Film Theory: Joker Is The Hero of Gotham (Batman The Dark Knight)

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We've been talking a LOT about the Joker lately, but today we are shifting focus to a different version of our smiling bad guy. The Heath Ledger version of the Joker from Christopher Nolan's Batman movie, The Dark Knight. I rewatched it recently and started to wonder, have we misunderstood this story the whole time? Could the Joker actually be the HERO of Gotham City, not Batman? We shall see, Theorists!

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Credits:
Writer: Matthew Patrick and Zach Stewart  
Editors: Dan "Cybert" Seibert, Koen Verhagen, and BanditRants  
Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

[Joker-yzvd]

Petition to put Matt pat in the evil villain pub
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[lensnomad]

The scene that Joker was clapping after hearing that Gordon is the new commissioner makes more sense now

[musicsucks]

Alfred: some men just wanna watch the world burn
Also Alfred: we burned the forest down

[SipheDlamini]

That Alfred in Burma bribing leaders had always went over my mind, so clear now... WoW

[fantomperfide]

"To defeat evil, I must become a greater evil" -Lelouch vi Britannia
the joker took this very seriously

[EvanYoungMusic]

“You’re killing millions...”
“... to save billions.”
-Ozamandias

[RuneRelic]

"In my years of fighting crime l learned one thing. Every villain is a hero in their own story..." - Bruce Wayne in Injustice 2

[km_studios]

This reminds me of a African proverb I read about once:

"Until lions have their own historians, the hunter will always be the hero of the story"

[Mallen]

The Dark Knight got me thinking about how values alone shouldn’t define people. I noticed that The Joker achieved things that I strive for. He let go of vices, lives in the moment and doesn’t expect a reward. However, he twisted those values into something horrifying. ‬

[adamfield]

If MatPat was The Joker’s defense lawyers Joker probably wouldn’t have had a life sentence lol

[_baller]

I see Batman like that guy who wants to keep his job and just fix certain things slowly, while Joker is that guy who doesn't care about keeping his job he just wants to see the whole system revamped

[gabrieljordan]

Also keep in mind the Joker could have blown up that hospital when everyone was still inside it but instead gave everyone a chance to get out first.

[seihanda]

Joker : "Gasolines are cheap"

People in 2022 : "Nice joke buddy"

[Ellicess]

One thing you should mention:
The Joker also never revealed his intentions because he didn’t want people to follow his example.

[darkknight]

"Out of chaos comes order"- Nietzsche

"I'm an agent of chaos"- Joker

Well played sir

[nathanberlin]

either die a villian, or live long enough for matpat to make you a hero

[Joel-nued]

14:42 well, the sponsorship aged poorly

[KingOfCatfish]

"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."


This really brings a new twist to that quote.

[adam]

"i'm just ahead of the curve" - Joker

[jakobbredell]

Think of Joker as Gotham’s fever. When you’re sick your body “torments” you with symptoms to expel sickness. Joker tormented Gotham to expel crime