside the realm of the movie) we are primed to think people are bad and thats it, instead of thinking in the actual complexity of the situation.

I never understood how the wheels on the Batcycle turn sideways when he's skidding sideways... lol

"is it fair? I feel like it's random idk if it's fair" By definition if it's random it's fair. The joker was right again lol

Really great reaction. SUB!!

She missed the part when Batman says the same dialogue Harvey dent said " you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain" . Why ?

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Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😉

Joker stealed the show - thanks Heath. He made Joker my second best villain of all cinema after Darth Vader. R.I.P. Heath. Yeah and this movie became my third best sequel of all time after fist Star Wars Episode V and second Terminator 2. Good reaction, thank you both.

Has she been living in a cave in the Artic? How do you not know Heath Ledger passed away?

I love most of this movie, but one dislike I have of this movie is the way it goes with the boats. What happens on the criminal boat makes more sense since it came to a point where no one could try, but for things on the civilian boat, there is no way with that many people you wouldn't have at least one who from the start would fight for the remote and set it off as fast as possible (though I'd expect a few). Especially with the results of the votes and all the fear these people are going through already.

The dark knight is hard to beat. Trust me, everything is perfect in this movie, although action scenes can be improved. All the lines are fuckin iconic. It will be hard to beat.

It has been confirmed that the whole it wasn't supposed to not go off thing is a nice legend but not true. There was a deliberate delay for safety and timing. Theres am extended shot of him getting on the bus and leaving on it etc

How did you predict so many plot lines?

That ship scene was the most unrealistic scene of the movie in my opinion (yes, including, the truck ;)). There is no way not one of the people would just have grabbed the detonator and pushed it.